Chronic absenteeism in Michigan public schools

Barber Elementary School in Highland Park had the highest chronic absenteeism of any Michigan school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 99.6% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average Michigan school reported 33.7%, 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 Michigan schools, 2022-23Barber Elementary School 99.6%; Gier Park School 99.3%; Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ 99.3%; Starkweather Academy Fiegel 99.1%; Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program 99.1%; Herrington School 99.0%; Jonesville Pathways 98.7%; Emerson ElementaryMiddle School 98.5%; Denby High School 98.5%; Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac 98.0%; Michigan 33.7%.0255075100Barber Elementary School99.6%Gier Park School99.3%Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ99.3%Starkweather Academy Fiegel99.1%Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program99.1%Herrington School99.0%Jonesville Pathways98.7%Emerson ElementaryMiddle School98.5%Denby High School98.5%Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac98.0%Michigan 33.7%
Chronically absent students, highest Michigan schools, 2022-23Barber Elementary School 99.6%; Gier Park School 99.3%; Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ 99.3%; Starkweather Academy Fiegel 99.1%; Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program 99.1%; Herrington School 99.0%; Jonesville Pathways 98.7%; Emerson ElementaryMiddle School 98.5%; Denby High School 98.5%; Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac 98.0%; Michigan 33.7%.0255075100Barber Elementary School99.6%Gier Park School99.3%Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan A…99.3%Starkweather Academy Fiegel99.1%Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Progr…99.1%Herrington School99.0%Jonesville Pathways98.7%Emerson ElementaryMiddle School98.5%Denby High School98.5%Arts and Technology Academy of Pont…98.0%Michigan 33.7%
Chronically absent students, highest Michigan schools, 2022-23Barber Elementary School 99.6%; Gier Park School 99.3%; Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ 99.3%; Starkweather Academy Fiegel 99.1%; Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program 99.1%; Herrington School 99.0%; Jonesville Pathways 98.7%; Emerson ElementaryMiddle School 98.5%; Denby High School 98.5%; Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac 98.0%; Michigan 33.7%.050100Barber Elementary School99.6%Gier Park School99.3%Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ99.3%Starkweather Academy Fiegel99.1%Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program99.1%Herrington School99.0%Jonesville Pathways98.7%Emerson ElementaryMiddle School98.5%Denby High School98.5%Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac98.0%Michigan 33.7%
Chronically absent students, highest Michigan schools, 2022-23Barber Elementary School 99.6%; Gier Park School 99.3%; Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt Educ 99.3%; Starkweather Academy Fiegel 99.1%; Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program 99.1%; Herrington School 99.0%; Jonesville Pathways 98.7%; Emerson ElementaryMiddle School 98.5%; Denby High School 98.5%; Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac 98.0%; Michigan 33.7%.050100Barber Elementary School99.6%Gier Park School99.3%Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt E…99.3%Starkweather Academy Fiegel99.1%Kalamazoo Innovative Learning Program99.1%Herrington School99.0%Jonesville Pathways98.7%Emerson ElementaryMiddle School98.5%Denby High School98.5%Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac98.0%Michigan 33.7%

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 100 highest rates

SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Barber Elementary SchoolHighland Park36299.6%
Gier Park SchoolLansing31699.3%
Chippewa Valley Adult and Mohegan Alt EducClinton Twp14399.3%
Starkweather Academy FiegelPlymouth19499.1%
Kalamazoo Innovative Learning ProgramKalamazoo13799.1%
Herrington SchoolPontiac31999.0%
Jonesville PathwaysJonesville6298.7%
Emerson ElementaryMiddle SchoolDetroit53298.5%
Denby High SchoolDetroit46498.5%
Arts and Technology Academy of PontiacPontiac85098.0%
North SchoolLansing47197.5%
Old Redford Academy HighDetroit45197.4%
New Beginnings Alternative High SchoolCedar Springs5097.3%
Moses Field CenterDetroit6997.0%
Mosaic SchoolRemus8996.9%
The other 85 on the list
SchoolCityStudents 2024‑25Chronically absent 2022‑23
Insight School of MichiganLansing86296.8%
Lighthouse Academy South CampusGrand Rapids21396.6%
Thurgood Marshall Elementary SchoolDetroit45196.5%
Eisenhower SchoolFlint16996.5%
Douglas R Welch High SchoolIonia7396.4%
Pershing High SchoolDetroit41596.3%
Burns ElementaryMiddle SchoolDetroit41196.1%
Forest View SchoolLansing26296.0%
Brenda Hague Early Learning VillageEcorse8595.9%
Mt Hope SchoolLansing32395.7%
Muskegon Community Education CenterMuskegon10795.6%
East Lee CampusWyoming8795.5%
WayneWestland Innovative AcademyWayne17495.4%
Multicultural AcademyAnn Arbor32495.3%
Hamilton AcademyDetroit35894.9%
Harper Woods Middle SchoolHarper Woods35394.9%
Muskegon Heights AcademyMuskegon25394.9%
WexfordMissaukee ISD Special EducationCadillac8994.5%
Traverse City High SchoolTraverse City17194.3%
Forrest G Averill SchoolLansing23294.1%
Detroit Community Schools High SchoolDetroit29994.0%
Osborn High SchoolDetroit40393.6%
Brewer AcademyDetroit44193.4%
Attwood SchoolLansing42693.3%
Durant Tuuri Mott SchoolFlint38593.1%
Pierce SchoolFlint11493.0%
Mason AcademyDetroit47692.7%
Ford Early Learning CenterYpsilanti23392.7%
Benton Harbor High SchoolBenton Harbor46992.5%
Pathways AcademyDetroit14092.4%
Inkster Preparatory AcademyInkster22092.1%
Mount Clemens Middle SchoolMount Clemens15192.1%
Keidan Special Education CenterDetroit10591.8%
Bow ElementaryMiddle SchoolDetroit45991.6%
Freeman SchoolFlint20791.5%
Jerry L White CenterDetroit12091.0%
David Hicks SchoolInkster46690.9%
EUPISD Learning CenterRudyard5690.9%
Cavanaugh SchoolLansing24590.8%
Davison Alternative EducationDavison14090.8%
East English Village Preparatory Academy at FinneyDetroit63990.5%
Rogers SchoolAuburn Hills28090.4%
CB Sabbath 68 Preparatory AcademyRiver Rouge26190.4%
Wayne Elementary SchoolDetroit23490.3%
Pathways To Success Academic CampusAnn Arbor16290.3%
Dixon Elementary SchoolDetroit48590.0%
J E Clark Preparatory AcademyDetroit12590.0%
Benjamin Franklin Middle SchoolWayne61989.6%
Henderson AcademyDetroit55889.6%
Da Vinci Institute 612Jackson32289.6%
Wayne Memorial High SchoolWayne1,25789.3%
Bunche Preparatory AcademyDetroit40188.8%
Dailey Elementary SchoolMount Morris32888.8%
Campus ElementaryGrand Rapids21088.7%
Eastern High SchoolLansing79888.3%
Henry Ford High SchoolDetroit60788.3%
Berrien Springs Discovery AcademyBerrien Sprgs7488.2%
Cody High SchoolDetroit56388.0%
Mumford High SchoolDetroit85087.9%
NOVA Discipline AcademyOak Park10887.4%
Owen Elementary SchoolPontiac38387.2%
Wexford Montessori Magnet SchoolLansing35687.2%
Mount Clemens High SchoolMount Clemens23987.2%
Dwight Rich School of the ArtsLansing56287.1%
Noble ElementaryMiddle SchoolDetroit51287.0%
American International Academy Upper ElementaryInkster22587.0%
Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre ArtsDetroit75486.9%
Oak Park High SchoolOak Park79886.8%
Cumberland SchoolLansing30886.7%
Redford Union Virtual LearningRedford6786.7%
Venture AcademyZeeland8286.6%
Nolan ElementaryMiddle SchoolDetroit45386.4%
Northwestern High SchoolDetroit30586.3%
American International Academy ElementaryWestland19586.3%
Perry Early Learning CenterYpsilanti27186.2%
Thompson Middle SchoolSaginaw58586.1%
University High SchoolFerndale46985.9%
Great Lakes AcademyPontiac16285.8%
SampsonWebber Leadership AcademyDetroit33085.7%
AceW Bloomfield6185.7%
Fair Plain Middle SchoolBenton Harbor24085.1%
River Rouge High SchoolRiver Rouge98784.9%
Myers Elementary SchoolTaylor31584.5%
Westfield Preparatory High SchoolRedford83484.3%
Lyons SchoolLansing24284.2%

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 Michigan schools report a rate

2,953 of 3,081 Michigan schools with 50 or more students report a rate (96%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.

More lists for Michigan

  1. 01Chronic absenteeism by state

    The national ranking

  2. 02Public schools in Michigan

    The state hub: schools, students, districts

  3. 03Every school district

    Directory, 2024-25

  4. 04Largest schools

    By 2024-25 enrollment

  5. 05Fewest students per teacher

    Schools, 2024-25

  6. 06Highest-spending districts

    F-33 fiscal year 2022-23

Sources

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts Chronic absenteeism by school · 2022-23

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