Georgia · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Georgia

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Georgia, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

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The 100 Georgia schools listed here average 67.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

67.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 98.2%
highest rate (Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Fulton Academy of Virtual Excellence Atlanta	393	Critical	98.2%
2	Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for Jonesboro	887	Critical	91.4%
3	Dac (Dodge County Achievement Center) Eastman	51	Critical	90.2%
4	John Lewis Invictus Academy Atlanta	692	Critical	89.9%
5	F. L. Stanton Elementary School Atlanta	161	Critical	87.0%
6	Skyview High School College Park	346	Critical	85.8%
7	Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy Atlanta	147	Critical	84.4%
8	Snapfinger Elementary School Decatur	356	Critical	84.0%
9	Hancock Central High School Sparta	199	Critical	82.9%
10	Gwinnett Intervention Education (Give) Center East Lawrenceville	334	Critical	81.1%
11	Josey High School Augusta	625	Critical	79.2%
12	Columbia Middle School Decatur	571	Critical	78.6%
13	Peyton Forest Elementary School Atlanta	283	Critical	78.4%
14	Booker T. Washington High School Atlanta	856	Critical	78.3%
15	Fairington Elementary School Lithonia	461	Critical	77.9%
16	Michael R. Hollis Innovation Academy Atlanta	583	Critical	77.0%
17	Judson Price Middle School Atlanta	241	Critical	76.8%
18	Ralph Bunche Middle School Atlanta	651	Critical	76.5%
19	Bleckley County Success Academy Cochran	83	Critical	75.9%
20	Harper-Archer Elementary School Atlanta	545	Critical	75.8%
21	William M.Boyd Elementary School Atlanta	439	Critical	75.6%
22	Carver High School Atlanta	544	Critical	75.4%
23	Crawford Long Middle School Atlanta	627	Critical	75.3%
24	Habersham Success Academy Mount Airy	75	Critical	74.7%
25	Columbia High School Decatur	877	Critical	74.1%
26	Phoenix High School Lawrenceville	921	Critical	73.9%
27	West Chatham Middle School Pooler	713	Critical	72.9%
28	New Beginning Learning Center Bainbridge	183	Critical	72.7%
29	Myers Middle School Savannah	503	Critical	72.6%
30	Glenn Hills High School Augusta	839	Critical	72.5%
31	Murphey Middle School Augusta	512	Critical	71.5%
32	Atlanta Area School for the Deaf Clarkston	110	Critical	70.9%
33	Paul L. Dunbar Elementary School Atlanta	279	Critical	70.6%
34	Ballard Hudson Middle School Macon	671	Critical	70.2%
35	South Atlanta High School Atlanta	942	Critical	69.9%
36	The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High Savannah	575	Critical	69.6%
37	Beach High School Savannah	973	Critical	69.3%
38	Herman J. Russell West End Academy Atlanta	342	Critical	69.3%
39	Thomas Heathe Slater Elementary School Atlanta	496	Critical	69.0%
40	L. O. Kimberly Elementary School Atlanta	270	Critical	68.5%
41	Richmond Hill K-8 Augusta	667	Critical	68.4%
42	Dalton Jr. High School Dalton	517	Critical	67.7%
43	Flat Shoals Elementary School Decatur	373	Critical	67.6%
44	Miles Elementary School Atlanta	499	Critical	67.5%
45	Second Chance Claxton	55	Critical	67.3%
46	Mcnair Middle School College Park	727	Critical	67.1%
47	Cleveland Avenue Elementary School Atlanta	253	Critical	66.8%
48	W.S. Hornsby Elementary School Augusta	508	Critical	66.5%
49	Greene County High School Greensboro	432	Critical	66.0%
50	Jean Childs Young Middle School Atlanta	657	Critical	65.4%
51	John Wesley Dobbs Elementary School Atlanta	330	Critical	65.2%
52	Lindley Middle School Mableton	905	Critical	64.1%
53	Butler High School Augusta	878	Critical	63.8%
54	Haven Elementary School Savannah	361	Critical	63.4%
55	Cascade Elementary School Atlanta	314	Critical	63.4%
56	Cobb Horizon High School Atlanta	927	Critical	63.3%
57	Early County Middle School Blakely	218	Critical	63.3%
58	College Park Elementary College Park	475	Critical	62.9%
59	Islands High School Savannah	752	Critical	62.0%
60	Southfield Elementary School Macon	630	Critical	61.9%
61	Eddy Middle School Columbus	448	Critical	61.8%
62	Woody Gap High/Elementary School Suches	55	Critical	61.8%
63	Gullatt Elementary School Union City	712	Critical	61.7%
64	Southwest Middle School Savannah	528	Critical	61.4%
65	Fox Elementary School Columbus	383	Critical	61.1%
66	Calhoun County Middle School Edison	90	Critical	61.1%
67	Woodridge Elementary School Stone Mountain	444	Critical	61.0%
68	Brookview Elementary School East Point	425	Critical	60.9%
69	Mary Mcleod Bethune Middle School Decatur	655	Critical	60.8%
70	Cedar Shoals High School Athens	1,489	Critical	60.6%
71	Williams Elementary School Macon	294	Critical	60.5%
72	Dooly County Middle School Pinehurst	229	Critical	60.3%
73	Berrien Middle School Nashville	673	Critical	60.2%
74	Benjamin E. Mays High School Atlanta	1,338	Critical	59.9%
75	Claxton High School Claxton	471	Critical	59.9%
76	William J. Scott Elementary School Atlanta	319	Critical	59.9%
77	Woodson Park Academy School Atlanta	842	Critical	59.4%
78	Laney High School Augusta	736	Critical	59.4%
79	Jenkins-White Elementary School Augusta	336	Critical	59.2%
80	Berrien Primary School Nashville	785	Critical	58.9%
81	Mcnair High School Atlanta	779	Critical	58.9%
82	Andrea B Williams Elementary School Savannah	414	Critical	58.9%
83	Carver High School Early College Atlanta	514	Critical	58.6%
84	Finch Elementary Atlanta	291	Critical	58.4%
85	Kelley Lake Elementary School Decatur	302	Critical	58.3%
86	Miller Grove High School Lithonia	1,073	Critical	58.2%
87	Calhoun County High School Edison	146	Critical	58.2%
88	Deerwood Academy Atlanta	469	Critical	58.0%
89	Toney Elementary School Decatur	207	Critical	58.0%
90	Margaret Harris Comprehensive School Atlanta	76	Critical	57.9%
91	Monte Sano Elementary School Augusta	410	Critical	57.8%
92	Turner County High School Ashburn	313	Critical	57.8%
93	Joseph Humphries Elementary School Atlanta	237	Critical	57.8%
94	Quitman County High School Georgetown	109	Critical	57.8%
95	D. M. Therrell High School Atlanta	964	Critical	57.5%
96	Dublin Middle School Dublin	634	Critical	57.3%
97	Mcnair Middle School Decatur	701	Critical	57.1%
98	Stone Mountain High School Stone Mountain	1,254	Critical	57.0%
99	North Dodge Elementary School Eastman	598	Critical	57.0%
100	T. J. Perkerson Elementary School Atlanta	338	Critical	56.8%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

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