States / Kansas
Chronic absenteeism in Kansas public schools Humboldt Middle School in Humboldt had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Kansas school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 97.2% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Kansas school reported 20.6%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 31 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 Kansas schools, 2022-23 Humboldt Middle School 97.2%; F L Schlagle High 76.9%; Central School 75.5%; GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9%; Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6%; Washington High 71.2%; J C Harmon High 70.4%; Wichita Alternative High 69.7%; Iola Senior High 67.7%; Wyandotte High 65.9%; Kansas 20.6%. 0 25 50 75 100 Humboldt Middle School 97.2% F L Schlagle High 76.9% Central School 75.5% GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9% Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6% Washington High 71.2% J C Harmon High 70.4% Wichita Alternative High 69.7% Iola Senior High 67.7% Wyandotte High 65.9% Kansas 20.6%
Chronically absent students, highest Kansas schools, 2022-23 Humboldt Middle School 97.2%; F L Schlagle High 76.9%; Central School 75.5%; GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9%; Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6%; Washington High 71.2%; J C Harmon High 70.4%; Wichita Alternative High 69.7%; Iola Senior High 67.7%; Wyandotte High 65.9%; Kansas 20.6%. 0 25 50 75 100 Humboldt Middle School 97.2% F L Schlagle High 76.9% Central School 75.5% GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9% Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6% Washington High 71.2% J C Harmon High 70.4% Wichita Alternative High 69.7% Iola Senior High 67.7% Wyandotte High 65.9% Kansas 20.6%
Chronically absent students, highest Kansas schools, 2022-23 Humboldt Middle School 97.2%; F L Schlagle High 76.9%; Central School 75.5%; GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9%; Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6%; Washington High 71.2%; J C Harmon High 70.4%; Wichita Alternative High 69.7%; Iola Senior High 67.7%; Wyandotte High 65.9%; Kansas 20.6%. 0 50 100 Humboldt Middle School 97.2% F L Schlagle High 76.9% Central School 75.5% GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9% Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6% Washington High 71.2% J C Harmon High 70.4% Wichita Alternative High 69.7% Iola Senior High 67.7% Wyandotte High 65.9% Kansas 20.6%
Chronically absent students, highest Kansas schools, 2022-23 Humboldt Middle School 97.2%; F L Schlagle High 76.9%; Central School 75.5%; GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9%; Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6%; Washington High 71.2%; J C Harmon High 70.4%; Wichita Alternative High 69.7%; Iola Senior High 67.7%; Wyandotte High 65.9%; Kansas 20.6%. 0 50 100 Humboldt Middle School 97.2% F L Schlagle High 76.9% Central School 75.5% GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall 71.9% Hope Street Charter Academy 71.6% Washington High 71.2% J C Harmon High 70.4% Wichita Alternative High 69.7% Iola Senior High 67.7% Wyandotte High 65.9% Kansas 20.6%
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The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 West High Wichita 1,306 56.8% Dodge City High School Dodge City 2,178 56.1% Truesdell Middle School Wichita 924 55.9% Stucky Middle School Wichita 518 55.7% Washington Elementary Olathe 385 54.0% Leavenworth Senior High Leavenworth 1,237 53.1% Osawatomie High Osawatomie 295 52.7% Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid School Lawrence 386 52.4% Turner High Kansas City 1,147 52.1% Osawatomie Middle School Osawatomie 195 51.8% Carl B. Bruce Middle School Kansas City 821 51.0% Capital City Topeka 67 50.7% South High Wichita 1,662 50.6% Lindbergh Elementary Kansas City 216 50.6% Arkansas City High Arkansas City 885 50.3% Bertram Caruthers Elementary Kansas City 364 50.3% West Elk Virtual Academy Howard 226 49.7% Curtis Middle School Wichita 846 49.4% Richard Warren Middle School Leavenworth 427 48.9% Lawrence High Lawrence 1,454 48.8% Winfield High Winfield 638 48.5% Douglass Elementary Kansas City 285 48.5% Countryside Elementary Olathe 349 48.4% Iola Middle School Iola 238 48.4% Ulysses Community Learning Center (UCLC) Ulysses 97 48.2% Horton High Horton 147 47.9% Junction City Senior High Junction City 1,713 47.7% Larned Senior High Larned 234 47.7% Manhattan High School West/East Campus Manhattan 2,087 47.6% L'Ouverture Computer Technology Magnet Wichita 232 47.5% Shawnee Mission North High Shawnee Mission 1,502 47.3% Argentine Middle Kansas City 519 47.1% Topeka High Topeka 1,578 47.0% Altoona-Midway Elementary Buffalo 72 47.0% Canton-Galva Jr./Sr. High Canton 174 46.7% Havencroft Elementary Olathe 271 46.3% Fort Scott Senior High Fort Scott 578 45.8% Heights High Wichita 1,505 45.7% Gloria Willis Middle School Kansas City 737 45.7% Wilbur Middle School Wichita 822 45.4% Walnut Grove Elementary Olathe 394 45.4% Silver City Elementary Kansas City 1,495 45.0% Russell High Russell 328 44.9% Salina High Central Salina 934 44.5% Highland Park High Topeka 835 44.1% Arrowhead Middle Kansas City 412 43.7% Emporia Middle School Emporia 843 43.6% Thunder Ridge High School Kensington 60 43.3% Northview Elementary Olathe 218 43.2% D D Eisenhower Middle Kansas City 634 43.1% Irving Elementary Winfield 234 43.1% Great Bend High School Great Bend 923 42.9% Griffith Elementary Wichita 370 42.8% Gordon Parks Academy Wichita 485 42.7% Central Middle Kansas City 687 42.4% Shawnee Heights High Tecumseh 1,218 42.2% North High Wichita 2,041 42.0% Grant Elementary Kansas City 289 41.9% Anderson Elementary Wichita 477 41.6% Eisenhower Middle School Topeka 440 41.6% Cessna Elementary Wichita 356 41.6% David Brewer Elementary Leavenworth 319 41.6% Marshall Middle School Wichita 596 41.4% Osage City High Osage City 218 41.2% Westview Elementary Olathe 164 40.9% Coleman Middle School Wichita 631 40.8% Earl Lawson Early Education Center Leavenworth 282 40.6% South Gray High Montezuma 59 40.6% Anthony Elementary Leavenworth 274 40.5% Highland Park Central Topeka 318 40.3% Benton Elementary Wichita 273 40.3% Noble Prentis Elementary Kansas City 193 40.3% Pleasant Valley Middle School Wichita 760 40.2% Washington Accelerated Learning Elementary Wichita 470 40.2% Linwood Elementary Wichita 452 40.0% School for Deaf High Olathe 62 40.0% East High Wichita 2,435 39.9% Shawnee Mission West High Shawnee Mission 1,599 39.8% Turner Middle School Kansas City 585 39.8% El Dorado High El Dorado 543 39.3% Richard Warren Intermediate School Leavenworth 409 39.3% Hoisington High Hoisington 225 39.3% Lawrence Free State High Lawrence 1,774 39.1% Billy Mills Middle School Lawrence 494 39.1% Prairie Elementary School Haysville 407 39.1%
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 Kansas schools report a rate 1,225 of 1,244 Kansas schools with 50 or more students report a rate (98%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.