Kansas · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Kansas

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

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Kansas schools listed here average 56.3% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 71 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

56.3%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 92.2%
highest rate (Central School): 71
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Central SchoolAtchison	51	Critical	92.2%
2	Pleasant Ridge HighEaston	168	Critical	91.7%
3	Gc Achieve at J.D. Adams HallGarden City	111	Critical	87.4%
4	Argentine MiddleKansas City	519	Critical	85.0%
5	Irving ElemWinfield	234	Critical	84.2%
6	Iola Middle SchoolIola	238	Critical	76.9%
7	F L Schlagle HighKansas City	841	Critical	76.2%
8	Anthony ElementaryLeavenworth	274	Critical	75.5%
9	Rock Hills Jr/Sr High SchoolMankato	175	Critical	74.3%
10	Earl Lawson Early Education CenterLeavenworth	282	Critical	74.1%
11	Haysville Middle SchoolHaysville	755	Critical	71.8%
12	Lawrence Liberty Memorial Central Mid SchoolLawrence	386	Critical	71.5%
13	Washington HighKansas City	1,180	Critical	71.2%
14	Richard Warren Intermediate SchoolLeavenworth	409	Critical	66.7%
15	Stockton HighStockton	83	Critical	66.3%
16	Stony Point SouthKansas City	247	Critical	64.0%
17	Cheylin Jr/Sr HighBird City	62	Critical	62.9%
18	Hope Street Charter AcademyTopeka	103	Critical	62.1%
19	Cherryvale Sr / Middle SchoolCherryvale	277	Critical	61.0%
20	Herington Middle SchHerington	87	Critical	60.9%
21	Iola Sr HighIola	296	Critical	60.8%
22	Nickerson ElemNickerson	183	Critical	59.6%
23	Grant ElemKansas City	289	Critical	59.5%
24	Lawrence HighLawrence	1,454	Critical	58.7%
25	Freeman ElemHaysville	397	Critical	58.2%
26	Carl B. Bruce Middle SchoolKansas City	821	Critical	58.0%
27	Macksville HighMacksville	81	Critical	58.0%
28	Highland Park HighTopeka	835	Critical	57.7%
29	Osawatomie Middle SchoolOsawatomie	195	Critical	57.4%
30	Salina High CentralSalina	934	Critical	57.2%
31	Arkansas City Middle SchArkansas City	628	Critical	56.7%
32	Bernadine Sitts Intermediate CtrGarden City	367	Critical	56.4%
33	Yates Center HighYates Center	181	Critical	56.4%
34	Mead Middle SchoolWichita	678	Critical	56.3%
35	Noble Prentis ElemKansas City	193	Critical	56.0%
36	Herington HighHerington	141	Critical	56.0%
37	Rosedale MiddleKansas City	501	Critical	55.9%
38	Turner HighKansas City	1,147	Critical	55.7%
39	Rex ElemHaysville	386	Critical	55.2%
40	Haysville West Middle SchoolHaysville	551	Critical	55.0%
41	Lindbergh ElemKansas City	216	Critical	54.6%
42	Leavenworth Sr HighLeavenworth	1,237	Critical	54.3%
43	Douglass ElemKansas City	285	Critical	54.0%
44	Capital CityTopeka	67	Critical	53.7%
45	Winfield HighWinfield	638	Critical	53.4%
46	West Park Elementary SchoolKansas City	534	Critical	53.4%
47	D D Eisenhower MiddleKansas City	634	Critical	53.2%
48	Prairie Elementary SchoolHaysville	407	Critical	53.1%
49	Hamilton Middle SchoolWichita	604	Critical	52.8%
50	Truesdell Middle SchoolWichita	924	Critical	52.7%
51	David Brewer ElementaryLeavenworth	319	Critical	52.7%
52	Emerson ElemKansas City	171	Critical	52.6%
53	South Gray HighMontezuma	59	Critical	52.5%
54	Seymour Rogers Middle SchoolLiberal	472	Critical	52.3%
55	Northern HeightsAllen	102	Critical	52.0%
56	Caney Valley HighCaney	335	Critical	51.9%
57	Clark ElemWichita	258	Critical	51.9%
58	Richard Warren Middle SchoolLeavenworth	427	Critical	51.8%
59	Country View ElemWinfield	114	Critical	51.8%
60	Eugene Ware ElemKansas City	242	Critical	51.7%
61	West HighWichita	1,306	Critical	51.6%
62	John Fiske ElemKansas City	287	Critical	51.6%
63	Lowell ElemWinfield	214	Critical	51.4%
64	Hadley Middle SchoolWichita	532	Critical	51.1%
65	Clifton-Clyde Sr HighClyde	104	Critical	51.0%
66	Nelson ElemHaysville	442	Critical	50.9%
67	Gloria Willis Middle SchoolKansas City	737	Critical	50.7%
68	Winfield Middle SchoolWinfield	456	Critical	50.7%
69	Burlingame Junior/Senior HighBurlingame	151	Critical	50.3%
70	Arkansas City HighArkansas City	885	Critical	50.1%
71	Onaga ElemOnaga	164	Critical	50.0%
72	Lyons High SchoolLyons	221	High	49.8%
73	Bertram Caruthers ElemKansas City	364	High	49.7%
74	Horton HighHorton	147	High	49.7%
75	Henry LeavenworthLeavenworth	297	High	48.8%
76	Thomas a Edison ElemKansas City	244	High	48.8%
77	Pleasanton HighPleasanton	162	High	48.8%
78	Mclouth HighMcLouth	125	High	48.8%
79	Udall ElemUdall	123	High	48.8%
80	Central MiddleKansas City	687	High	48.6%
81	Emporia Middle SchoolEmporia	843	High	48.3%
82	Cottonwood Elementary SchoolLiberal	500	High	48.2%
83	Billy Mills Middle SchoolLawrence	494	High	48.2%
84	Nickerson HighNickerson	255	High	48.2%
85	Welborn ElemKansas City	504	High	48.0%
86	South HighWichita	1,662	High	47.9%
87	Medicine Lodge Jr/Sr High SchoolMedicine Lodge	224	High	47.8%
88	Prairie Park ElemLawrence	354	High	47.7%
89	Lyons Park ElementaryLyons	166	High	47.6%
90	Eisenhower Middle SchoolTopeka	440	High	47.5%
91	Satanta Jr-Sr HighSatanta	114	High	47.4%
92	Curtis Middle SchoolWichita	846	High	47.3%
93	Mckinley Elementary SchoolKansas City	243	High	47.3%
94	Walton Rural Life CenterWalton	132	High	47.0%
95	Field Kindley HighCoffeyville	451	High	46.8%
96	Eisenhower Middle SchoolLiberal	516	High	46.7%
97	Wilson Junior/Senior High SchoolWilson	73	High	46.6%
98	Chetopa HighChetopa	73	High	46.6%
99	Natoma High (6-12)Natoma	58	High	46.6%
100	Fort Scott Sr HighFort Scott	578	High	46.5%

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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

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