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Chronic absenteeism in North Dakota public schools Solen High School in Solen had the highest chronic absenteeism of any North Dakota school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 80.5% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average North Dakota school reported 18.3%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 11 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 Dakota schools, 2022-23 Solen High School 80.5%; Four Winds Community High School 80.1%; Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0%; White Shield Elementary School 66.4%; Dunseith High School 64.7%; Minnewaukan High School 59.0%; Warwick Middle School 57.8%; Mcvay Elementary School 55.6%; Parshall High School 53.8%; Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0%; North Dakota 18.3%. 0 25 50 75 100 Solen High School 80.5% Four Winds Community High School 80.1% Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0% White Shield Elementary School 66.4% Dunseith High School 64.7% Minnewaukan High School 59.0% Warwick Middle School 57.8% Mcvay Elementary School 55.6% Parshall High School 53.8% Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0% North Dakota 18.3%
Chronically absent students, highest North Dakota schools, 2022-23 Solen High School 80.5%; Four Winds Community High School 80.1%; Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0%; White Shield Elementary School 66.4%; Dunseith High School 64.7%; Minnewaukan High School 59.0%; Warwick Middle School 57.8%; Mcvay Elementary School 55.6%; Parshall High School 53.8%; Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0%; North Dakota 18.3%. 0 25 50 75 100 Solen High School 80.5% Four Winds Community High School 80.1% Turtle Mountain Community High Scho… 72.0% White Shield Elementary School 66.4% Dunseith High School 64.7% Minnewaukan High School 59.0% Warwick Middle School 57.8% Mcvay Elementary School 55.6% Parshall High School 53.8% Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0% North Dakota 18.3%
Chronically absent students, highest North Dakota schools, 2022-23 Solen High School 80.5%; Four Winds Community High School 80.1%; Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0%; White Shield Elementary School 66.4%; Dunseith High School 64.7%; Minnewaukan High School 59.0%; Warwick Middle School 57.8%; Mcvay Elementary School 55.6%; Parshall High School 53.8%; Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0%; North Dakota 18.3%. 0 50 100 Solen High School 80.5% Four Winds Community High School 80.1% Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0% White Shield Elementary School 66.4% Dunseith High School 64.7% Minnewaukan High School 59.0% Warwick Middle School 57.8% Mcvay Elementary School 55.6% Parshall High School 53.8% Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0% North Dakota 18.3%
Chronically absent students, highest North Dakota schools, 2022-23 Solen High School 80.5%; Four Winds Community High School 80.1%; Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0%; White Shield Elementary School 66.4%; Dunseith High School 64.7%; Minnewaukan High School 59.0%; Warwick Middle School 57.8%; Mcvay Elementary School 55.6%; Parshall High School 53.8%; Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0%; North Dakota 18.3%. 0 50 100 Solen High School 80.5% Four Winds Community High School 80.1% Turtle Mountain Community High School 72.0% White Shield Elementary School 66.4% Dunseith High School 64.7% Minnewaukan High School 59.0% Warwick Middle School 57.8% Mcvay Elementary School 55.6% Parshall High School 53.8% Cannon Ball Elementary School 53.0% North Dakota 18.3%
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The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 Jefferson Elementary School Fargo 270 42.7% North Shore Plaza High School Plaza 78 41.7% Valley Middle School Grand Forks 508 40.4% Parshall Elementary School Parshall 141 40.4% Turtle Mountain Community Middle School Belcourt 318 40.3% Wilkinson Elementary School Williston 301 40.2% Mandaree Elementary School Mandaree 136 39.6% Garden Valley Elementary School Williston 178 39.5% Carl Ben Eielson Middle School Fargo 677 39.2% Williston High School Williston 1,370 38.0% Red River High School Grand Forks 1,190 37.8% Washington Elementary School Minot 336 36.5% Sunnyside Elementary School Minot 307 36.2% South High School Fargo 898 35.5% Lake Agassiz Elementary School Grand Forks 464 35.4% Mary Stark Elementary School Mandan 193 35.4% North Border-Walhalla High School Walhalla 59 35.4% Madison Elementary School Fargo 134 35.3% White Shield High School White Shield 57 35.3% Missouri Ridge Middle School Williston 397 34.9% Lincoln Elementary School Fargo 330 34.5% Saint John High School Saint John 137 34.1% North High School Fargo 1,110 33.9% Hope Page High School Hope 65 33.9% Custer Elementary School Mandan 126 33.8% Nedrose High School Minot 292 33.7% Ben Franklin Middle School Fargo 873 33.4% Devils Lake High School Devils Lake 552 33.4% Mandaree High School Mandaree 67 33.3% Lidgerwood High School Lidgerwood 76 32.9% Max High School Max 63 32.9% Mandan Middle School Mandan 1,003 32.8% Brave Center Academy Mandan 50 32.7% Minto High School Minto 76 32.5% Sargent Central High School Forman 74 32.4% West Fargo Sheyenne High School West Fargo 1,400 32.3% Horace Mann Roosevelt Elementary School Fargo 344 32.3% P S Berg Elementary School Dickinson 223 32.2% Ed Clapp Elementary School Fargo 444 32.1% North Shore Plaza Elementary School Plaza 136 31.3% Fargo Davies High School Fargo 1,277 31.0% Grafton High School Grafton 284 31.0% Jeannette Myhre Elementary School Bismarck 258 30.7% Minnewaukan Elementary School Minnewaukan 182 30.6% Ray High School Ray 119 30.6% Twin Buttes Elementary School Halliday 55 30.4% Midway High School Inkster 54 30.2% Magic City Campus High School Minot 1,086 30.1% Medina High School Medina 103 29.7% Griggs County Central High School Cooperstown 83 29.4% Mandan High School Mandan 1,175 29.1% Dickinson Middle School Dickinson 944 28.5% New Town Middle School New Town 126 28.5% Turtle Mountain Community Elementary School Belcourt 605 28.4% Zimmerman Elementary School Wahpeton 116 28.2% Emerado Elementary School Emerado 101 28.2% Erik Ramstad Middle School Minot 584 27.4% Midkota High School Glenfield 86 27.4% Stanley High School Stanley 320 27.2% Heart River Elementary School Dickinson 273 27.0% Prairie Rose Elementary School Dickinson 490 26.8% Badlands Elementary School Watford City 538 26.7% Lewis and Clark Elementary School Minot 418 26.7% Divide County High School Crosby 161 26.7% Dunseith Elementary School Dunseith 236 26.6% Bismarck High School Bismarck 1,367 26.4% Central Middle School Devils Lake 536 26.3% Lamoure High School LaMoure 117 26.3% Drayton High School Drayton 62 26.1% May-Port Cg High School Mayville 143 25.8% South Middle School Grand Forks 549 25.7% Jefferson Elementary School Dickinson 370 25.7% Edgeley High School Edgeley 90 25.7% Hagan Elementary School Williston 486 25.4% Wilder Elementary School Grand Forks 184 25.4% Discovery Middle School Fargo 992 25.3% Winship Elementary School Grand Forks 212 25.1% Central Elementary School Tioga 324 25.0% Longfellow Elementary School Minot 435 24.8% Killdeer High School Killdeer 263 24.4% Prairie View Elementary School Devils Lake 262 24.4% Wachter Middle School Bismarck 1,012 24.2% South Heart High School South Heart 180 24.1% Grafton Junior High School Grafton 137 24.0% Fox Hills Elementary School Watford City 663 23.9%
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 Dakota schools report a rate 400 of 415 North Dakota schools with 50 or more students report a rate (96%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.