Ohio · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Ohio

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Ohio, 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 Ohio schools listed here average 91.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

91.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.7%
highest rate (Moler Elementary School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Moler Elementary SchoolColumbus	287	Critical	99.7%
2	Oyler SchoolCincinnati	512	Critical	99.6%
3	Nathan Hale SchoolCleveland	364	Critical	99.5%
4	Garfield Heights Middle SchoolGarfield Heights	541	Critical	99.4%
5	Windsor Stem Academy (K-6)Columbus	345	Critical	99.4%
6	Champion Middle SchoolColumbus	338	Critical	99.4%
7	Lincoln Park Elementary SchoolColumbus	232	Critical	99.1%
8	Chaney HighYoungstown	536	Critical	98.9%
9	Franklin D. RooseveltCleveland	371	Critical	98.9%
10	The Academy for Urban ScholarsColumbus	386	Critical	98.7%
11	Bridge Gate Community SchoolColumbus	199	Critical	98.5%
12	Summit Academy Alternative Learnerswarren Middle & SecondaryWarren	68	Critical	98.5%
13	Hamilton Stem Academy (K-6)Columbus	369	Critical	98.4%
14	Thurgood Marshall High SchoolDayton	548	Critical	98.0%
15	Chase Stem AcademyToledo	245	Critical	98.0%
16	John F Kennedy High SchoolCleveland	652	Critical	97.9%
17	Livingston Elementary SchoolColumbus	298	Critical	97.7%
18	Hilltonia Middle SchoolColumbus	420	Critical	97.6%
19	Wade ParkCleveland	339	Critical	97.6%
20	Adlai Stevenson SchoolCleveland	295	Critical	97.6%
21	Queen City Career Prep High SchoolCincinnati	78	Critical	97.4%
22	Princeton Innovation CenterCincinnati	260	Critical	97.3%
23	South Columbus Preparatory Academy at SouthfieldColumbus	249	Critical	97.2%
24	Lorain Preparatory AcademyLorain	416	Critical	97.1%
25	Yb Columbus Community SchoolColumbus	264	Critical	97.0%
26	Delaware Area Career Center South CampusDelaware	315	Critical	96.8%
27	Harding Elementary SchoolYoungstown	324	Critical	96.3%
28	Taft Elementary SchoolYoungstown	274	Critical	96.0%
29	Woodward Career Technical High SchoolCincinnati	835	Critical	95.9%
30	Flex High School ClevelandRichmond Heights	132	Critical	95.5%
31	Watkins Elementary SchoolColumbus	278	Critical	95.0%
32	Edwin Joel Brown Middle SchoolDayton	326	Critical	94.8%
33	Mahoning Unlimited ClassroomCanfield	170	Critical	94.7%
34	Beechcroft High SchoolColumbus	587	Critical	94.5%
35	East ClarkCleveland	158	Critical	94.3%
36	Rockdale AcademyCincinnati	225	Critical	94.2%
37	East Community Learning CenterAkron	923	Critical	93.8%
38	Eastmoor AcademyColumbus	584	Critical	93.7%
39	The Brilliance SchoolGarfield Heights	259	Critical	93.4%
40	The School of OneCleveland	264	Critical	93.2%
41	Columbus Performance AcademyColumbus	144	Critical	93.1%
42	Village Preparatory School Woodland HillsCleveland	620	Critical	92.3%
43	Lorain Bilingual Preparatory AcademyLorain	248	Critical	92.3%
44	Cincinnati Technology AcademyCincinnati	142	Critical	92.3%
45	Mifflin High SchoolColumbus	801	Critical	92.0%
46	Kenmore Preparatory Academy Dba Toledo Preparatory AcademyToledo	386	Critical	92.0%
47	Montgomery Preparatory AcademyDayton	237	Critical	92.0%
48	Mount Auburn Preparatory AcademyCincinnati	381	Critical	91.6%
49	Orion AcademyCincinnati	460	Critical	91.3%
50	Central Academy of OhioToledo	92	Critical	91.3%
51	Yorktown Middle SchoolColumbus	362	Critical	91.2%
52	Ginn AcademyCleveland	330	Critical	91.2%
53	Westwood SchoolCincinnati	387	Critical	90.7%
54	George Hays-Jennie Porter SchoolCincinnati	263	Critical	90.5%
55	Mound Street AcademyDayton	156	Critical	90.4%
56	Max S Hayes High SchoolCleveland	593	Critical	89.5%
57	Briggs High SchoolColumbus	956	Critical	89.3%
58	Winterfield Venture AcademyToledo	376	Critical	88.8%
59	West Broad Elementary SchoolColumbus	356	Critical	88.8%
60	Rhodes School of Environmental StudiesCleveland	330	Critical	88.8%
61	Pleasant Hill AcademyCincinnati	426	Critical	88.7%
62	Liberty High SchoolDayton	382	Critical	88.5%
63	Eagle Elementary of AkronAkron	104	Critical	88.5%
64	Wilson Alternative SchoolYoungstown	104	Critical	88.5%
65	Newark Digital AcademyNewark	249	Critical	88.4%
66	Shaw High SchoolEast Cleveland	420	Critical	88.1%
67	Columbus Africentric Early College High SchoolColumbus	332	Critical	88.0%
68	Robert a. Taft Information Technology High SchoolCincinnati	643	Critical	87.9%
69	Sherwood Middle SchoolColumbus	498	Critical	87.8%
70	Frederick Douglass SchoolCincinnati	229	Critical	87.8%
71	New Miami High SchoolHamilton	148	Critical	87.8%
72	Cliff Park High SchoolSpringfield	357	Critical	87.7%
73	Rhodes College and Career AcademyCleveland	588	Critical	87.6%
74	Southview Middle SchoolLorain	423	Critical	87.5%
75	Starling Pk-8Columbus	525	Critical	87.4%
76	Promise AcademyCleveland	101	Critical	87.1%
77	Wings Academy 1Cleveland	99	Critical	86.9%
78	Newton D Baker SchoolCleveland	324	Critical	86.7%
79	Medina Middle SchoolColumbus	438	Critical	86.5%
80	Washington Park Community SchoolNewburgh Heights	162	Critical	86.4%
81	Woodward High SchoolToledo	570	Critical	86.3%
82	Maple Leaf Elementary SchoolGarfield Heights	326	Critical	86.2%
83	Beatty Park Elementary SchoolColumbus	57	Critical	86.0%
84	Smart AcademyGarfield Heights	92	Critical	85.9%
85	Black River Career Prep High SchoolElyria	182	Critical	85.7%
86	Meadowdale High SchoolDayton	479	Critical	85.6%
87	DenisonCleveland	255	Critical	85.5%
88	Capital Collegiate Preparatory AcademyColumbus	145	Critical	85.5%
89	Bloomfield High SchoolNorth Bloomfield	83	Critical	85.5%
90	Stambaugh Charter AcademyYoungstown	472	Critical	85.4%
91	Madison Avenue School of ArtsToledo	392	Critical	85.2%
92	Youngstown Virtual AcademyYoungstown	100	Critical	85.0%
93	Benjamin FranklinCleveland	364	Critical	84.9%
94	Weinland Park Elementary SchoolColumbus	279	Critical	84.9%
95	Bulldog Virtual AcademyCanton	316	Critical	84.8%
96	Rees E. Price AcademyCincinnati	532	Critical	84.6%
97	BoltonCleveland	200	Critical	84.5%
98	Summit Academy Transition High School DaytonDayton	90	Critical	84.4%
99	Toledo Public Schools Virtual AcademyToledo	191	Critical	84.3%
100	Anton GrdinaCleveland	311	Critical	84.2%

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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.