Michigan · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Michigan

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Michigan, 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 Michigan schools listed here average 92.3% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

92.3%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.8%
highest rate (Henderson Academy): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Henderson Academy DETROIT	558	Critical	99.8%
2	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School DETROIT	451	Critical	99.6%
3	Pershing High School Detroit	415	Critical	99.5%
4	Martin Luther King Jr Elementary BENTON HARBOR	229	Critical	99.1%
5	Keidan Special Education Center DETROIT	105	Critical	99.0%
6	Constantine Alternative Education CONSTANTINE	104	Critical	99.0%
7	Venture Academy Zeeland	82	Critical	98.8%
8	Odyssey Middlehigh School MOUNT PLEASANT	69	Critical	98.6%
9	Pathfinder Educational Center CENTREVILLE	64	Critical	98.4%
10	Paul Robeson Malcolm X Academy Detroit	303	Critical	98.3%
11	Hamady Community High School FLINT	397	Critical	98.2%
12	Durant Tuuri Mott School FLINT	385	Critical	98.2%
13	Merrill Park Elementary School SAGINAW	267	Critical	98.1%
14	Phoenix Alternative High School KALAMAZOO	219	Critical	97.7%
15	Sampsonwebber Leadership Academy DETROIT	330	Critical	97.3%
16	Muskegon Heights Academy MUSKEGON	253	Critical	97.2%
17	Rogers School AUBURN HILLS	280	Critical	97.1%
18	Detroit Public Safety Academy Detroit	156	Critical	96.8%
19	River Rouge High School River Rouge	987	Critical	96.4%
20	Alger Middle School Grand Rapids	314	Critical	96.2%
21	Carstens Elementarymiddle School Detroit	266	Critical	96.2%
22	Cooke Stem Academy DETROIT	296	Critical	95.9%
23	Starkweather Academy Fiegel Plymouth	194	Critical	95.9%
24	Gardner International School LANSING	874	Critical	95.8%
25	Michigan Cyber Academy HAZEL PARK	328	Critical	95.7%
26	Vulcan Middle School NORWAY	141	Critical	95.7%
27	Thirkell Elementarymiddle School DETROIT	455	Critical	94.9%
28	Roscommon Middle School ROSCOMMON	178	Critical	94.9%
29	Hope Middle School HOLT	158	Critical	94.9%
30	Dixon Elementary School DETROIT	485	Critical	94.6%
31	Eupisd Learning Center RUDYARD	56	Critical	94.6%
32	Colonel Donald Mcmonagle Elementary School FLINT	304	Critical	94.1%
33	Madison District Early Childhood Education Center MADISON HEIGHTS	64	Critical	93.8%
34	Noble Elementarymiddle School DETROIT	512	Critical	93.6%
35	Hartford Alternative Education Hartford	122	Critical	93.4%
36	Great Lakes Learning Academy Mshs EAST LANSING	760	Critical	93.3%
37	Marquette Elementary School MUSKEGON	367	Critical	93.2%
38	Benton Harbor Charter School Academy BENTON HARBOR	418	Critical	92.8%
39	Midmichigan Leadership Academy LANSING	316	Critical	92.7%
40	Carleton Elementary School DETROIT	379	Critical	92.6%
41	Westwood Middle School GRAND RAPIDS	176	Critical	92.6%
42	University High School FERNDALE	469	Critical	92.5%
43	Covenant House Academy Detroit Central Site DETROIT	240	Critical	92.5%
44	Galewood Early Elementary School CHARLOTTE	146	Critical	92.5%
45	Michigan Mathematics and Science Academy Lorraine Warren	181	Critical	92.3%
46	New Options High School Allendale	51	Critical	92.2%
47	Plymouth Educational Center DETROIT	435	Critical	92.0%
48	George Washington Carver Elementary School Highland Park	217	Critical	91.7%
49	Redford Union High School REDFORD	510	Critical	91.6%
50	Pasteur Elementary School DETROIT	310	Critical	91.6%
51	Northwestern Middle School BATTLE CREEK	202	Critical	91.6%
52	Edison Elementary School DETROIT	279	Critical	91.4%
53	Advantage Alternative Program HAZEL PARK	150	Critical	91.3%
54	Moses Field Center DETROIT	69	Critical	91.3%
55	Marion Law Academy DETROIT	386	Critical	91.2%
56	Pierce School FLINT	114	Critical	91.2%
57	Detroit Community Schools High School DETROIT	299	Critical	91.0%
58	Walkerville Public School WALKERVILLE	198	Critical	90.9%
59	Mount Clemens Middle School MOUNT CLEMENS	151	Critical	90.7%
60	Prairie Elementary School ADRIAN	187	Critical	90.4%
61	Kalamazoo Covenant Academy Kalamazoo	184	Critical	90.2%
62	Lake Hills Elementary School SPRING LAKE	273	Critical	90.1%
63	Cody High School DETROIT	563	Critical	89.9%
64	Paramount Charter Academy KALAMAZOO	373	Critical	89.8%
65	Tipton Academy Pk3 Garden City	301	Critical	89.7%
66	Waynewestland Innovative Academy WAYNE	174	Critical	89.7%
67	Columbia Alternative Education CLARKLAKE	78	Critical	89.7%
68	White Pines Intermediate School GRAND HAVEN	740	Critical	89.6%
69	American International Academy High Schoolmiddle Schooll Inkster	240	Critical	89.6%
70	Horizon High School HAMTRAMCK	125	Critical	89.6%
71	Nolan Elementarymiddle School DETROIT	453	Critical	89.4%
72	Dansville Middle School DANSVILLE	169	Critical	89.3%
73	Veritas Redford	56	Critical	89.3%
74	University Preparatory Science and Math Psad High School Detroit	452	Critical	89.2%
75	Hoover Middle School TAYLOR	515	Critical	89.1%
76	Hope Academy Detroit	430	Critical	89.1%
77	Potter School FLINT	221	Critical	89.1%
78	Robinson School GRAND HAVEN	223	Critical	88.8%
79	Fair Plain East Elementary BENTON HARBOR	150	Critical	88.7%
80	Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts DETROIT	630	Critical	88.6%
81	Pccs Elementary Virtual Academy PLYMOUTH	69	Critical	88.4%
82	Gompers Elementarymiddle School DETROIT	749	Critical	88.3%
83	Hale Creek Elementary School ROMULUS	223	Critical	88.3%
84	Reo School LANSING	203	Critical	88.2%
85	Seminole Academy MOUNT CLEMENS	407	Critical	88.0%
86	Crossroads Alternative High School GRAND RAPIDS	216	Critical	88.0%
87	Harper Woods High School HARPER WOODS	877	Critical	87.9%
88	Stuckey Center Redford	99	Critical	87.9%
89	Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts DETROIT	754	Critical	87.8%
90	International Academy of Saginaw SAGINAW	74	Critical	87.8%
91	Taylor Parks Elementary School TAYLOR	322	Critical	87.6%
92	Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County West Branch	128	Critical	87.5%
93	Jerry L White Center DETROIT	120	Critical	87.5%
94	Burns Elementarymiddle School DETROIT	411	Critical	87.3%
95	Gier Park School LANSING	316	Critical	87.3%
96	Harper Woods Middle School HARPER WOODS	353	Critical	87.0%
97	Forest View School LANSING	262	Critical	87.0%
98	Knapp Charter Academy GRAND RAPIDS	398	Critical	86.9%
99	North Star Montessori Academy MARQUETTE	145	Critical	86.9%
100	Roseville Middle School ROSEVILLE	620	Critical	86.8%

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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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