North Carolina · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in North Carolina

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina schools listed here average 74.3% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

74.3%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 96.9%
highest rate (Choice Plus Academy): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Choice Plus AcademySmithfield	97	Critical	96.9%
2	Townsend ElementaryMaxton	280	Critical	96.8%
3	Charlotte-Mecklenburg AcademyCharlotte	91	Critical	95.6%
4	Northampton County High SchoolGaston	265	Critical	92.8%
5	Hugh M Cummings HighBurlington	807	Critical	91.7%
6	Alger B. Wilkins High SchoolFayetteville	159	Critical	90.6%
7	Turning Point AcademyShelby	142	Critical	90.1%
8	Dillard MiddleGoldsboro	319	Critical	86.2%
9	J F Kennedy HighWinston Salem	332	Critical	85.5%
10	Cook Literacy Model SchoolWinston-Salem	228	Critical	85.5%
11	Enfield Middle S.T.E.a.M. AcademyEnfield	177	Critical	85.3%
12	Paisley Ib Magnet SchoolWinston Salem	553	Critical	85.0%
13	J. F. Webb HighOxford	512	Critical	84.6%
14	Mount VernonRaleigh	70	Critical	84.3%
15	Summit Virtual AcademySalisbury	241	Critical	84.2%
16	Fairmont MiddleFairmont	253	Critical	83.8%
17	William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. AcademyRoanoke Rapids	243	Critical	83.5%
18	Southern Alamance HighGraham	1,148	Critical	82.7%
19	Lowe's Grove MiddleDurham	564	Critical	82.4%
20	Ranson MiddleCharlotte	757	Critical	82.3%
21	Main Street AcademyWinston-Salem	63	Critical	81.0%
22	Granville Central HighStem	531	Critical	80.4%
23	Northwest Halifax Collegiate and TechnicLittleton	321	Critical	80.1%
24	Philo-Hill Magnet AcademyWinston Salem	363	Critical	79.9%
25	Hertford County MiddleMurfreesboro	489	Critical	79.6%
26	Ignite Online AcademyDurham	363	Critical	79.3%
27	Rosman HighRosman	254	Critical	78.7%
28	Goldsboro HighGoldsboro	412	Critical	78.4%
29	North Forsyth HighWinston Salem	1,084	Critical	78.2%
30	Community High SchoolSwannanoa	127	Critical	78.0%
31	Eno Valley ElementaryDurham	440	Critical	77.7%
32	Broadview MiddleBurlington	512	Critical	77.5%
33	Forest Hills Global ElementaryWilmington	340	Critical	77.4%
34	Manchester ElementarySpring Lake	254	Critical	77.2%
35	Washington ElementaryGreensboro	214	Critical	77.1%
36	Phillips HighRaleigh	123	Critical	76.4%
37	Henderson County Career AcademyFlat Rock	114	Critical	76.3%
38	Warren New Tech HighWarrenton	80	Critical	76.3%
39	Carver Heights ElementaryGoldsboro	407	Critical	76.2%
40	Dalton Mcmichael HighMayodan	681	Critical	76.1%
41	South Creek MiddleRobersonville	146	Critical	76.0%
42	The Community Learning Center @ PinckneyCarthage	77	Critical	75.3%
43	Kannapolis MiddleKannapolis	782	Critical	75.1%
44	Franklinton MiddleFranklinton	232	Critical	74.1%
45	Carver HighWinston Salem	728	Critical	73.8%
46	Anson MiddleWadesboro	414	Critical	73.7%
47	Welborn MiddleHigh Point	376	Critical	73.7%
48	Henderson HighSalisbury	71	Critical	73.2%
49	North ElementaryRoxboro	174	Critical	73.0%
50	Bethesda ElementaryDurham	442	Critical	72.4%
51	Chase High SchoolForest City	596	Critical	72.0%
52	Northside ElementaryNorlina	277	Critical	71.8%
53	Ferndale MiddleHigh Point	486	Critical	71.6%
54	High Point Central HighHigh Point	1,005	Critical	71.5%
55	Lumberton JuniorLumberton	655	Critical	71.3%
56	Walter G. Byers SchoolCharlotte	303	Critical	71.3%
57	Deep Branch ElementaryLumberton	374	Critical	70.9%
58	Madison High SchoolMarshall	377	Critical	70.8%
59	Littlefield MiddleLumberton	632	Critical	70.7%
60	Pamlico County HighBayboro	423	Critical	70.7%
61	Orrum MiddleOrrum	294	Critical	70.4%
62	L B Yancey ElementaryHenderson	186	Critical	70.4%
63	Grantham MiddleGoldsboro	301	Critical	70.1%
64	Weldon MiddleHalifax	133	Critical	69.9%
65	Red Springs MiddleRed Springs	572	Critical	69.8%
66	Wiley Accel/EnrichmentGreensboro	208	Critical	69.7%
67	Robert B Glenn High SchoolKernersville	1,396	Critical	69.6%
68	West Caldwell HighLenoir	634	Critical	69.6%
69	West Craven MiddleNew Bern	614	Critical	69.1%
70	Gaston Virtual AcademyGastonia	283	Critical	68.6%
71	North Drive ElementaryGoldsboro	498	Critical	68.3%
72	The CoastBolivia	96	Critical	67.7%
73	Mount Tabor High SchoolWinston Salem	1,426	Critical	67.6%
74	Druid Hills AcademyCharlotte	288	Critical	67.4%
75	Fairmont HighFairmont	780	Critical	66.8%
76	Salisbury HighSalisbury	930	Critical	66.7%
77	Brogden PrimaryDudley	689	Critical	66.5%
78	Walkertown HighWalkertown	662	Critical	66.5%
79	Glenn ElementaryDurham	455	Critical	66.2%
80	Neal MiddleDurham	706	Critical	66.1%
81	Merrick-Moore ElementaryDurham	445	Critical	66.1%
82	East Mcdowell Middle SchoolMarion	392	Critical	66.1%
83	Graham HighGraham	828	Critical	65.9%
84	Northern Granville MiddleOxford	495	Critical	65.9%
85	Anson High SchoolWadesboro	705	Critical	65.7%
86	Columbia MiddleColumbia	90	Critical	65.6%
87	Union ElementaryRowland	351	Critical	65.5%
88	Rosman MiddleRosman	187	Critical	65.2%
89	Reidsville HighReidsville	696	Critical	65.1%
90	Fayetteville Street ElementaryDurham	261	Critical	65.1%
91	Havelock MiddleHavelock	313	Critical	64.9%
92	Pamlico County MiddleBayboro	242	Critical	64.9%
93	Inborden Elementary S.T.E.a.M. AcademyEnfield	225	Critical	64.9%
94	Mineral Springs MiddleWinston Salem	702	Critical	64.8%
95	Shive ElementaryRockwell	413	Critical	64.4%
96	Aurelian Springs Institute of Global LeaLittleton	140	Critical	64.3%
97	Luther Nick Jeralds MiddleFayetteville	605	Critical	64.1%
98	Ibraham ElementaryWinston Salem	357	Critical	64.1%
99	Vance County Middle SchoolHenderson	755	Critical	64.0%
100	Brogden MiddleDudley	603	Critical	64.0%

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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

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