Kentucky · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Kentucky

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Kentucky, 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 Kentucky schools listed here average 60.4% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 86 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

60.4%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 97.6%
highest rate (Phoenix Horizon Community): 86
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Phoenix Horizon Community Georgetown	83	Critical	97.6%
2	The Providence School Wilmore	130	Critical	96.9%
3	Knox County Learning Academy Barbourville	52	Critical	96.2%
4	Buckner Alternative High School Buckner	50	Critical	96.0%
5	Northpoint Academy Pikeville	50	Critical	92.0%
6	Liberty High Louisville	100	Critical	91.0%
7	Bartlett Educational Center Erlanger	58	Critical	87.9%
8	Martin L King Acad for Excellence Alt Lexington	164	Critical	84.1%
9	Newcomer Academy Louisville	578	Critical	82.4%
10	Letcher Elementary & Middle School Blackey	322	Critical	81.7%
11	Churchill Park School Louisville	74	Critical	81.1%
12	Fleming Neon Middle School Neon	131	Critical	80.9%
13	Bluegrass Learning Academy Hopkinsville	130	Critical	76.9%
14	Letcher County Central High School Whitesburg	692	Critical	74.3%
15	Buckhorn School Buckhorn	320	Critical	70.3%
16	Duff-Allen Central Elementary Eastern	376	Critical	70.2%
17	Beaver Creek Elementary School Topmost	183	Critical	69.9%
18	Martin County Middle School Warfield	262	Critical	69.5%
19	Valley High Louisville	850	Critical	68.5%
20	Foster Traditional Academy Louisville	317	Critical	68.1%
21	Young Elementary Louisville	100	Critical	67.0%
22	Pineville Independent School Pineville	531	Critical	65.5%
23	Emerson Academy Owensboro	104	Critical	65.4%
24	Middlesboro High School Middlesboro	337	Critical	65.0%
25	Martha Jane Potter Elementary School Whitesburg	273	Critical	64.5%
26	Dewitt Elementary School Flat Lick	120	Critical	64.2%
27	Magoffin County High School Salyersville	538	Critical	62.3%
28	The New Haven School New Haven	162	Critical	62.3%
29	Paces Creek Elementary Manchester	273	Critical	61.9%
30	Herald Whitaker Middle School Salyersville	260	Critical	61.9%
31	Fayette County Learning Center Lexington	191	Critical	61.3%
32	Knott County Central High School Hindman	520	Critical	61.2%
33	Powell County High School Stanton	580	Critical	61.0%
34	Owsley County High School Booneville	291	Critical	60.5%
35	Pine Knot Elementary School Pine Knot	352	Critical	60.2%
36	Mccreary Central High School Stearns	711	Critical	60.1%
37	Lewis County High School Vanceburg	568	Critical	59.5%
38	Cordia School Hazard	185	Critical	59.5%
39	Coleridge-Taylor Montessori Elementary Louisville	315	Critical	59.4%
40	Knox Central High School Barbourville	720	Critical	59.2%
41	Belfry High School Belfry	463	Critical	59.0%
42	Leatherwood Elementary School Leatherwood	102	Critical	58.8%
43	Hacker Elementary School Manchester	244	Critical	58.6%
44	Berea Community High School Berea	309	Critical	58.3%
45	Clay County High School Manchester	762	Critical	58.1%
46	Jones Fork Elementary School Mousie	153	Critical	57.5%
47	Leslie County High School Hyden	455	Critical	57.1%
48	Robert W Combs Elementary School Happy	325	Critical	56.9%
49	Fairview High School Ashland	257	Critical	56.8%
50	Jenkins Independent School Jenkins	453	Critical	56.7%
51	Powell County Middle School Stanton	418	Critical	56.5%
52	South Magoffin Elementary Salyersville	208	Critical	56.3%
53	Cowan Elementary School Whitesburg	246	Critical	56.1%
54	Perry County Central High School Hazard	819	Critical	55.8%
55	Belfry Middle School Belfry	344	Critical	55.8%
56	Mccracken Open Campus School West Paducah	72	Critical	55.6%
57	Iroquois High Louisville	1,301	Critical	55.0%
58	East Perry County Elementary School Hazard	603	Critical	54.6%
59	Sebastian Elementary School Jackson	393	Critical	54.2%
60	Wurtland Middle School Wurtland	202	Critical	54.0%
61	Waggener High Louisville	888	Critical	53.9%
62	Central Elementary School Barbourville	313	Critical	53.7%
63	Arlie Boggs Elementary School Eolia	110	Critical	53.6%
64	Fern Creek High Louisville	1,525	Critical	53.5%
65	Prestonsburg Elementary School Prestonsburg	574	Critical	53.1%
66	Lee County Middle High School Beattyville	422	Critical	52.8%
67	Clay County Middle School Manchester	387	Critical	52.7%
68	Robinson Elementary School Ary	278	Critical	52.5%
69	James D. Adams Middle School Prestonsburg	311	Critical	52.4%
70	Jackson County Middle School McKee	369	Critical	52.3%
71	Byck Elementary Louisville	272	Critical	52.2%
72	Hindman Elementary School Hindman	434	Critical	52.1%
73	Betsy Layne High School Stanville	387	Critical	51.7%
74	Fairdale High Fairdale	1,405	Critical	51.5%
75	Emmalena Elementary School Emmalena	204	Critical	51.5%
76	Middlesboro Middle School Middlesboro	284	Critical	51.1%
77	Seneca High Louisville	1,255	Critical	51.0%
78	Doss High Louisville	1,235	Critical	50.9%
79	Jackson County High School McKee	536	Critical	50.9%
80	Salyersville Grade School Salyersville	479	Critical	50.9%
81	Big Creek Elementary Oneida	136	Critical	50.7%
82	Newport High School Newport	521	Critical	50.5%
83	Shelby Academy Louisville	290	Critical	50.3%
84	Phelps Elementary School Freeburn	293	Critical	50.2%
85	Menifee County High School Frenchburg	376	Critical	50.0%
86	Viper Elementary School Viper	282	Critical	50.0%
87	Morgan County High School West Liberty	527	High	49.9%
88	North Magoffin Elementary Salyersville	417	High	49.6%
89	Pathfinder School of Innovation Louisville	918	High	49.3%
90	Crabbe Elementary School Ashland	270	High	49.3%
91	Stinnett Elementary School Hoskinston	314	High	49.0%
92	Bath County Middle School Owingsville	391	High	48.8%
93	Louisa Middle School Louisa	384	High	48.7%
94	Owensboro High School Owensboro	1,342	High	48.5%
95	Floyd Central High School Eastern	534	High	48.5%
96	King Elementary Louisville	306	High	48.4%
97	Pike County Central High School Pikeville	561	High	48.3%
98	Conway Middle Louisville	678	High	48.1%
99	The Phoenix School of Discovery Louisville	383	High	48.0%
100	Geo International High School Bowling Green	148	High	48.0%

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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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