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Chronic absenteeism in North Carolina public schools The COAST in Bolivia had the highest chronic absenteeism of any North Carolina school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 98.8% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average North Carolina school reported 27.5%, 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 North Carolina schools, 2022-23 The COAST 98.8%; Performance Learning Center 93.7%; Central Haywood High 93.5%; Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9%; Community High School 92.4%; Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6%; The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6%; AdVance Academy 87.5%; Northampton County High School 85.0%; Carver High 83.9%; North Carolina 27.5%. 0 25 50 75 100 The COAST 98.8% Performance Learning Center 93.7% Central Haywood High 93.5% Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9% Community High School 92.4% Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6% The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6% AdVance Academy 87.5% Northampton County High School 85.0% Carver High 83.9% North Carolina 27.5%
Chronically absent students, highest North Carolina schools, 2022-23 The COAST 98.8%; Performance Learning Center 93.7%; Central Haywood High 93.5%; Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9%; Community High School 92.4%; Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6%; The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6%; AdVance Academy 87.5%; Northampton County High School 85.0%; Carver High 83.9%; North Carolina 27.5%. 0 25 50 75 100 The COAST 98.8% Performance Learning Center 93.7% Central Haywood High 93.5% Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9% Community High School 92.4% Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6% The Community Learning Center @ Pin… 89.6% AdVance Academy 87.5% Northampton County High School 85.0% Carver High 83.9% North Carolina 27.5%
Chronically absent students, highest North Carolina schools, 2022-23 The COAST 98.8%; Performance Learning Center 93.7%; Central Haywood High 93.5%; Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9%; Community High School 92.4%; Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6%; The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6%; AdVance Academy 87.5%; Northampton County High School 85.0%; Carver High 83.9%; North Carolina 27.5%. 0 50 100 The COAST 98.8% Performance Learning Center 93.7% Central Haywood High 93.5% Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9% Community High School 92.4% Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6% The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6% AdVance Academy 87.5% Northampton County High School 85.0% Carver High 83.9% North Carolina 27.5%
Chronically absent students, highest North Carolina schools, 2022-23 The COAST 98.8%; Performance Learning Center 93.7%; Central Haywood High 93.5%; Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9%; Community High School 92.4%; Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6%; The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6%; AdVance Academy 87.5%; Northampton County High School 85.0%; Carver High 83.9%; North Carolina 27.5%. 0 50 100 The COAST 98.8% Performance Learning Center 93.7% Central Haywood High 93.5% Milton M Daniels Learning Center 92.9% Community High School 92.4% Durham's Performance Learning Center 91.6% The Community Learning Center @ Pinckney 89.6% AdVance Academy 87.5% Northampton County High School 85.0% Carver High 83.9% North Carolina 27.5%
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The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 Hertford County High Ahoskie 447 76.1% Robert B Glenn High School Kernersville 1,396 74.5% Anson High School Wadesboro 705 73.9% William R Davie Middle S.T.E.M. Academy Roanoke Rapids 243 72.6% Chase High School Forest City 596 72.4% Hugh M Cummings High Burlington 807 70.9% Philo-Hill Magnet Academy Winston Salem 363 70.4% Warlick Academy Gastonia 175 69.7% Northwest Halifax Collegiate and Technic Littleton 321 68.9% Dillard Middle Goldsboro 319 68.9% Salisbury High Salisbury 930 67.9% Southern School of Energy and Sustainabi Durham 1,384 67.5% North Drive Elementary Goldsboro 498 66.7% Mineral Springs Middle Winston Salem 702 66.5% Thomas Academy Lake Waccamaw 62 66.2% CS Brown High - STEM Program Winton 100 65.8% Purnell Swett High Pembroke 1,583 64.6% Warren County High Warrenton 362 64.3% Graham High Graham 828 63.9% Granville Central High Stem 531 63.8% Mount Tabor High School Winston Salem 1,426 62.8% Walkertown High Walkertown 662 62.2% R-S Central High School Rutherfordton 763 61.9% Wadesboro Primary Wadesboro 295 61.7% Ranson Middle Charlotte 757 61.2% Washington County High Plymouth 450 61.2% Ferndale Middle High Point 486 61.1% Lumberton Senior High Lumberton 1,894 60.9% Brogden Middle Dudley 603 60.9% North Rowan High Spencer 555 60.6% West Charlotte High School Charlotte 2,008 60.4% Dalton McMichael High Mayodan 681 60.0% Weldon STEM High School Career Academies Weldon 145 60.0% Carver Heights Elementary Goldsboro 407 59.8% Winston-Salem Preparatory Acad Winston-Salem 369 59.8% Statesville High Statesville 991 59.5% Oxendine Elementary Maxton 301 59.5% Chadbourn Elementary Chadbourn 233 59.3% C E Jordan High Durham 2,189 58.9% Fayetteville Street Elementary Durham 261 58.7% Swain County High School Bryson City 536 58.4% Conway Middle Conway 259 57.6% Western Alamance High Elon 1,138 57.5% John M Morehead High Eden 771 57.5% Druid Hills Academy Charlotte 288 57.4% West Forsyth High Clemmons 2,145 57.3% South Brunswick High Southport 1,154 57.3% Hillside High Durham 1,433 57.1% Northern High Durham 1,281 57.1% Garinger High School Charlotte 1,877 56.8% Wilson STEM Academy Charlotte 456 56.7% J F Kennedy High Winston Salem 332 56.7% Doris Henderson Newcomers School Greensboro 326 56.7% J. F. Webb High Oxford 512 56.6% Luther Nick Jeralds Middle Fayetteville 605 56.5% Reidsville High Reidsville 696 56.4% Ben L. Smith High School Greensboro 1,348 56.3% Wadesboro Elementary Wadesboro 215 56.3% Lewis Chapel Middle Fayetteville 574 55.9% Petree Elementary Winston-Salem 519 55.9% Gaston STEM Leadership Academy Gaston 284 55.9% High Point Central High High Point 1,005 55.4% Douglas Byrd Middle Fayetteville 855 55.4% W A Pattillo Middle Tarboro 289 55.4% KIPP Durham College Preparatory Durham 380 55.3% Everetts Elementary S.T.E.M. Academy Roanoke Rapids 254 55.1% West Edgecombe Middle Rocky Mount 249 55.1% Spring Lake Middle Spring Lake 500 54.5% Vance County High School Henderson 1,064 54.4% Fairmont Middle Fairmont 253 54.1% Ashbrook High Gastonia 1,386 54.0% South View High Hope Mills 1,461 53.9% Julius L. Chambers High School Charlotte 2,225 53.8% South Rowan High China Grove 932 53.5% East Forsyth High Kernersville 1,647 53.2% Red Springs Middle Red Springs 572 53.2% Goldsboro High Goldsboro 412 53.2% C C Spaulding Elementary Durham 247 53.0% Harding University High School Charlotte 1,204 52.8% Red Springs High Red Springs 867 52.8% James Martin Middle Charlotte 659 52.8% Bethesda Elementary Durham 442 52.7% Murphy High Murphy 424 52.6% Lucas Middle Durham 400 52.6% Albemarle Road Middle Charlotte 945 52.5%
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 North Carolina schools report a rate 2,574 of 2,607 North Carolina schools with 50 or more students report a rate (99%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.