Mississippi · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Mississippi

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi schools listed here average 62.5% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

62.5%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 93.4%
highest rate (Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade Academ): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Jerome W. Stampley 9th Grade AcademCLARKSDALE	106	Critical	93.4%
2	W.a. Higgins Middle School AcademyCLARKSDALE	269	Critical	85.9%
3	Oakhurst Intermediate AcademyCLARKSDALE	197	Critical	84.3%
4	Denman Junior High SchoolMCCOMB	312	Critical	83.0%
5	Port Gibson Middle SchoolPORT GIBSON	223	Critical	83.0%
6	Laurel Middle SchoolLaurel	388	Critical	82.7%
7	North Panola Middle SchoolComo	243	Critical	80.7%
8	Port Gibson High SchoolPORT GIBSON	381	Critical	78.7%
9	Wingfield High SchoolJACKSON	608	Critical	77.8%
10	Mendenhall Junior High SchoolMendenhall	243	Critical	77.8%
11	Blackburn Middle SchoolJACKSON	317	Critical	76.7%
12	Coleman Middle SchoolGreenville	287	Critical	74.9%
13	Hazlehurst High SchoolHAZLEHURST	385	Critical	74.8%
14	Magee High SchoolMagee	380	Critical	73.9%
15	Durant Elementary SchoolDurant	242	Critical	73.1%
16	West Bolivar High SchoolROSEDALE	227	Critical	73.1%
17	North Panola High SchoolSARDIS	329	Critical	72.3%
18	Horn Lake HighHORN LAKE	1,271	Critical	71.4%
19	Reimagine PrepJACKSON	457	Critical	71.3%
20	Armstrong Junior High SchoolStarkville	358	Critical	70.4%
21	Akin Elementary SchoolGreenville	255	Critical	69.4%
22	South Panola High SchoolBatesville	1,113	Critical	68.9%
23	Amite County High SchoolLIBERTY	284	Critical	68.7%
24	Vicksburg High SchoolVICKSBURG	785	Critical	68.5%
25	Warren Central Junior High SchoolVICKSBURG	525	Critical	68.2%
26	Belle Shivers Middle SchoolAberdeen	266	Critical	67.7%
27	Magee Middle SchoolMagee	260	Critical	67.3%
28	Wilkinson County HighWoodville	228	Critical	66.7%
29	Jdc High SchoolBASSFIELD	368	Critical	66.3%
30	Laurel High SchoolLAUREL	732	Critical	66.0%
31	Riverside High SchoolAvon	315	Critical	66.0%
32	Holly Springs Junior High SchoolHOLLY SPRINGS	145	Critical	65.5%
33	West Point High SchoolWEST POINT	1,010	Critical	65.3%
34	William Dean Jr. Elementary SchoolLexington	426	Critical	65.3%
35	South Delta High SchoolROLLING FORK	176	Critical	64.8%
36	Olive Branch High SchoolOLIVE BRANCH	1,058	Critical	64.5%
37	Coahoma County Jr/Sr High SchoolCLARKSDALE	345	Critical	63.5%
38	Mount Olive Attendance CenterMount Olive	282	Critical	63.5%
39	Rod Paige Middle SchoolMonticello	191	Critical	62.8%
40	Columbus High SchoolCOLUMBUS	865	Critical	62.4%
41	Greenwood High SchoolGreenwood	633	Critical	62.4%
42	Isable Elementary SchoolJACKSON	244	Critical	61.9%
43	Holmes County Central High SchoolLexington	714	Critical	61.8%
44	Dawson Elementary SchoolJACKSON	192	Critical	61.5%
45	Forest Hill High SchoolJACKSON	1,139	Critical	61.2%
46	J Z George High SchoolNORTH CARROLLTON	343	Critical	61.2%
47	Terry High SchoolTerry	1,127	Critical	60.8%
48	Oak Park Elementary SchoolLAUREL	405	Critical	60.7%
49	Batesville Junior High SchoolBatesville	756	Critical	60.6%
50	Center Hill High SchoolOLIVE BRANCH	1,059	Critical	60.5%
51	Clarksdale High SchoolCLARKSDALE	473	Critical	60.5%
52	Lewisburg High SchoolOLIVE BRANCH	1,330	Critical	60.4%
53	Kemper County High SchoolDeKalb	304	Critical	60.2%
54	Williams-Sullivan Middle SchoolDurant	192	Critical	59.9%
55	Hazlehurst Middle SchoolHAZLEHURST	292	Critical	59.6%
56	Shannon High SchoolSHANNON	529	Critical	59.4%
57	Eupora High SchoolEupora	437	Critical	59.3%
58	Coldwater High SchoolColdwater	167	Critical	59.3%
59	Mcadams Attendance CenterMCADAMS	167	Critical	58.1%
60	Mccomb High SchoolMCCOMB	632	Critical	57.9%
61	Higgins Middle SchoolMCCOMB	287	Critical	57.8%
62	Meridian High SchoolMeridian	1,253	Critical	57.6%
63	Eva Gordon Lower Elementary SchoolMagnolia	345	Critical	57.4%
64	Greenville High SchoolGreenville	836	Critical	57.1%
65	Yazoo County High SchoolYAZOO CITY	400	Critical	56.8%
66	South Pike Senior High SchoolMagnolia	425	Critical	56.5%
67	Seminary High SchoolSEMINARY	382	Critical	56.5%
68	Southeast Lauderdale High SchoolMeridian	367	Critical	56.4%
69	Hazlehurst Elementary SchoolHAZLEHURST	643	Critical	56.0%
70	Pearl River Central High SchoolCARRIERE	952	Critical	55.6%
71	Lawrence County High SchoolMonticello	529	Critical	55.4%
72	West Marion High SchoolFoxworth	347	Critical	55.3%
73	Byhalia High School (9-12)BYHALIA	428	Critical	54.9%
74	Yazoo County Middle SchoolYAZOO CITY	258	Critical	54.7%
75	Summit Elementary SchoolSummit	200	Critical	54.5%
76	East Webster High SchoolMaben	445	Critical	53.9%
77	Bentonia Gibbs SchoolBENTONIA	380	Critical	53.9%
78	Charleston Middle SchoolCHARLESTON	208	Critical	53.8%
79	Kemper County Upper ElementaryDE KALB	108	Critical	53.7%
80	West Tallahatchie High SchoolWEBB	297	Critical	53.5%
81	Carver Middle SchoolCOLLINS	266	Critical	53.4%
82	Warren Central High SchoolVICKSBURG	1,145	Critical	53.3%
83	T.L. Weston Middle SchoolGREENVILLE	412	Critical	53.2%
84	Magee Elementary SchoolMagee	525	Critical	53.1%
85	Vicksburg Junior High SchoolVICKSBURG	409	Critical	53.1%
86	Redwood Elementary SchoolREDWOOD	367	Critical	53.1%
87	Lake Cormorant MiddleLAKE CORMORANT	707	Critical	52.9%
88	Shirley Elementary SchoolJACKSON	174	Critical	52.9%
89	Callaway High SchoolJACKSON	994	Critical	52.7%
90	Forest High SchoolFOREST	438	Critical	52.7%
91	Horn Lake Intermediate SchoolHORN LAKE	914	Critical	52.5%
92	Mendenhall High SchoolMendenhall	646	Critical	52.3%
93	Laurel Upper ElementaryLaurel	253	Critical	52.2%
94	South Pontotoc High SchoolPONTOTOC	455	Critical	52.1%
95	Northside High SchoolSHELBY	370	Critical	51.9%
96	Noxubee County High SchoolMACON	405	Critical	51.6%
97	Holly Springs High SchoolHOLLY SPRINGS	288	Critical	51.4%
98	Lake Cormorant HighLake Cormorant	991	Critical	51.3%
99	Kennedy Elementary SchoolMCCOMB	232	Critical	51.3%
100	T J Harris ElementaryMeridian	434	Critical	51.2%

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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

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.