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Chronic absenteeism in Georgia public schools Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for in Jonesboro had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Georgia school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 90.8% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Georgia school reported 24.9%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 100 of the 100 schools listed were at 50% or more.
EDFacts chronic absenteeism 2022-23 · schools open in 2024-25 with 50+ students · method
Chronically absent students, highest Georgia schools, 2022-23 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for 90.8%; Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2%; Carver High School 78.0%; Banneker High School 77.6%; South Atlanta High School 75.5%; Frederick Douglass High School 74.9%; Fairington Elementary School 74.0%; Booker T. Washington High School 72.2%; Josey High School 72.1%; Oakland Meadow School 71.7%; Georgia 24.9%. 0 25 50 75 100 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry C… 90.8% Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2% Carver High School 78.0% Banneker High School 77.6% South Atlanta High School 75.5% Frederick Douglass High School 74.9% Fairington Elementary School 74.0% Booker T. Washington High School 72.2% Josey High School 72.1% Oakland Meadow School 71.7% Georgia 24.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Georgia schools, 2022-23 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for 90.8%; Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2%; Carver High School 78.0%; Banneker High School 77.6%; South Atlanta High School 75.5%; Frederick Douglass High School 74.9%; Fairington Elementary School 74.0%; Booker T. Washington High School 72.2%; Josey High School 72.1%; Oakland Meadow School 71.7%; Georgia 24.9%. 0 25 50 75 100 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn… 90.8% Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2% Carver High School 78.0% Banneker High School 77.6% South Atlanta High School 75.5% Frederick Douglass High School 74.9% Fairington Elementary School 74.0% Booker T. Washington High School 72.2% Josey High School 72.1% Oakland Meadow School 71.7% Georgia 24.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Georgia schools, 2022-23 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for 90.8%; Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2%; Carver High School 78.0%; Banneker High School 77.6%; South Atlanta High School 75.5%; Frederick Douglass High School 74.9%; Fairington Elementary School 74.0%; Booker T. Washington High School 72.2%; Josey High School 72.1%; Oakland Meadow School 71.7%; Georgia 24.9%. 0 50 100 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds P… 90.8% Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2% Carver High School 78.0% Banneker High School 77.6% South Atlanta High School 75.5% Frederick Douglass High School 74.9% Fairington Elementary School 74.0% Booker T. Washington High School 72.2% Josey High School 72.1% Oakland Meadow School 71.7% Georgia 24.9%
Chronically absent students, highest Georgia schools, 2022-23 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for 90.8%; Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2%; Carver High School 78.0%; Banneker High School 77.6%; South Atlanta High School 75.5%; Frederick Douglass High School 74.9%; Fairington Elementary School 74.0%; Booker T. Washington High School 72.2%; Josey High School 72.1%; Oakland Meadow School 71.7%; Georgia 24.9%. 0 50 100 Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Pon… 90.8% Lanier College and Career Academy 88.2% Carver High School 78.0% Banneker High School 77.6% South Atlanta High School 75.5% Frederick Douglass High School 74.9% Fairington Elementary School 74.0% Booker T. Washington High School 72.2% Josey High School 72.1% Oakland Meadow School 71.7% Georgia 24.9%
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The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 McNair High School Atlanta 779 66.7% Fox Elementary School Columbus 383 66.5% Benjamin E. Mays High School Atlanta 1,338 66.3% The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High Savannah 575 66.2% William M.Boyd Elementary School Atlanta 439 66.2% Butler High School Augusta 878 64.9% Margaret Harris Comprehensive School Atlanta 76 64.3% Tri-Cities High School East Point 1,748 64.1% Miller Grove High School Lithonia 1,073 61.9% Columbia High School Decatur 877 61.7% Bishop Hall Charter School Thomasville 143 61.6% Charles L. Gideons Elementary School Atlanta 311 60.3% Kipp Atlanta Collegiate Charter School Atlanta 874 59.9% Lithonia High School Lithonia 1,547 59.7% Glenn Hills High School Augusta 839 59.7% College Park Elementary College Park 475 59.5% Groves High School Garden City 1,469 59.4% Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy Atlanta 583 59.4% Brooks County Early Learning Center Quitman 91 58.8% Langston Hughes High School Fairburn 1,891 58.6% SLAM Academy of Atlanta Atlanta 238 58.6% Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School Atlanta 279 58.5% Atlanta Unbound Academy College Park 199 58.5% Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain 1,254 58.3% McNair Middle School Decatur 701 58.3% Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta 627 58.2% Williams Elementary School Macon 294 58.2% Windsor Forest High School Savannah 1,069 57.7% Oakland Elementary School McDonough 462 57.7% Peachcrest Elementary School Decatur 729 57.5% Sylvan Hills Middle School Atlanta 452 57.5% Redan High School Stone Mountain 1,052 57.4% Harper-Archer Elementary School Atlanta 545 57.3% Cobb Horizon High School Atlanta 927 57.1% Cascade Elementary School Atlanta 314 56.9% Judson Price Middle School Atlanta 241 56.9% Ralph Bunche Middle School Atlanta 651 56.8% Crisp County Pre-K Cordele 216 56.7% Berkmar High School Lilburn 2,975 56.6% Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Lithonia 1,370 56.0% Miles Elementary School Atlanta 499 56.0% Snapfinger Elementary School Decatur 356 55.9% Creekside High School Fairburn 1,745 55.7% Ballard Hudson Middle School Macon 671 55.5% Stone Mountain Elementary School Stone Mountain 453 55.1% Bazoline E. Usher/Collier Heights Elmentary School Atlanta 390 55.0% Brewer Elementary School Columbus 367 55.0% Meadowcreek High School Norcross 2,609 54.9% Spencer High School Columbus 1,016 54.9% Woodson Park Academy School Atlanta 842 54.9% Myers Middle School Savannah 503 54.9% Southwest High School Macon 860 54.6% Crisp County High School Cordele 978 54.5% Jean Childs Young Middle School Atlanta 657 54.5% L. O. Kimberly Elementary School Atlanta 270 54.2% Jordan Vocational High School Columbus 1,040 53.9% Stone Mountain Middle School Stone Mountain 986 53.9% Woodland Middle School East Point 937 53.8% Miller County Middle School Colquitt 171 53.8% Carver High School Early College Atlanta 514 53.4% Woodridge Elementary School Stone Mountain 444 53.3% William J. Scott Elementary School Atlanta 319 53.3% Cedar Grove High School Ellenwood 1,121 53.1% McNair Middle School College Park 727 53.0% Ingram/Pye Elementary School Macon 450 53.0% Bob Mathis Elementary School Decatur 368 52.5% Cross Keys High School Brookhaven 1,748 52.3% Charles R. Drew High School Riverdale 1,708 52.2% Jenkins-White Elementary School Augusta 336 52.2% Henderson E Formey Jr Early Learning Center Savannah 324 52.1% Cedar Shoals High School Athens 1,489 51.9% Redan Middle School Lithonia 623 51.9% Glenn Hills Middle School Augusta 706 51.6% Panola Way Elementary School Lithonia 550 51.5% Columbia Elementary School Decatur 364 51.5% Calhoun County Elementary School Edison 207 51.5% Herman J. Russell West End Academy Atlanta 342 51.4% McDonough High School McDonough 1,359 51.2% Murphey Middle School Augusta 512 51.2% F. L. Stanton Elementary School Atlanta 161 51.2% Heritage Elementary School Atlanta 597 51.0% Kelley Lake Elementary School Decatur 302 50.8% Tara Elementary School Morrow 570 50.7% Stoneview Elementary School Lithonia 782 50.6% Laney High School Augusta 736 50.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts 2022-23: students absent 10% or more of school days over enrollment. Enrollment from NCES CCD 2024-25.
How many Georgia schools report a rate 2,213 of 2,241 Georgia schools with 50 or more students report a rate (99%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.