Chronic Absenteeism in Minnesota

Reviewed by PlainSchools Editorial, K12 Schools Editorial Team · June 4, 2026

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 100 schools have critical rates above 50%.

100.0%

State Average

national: 30.9%

100

Critical Schools

>50% absent

100.0%

Worst Rate

Henry High

100

Schools

#	School	City	Enrollment	Absent %	Status
1	Henry High	MINNEAPOLIS	783	100.0%	Critical
2	Eagle View Elementary	BREEZY POINT	557	100.0%	Critical
3	Rochester Alternative Learning Cntr	ROCHESTER	387	100.0%	Critical
4	Olson Middle	MINNEAPOLIS	329	100.0%	Critical
5	Highview Alc	GOLDEN VALLEY	277	100.0%	Critical
6	Red Lake Middle School	RED LAKE	268	100.0%	Critical
7	Franklin Middle	MINNEAPOLIS	254	100.0%	Critical
8	St. Cloud Area Learning Center	WAITE PARK	237	100.0%	Critical
9	Gordon Parks High School	SAINT PAUL	217	100.0%	Critical
10	Bethune Elementary	MINNEAPOLIS	213	100.0%	Critical
11	Metro Heights Academy	FRIDLEY	198	100.0%	Critical
12	Burnsville Alternative High School	EAGAN	198	100.0%	Critical
13	High School for Recording Arts	SAINT PAUL	181	100.0%	Critical
14	Austin Area Learning Center	AUSTIN	172	100.0%	Critical
15	Mts High School	MINNEAPOLIS	158	100.0%	Critical
16	One91 Virtual Academy Secondary	BURNSVILLE	151	100.0%	Critical
17	279online Learning Program 9-12	BROOKLYN PARK	149	100.0%	Critical
18	Saints Academy	SAINT FRANCIS	144	100.0%	Critical
19	The Alternative Program (Tap)	PLYMOUTH	142	100.0%	Critical
20	White Bear Area Learning Center	WHITE BEAR LAKE	140	100.0%	Critical
21	Moorhead Alc	MOORHEAD	138	100.0%	Critical
22	City Academy	SAINT PAUL	135	100.0%	Critical
23	Obama Service Learning Elementary	SAINT PAUL	135	100.0%	Critical
24	Rosemount Area Learning Center	EAGAN	133	100.0%	Critical
25	East Range Academy of Tech-Science	MOUNTAIN IRON	127	100.0%	Critical
26	Kipp North Star Primary	MINNEAPOLIS	124	100.0%	Critical
27	East View Academy	LITTLE CANADA	122	100.0%	Critical
28	Career Pathways	SAINT PAUL	121	100.0%	Critical
29	Choice Academy	BLOOMINGTON	121	100.0%	Critical
30	Fridley Moore Lk Area Learning Ctr	FRIDLEY	121	100.0%	Critical
31	Faribault Area Learning Center	FARIBAULT	118	100.0%	Critical
32	Mounds View Alc	MOUNDS VIEW	114	100.0%	Critical
33	Albert Lea Area Learning Center	ALBERT LEA	113	100.0%	Critical
34	Forest Lake Area Community School	FOREST LAKE	113	100.0%	Critical
35	Dakota Cty. Alc	ROSEMOUNT	112	100.0%	Critical
36	Austin Online Academy	AUSTIN	111	100.0%	Critical
37	Saint Paul Online Elementary School	SAINT PAUL	109	100.0%	Critical
38	Kipp North Star Academy	MINNEAPOLIS	107	100.0%	Critical
39	Northfield Area Learning Center	NORTHFIELD	107	100.0%	Critical
40	Alc Senior High	BROOKLYN PARK	107	100.0%	Critical
41	Alc Gateway to College	SAINT PAUL	107	100.0%	Critical
42	Unity Campus	MINNEAPOLIS	103	100.0%	Critical
43	Freshwater Education District Alc	WADENA	101	100.0%	Critical
44	West Education Center Alternative	MINNETONKA	99	100.0%	Critical
45	S St. Paul Community Lrng. Cntr.	SOUTH SAINT PAUL	99	100.0%	Critical
46	South Washington Alternative Hs	COTTAGE GROVE	97	100.0%	Critical
47	Plymouth Youth Center	MINNEAPOLIS	96	100.0%	Critical
48	New Century Academy	HUTCHINSON	95	100.0%	Critical
49	Cass Lake-Bena Area Lrng. Cntr.	CASS LAKE	94	100.0%	Critical
50	Winona Area Learning Center	WINONA	92	100.0%	Critical
51	Willmar Area Learning Center	WILLMAR	91	100.0%	Critical
52	Augsburg Fairview Academy	MINNEAPOLIS	88	100.0%	Critical
53	New Code Academy High School	BLOOMINGTON	88	100.0%	Critical
54	Ivan Sand Community High School	ELK RIVER	88	100.0%	Critical
55	Downtown Campus	MINNEAPOLIS	87	100.0%	Critical
56	Saints Online High School	SAINT FRANCIS	87	100.0%	Critical
57	Rondo Campus	SAINT PAUL	85	100.0%	Critical
58	Bemidji Senior Lumberjack Alc	BEMIDJI	85	100.0%	Critical
59	Tokata Learning Center	SHAKOPEE	84	100.0%	Critical
60	Face to Face Academy	SAINT PAUL	83	100.0%	Critical
61	Secondary Technical Ed Prog S.T.E.P	ANOKA	83	100.0%	Critical
62	Fergus Falls Area Learning Center	FERGUS FALLS	83	100.0%	Critical
63	Guadalupe Alternative Programs	SAINT PAUL	83	100.0%	Critical
64	Learning Center	WORTHINGTON	82	100.0%	Critical
65	Wright Technical Center Alc	BUFFALO	81	100.0%	Critical
66	Central High Area Learning Center	MANKATO	79	100.0%	Critical
67	Academic Arts High School	WEST SAINT PAUL	78	100.0%	Critical
68	Dassel-Cokato Alternative Ctr.	COKATO	78	100.0%	Critical
69	279online Learning Program 6-8	BROOKLYN PARK	78	100.0%	Critical
70	Matec	MARSHALL	76	100.0%	Critical
71	Voa High	MINNEAPOLIS	75	100.0%	Critical
72	Prior Lake-Savage Area Alc	PRIOR LAKE	75	100.0%	Critical
73	St Croix Valley Area Learning Cntr.	STILLWATER	75	100.0%	Critical
74	Cloquet Area Alt. Ed. Programs	CLOQUET	74	100.0%	Critical
75	622 Online High School	NORTH SAINT PAUL	74	100.0%	Critical
76	Hennepin Gateway to College	EDEN PRAIRIE	73	100.0%	Critical
77	Rps Online Middle School	ROCHESTER	73	100.0%	Critical
78	Swmetro Level 4 Programs	SHAKOPEE	71	100.0%	Critical
79	Mn River Valley Alc-Seatbased	MONTEVIDEO	70	100.0%	Critical
80	Smec Alc	AUSTIN	70	100.0%	Critical
81	Secondary Virtual School	ANOKA	70	100.0%	Critical
82	Owatonna Alc 9-12	OWATONNA	70	100.0%	Critical
83	Rps Online Elementary School	ROCHESTER	68	100.0%	Critical
84	Mps Online K-5	MINNEAPOLIS	67	100.0%	Critical
85	Bdote Learning Center	MINNEAPOLIS	65	100.0%	Critical
86	River Bend Educational Center	MINNEAPOLIS	65	100.0%	Critical
87	Waseca Area Learning Center	WASECA	65	100.0%	Critical
88	Northland Learning Center 020	VIRGINIA	64	100.0%	Critical
89	279online Learning Program K-5	BROOKLYN PARK	64	100.0%	Critical
90	Tower View Alternative High School	RED WING	63	100.0%	Critical
91	Bemidji Area Learning Center	BEMIDJI	60	100.0%	Critical
92	Brooklyn Center Early College Acad	BROOKLYN CENTER	60	100.0%	Critical
93	Merc	MINNEAPOLIS	60	100.0%	Critical
94	Zumbro Area Learning Center	KASSON	59	100.0%	Critical
95	Integrated Arts Academy	CHASKA	59	100.0%	Critical
96	Lakeville Area Learning Center	LAKEVILLE	58	100.0%	Critical
97	Jennings Experiential High School	SAINT PAUL	57	100.0%	Critical
98	Detroit Lakes Area Learning Center	DETROIT LAKES	57	100.0%	Critical
99	Loring-Nicollet High	MINNEAPOLIS	57	100.0%	Critical
100	West Heights Alc	WEST SAINT PAUL	54	100.0%	Critical

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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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