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

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