Chronic Absenteeism in South Carolina

Top 100 schools ranked by chronic absenteeism rate. 98 schools have critical rates above 50%.

61.1%
State Average
national: 30.9%
98
Critical Schools
>50% absent
100.0%
Worst Rate
Charleston Advancement Academy High School
100
Schools
# School Absent %
1 Charleston Advancement Academy High School 100.0%
2 Simmons Pinckney Middle 96.3%
3 C. a. Johnson High 88.7%
4 John E. Ewing Middle 86.6%
5 Blenheim Middle School of Discovery 80.7%
6 North Charleston High 78.2%
7 South Elementary 78.1%
8 Gregg Middle 77.9%
9 Eau Claire High 77.9%
10 Chestnut Oaks Middle 77.3%
11 Sedgefield Middle 74.0%
12 Lakewood High 73.7%
13 Morningside Middle 73.6%
14 Blacksburg High 71.6%
15 Whale Branch Early College High 71.0%
16 Marlboro County High 70.8%
17 Mccoll Elementary/Middle 69.7%
18 Burke High 69.0%
19 Heyward Gibbes Middle 68.7%
20 Columbia High 68.6%
21 Wagener-Sally High 68.2%
22 Schofield Middle 66.3%
23 Burton Pack Elementary 65.9%
24 Allendale Fairfax High 65.9%
25 Gordon Elementary 65.0%
26 Lee Central Middle 64.9%
27 Dillon Middle 64.7%
28 Clio Elementary 64.4%
29 North District Middle 63.6%
30 Whale Branch Middle 63.4%
31 Lake City High 63.0%
32 Sc Whitmore School 62.9%
33 W. a. Perry Middle 62.8%
34 Harleyville-Ridgeville Middle 62.7%
35 Swansea High 62.4%
36 Carver Edisto Middle 62.4%
37 St. Stephen Middle 62.2%
38 Tanglewood Middle 61.7%
39 Sangaree Middle 61.7%
40 Frances F. Mack Intermediate 61.2%
41 New Heights Middle 61.1%
42 Greg Mathis Charter High 60.6%
43 Northwoods Middle 60.3%
44 Hemingway High 60.3%
45 North Middle/High 59.9%
46 Learn4life High School-Charleston 59.8%
47 Carolina Academy (High) 59.5%
48 Hemingway Elementary 59.1%
49 Battery Creek High 59.0%
50 Midlands Middle College 58.3%
51 Aiken High 58.0%
52 Beaufort Middle 58.0%
53 Lee Central High 57.7%
54 Sandhills Primary 57.6%
55 Ronald E. Mcnair Jr. High 57.5%
56 Sandhills Elementary 57.4%
57 Hemingway Mb Lee Middle 57.3%
58 Wallace Gregg Elementary 57.2%
59 Furman Middle 57.0%
60 Colleton County Middle 56.6%
61 Baptist Hill High 56.6%
62 Kingstree Middle Magnet 56.6%
63 Olanta Elementary 56.6%
64 Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science 56.5%
65 Pelion High 56.3%
66 Crosswell Drive Elementary 55.9%
67 Carolina Springs Elementary 55.9%
68 Willow Drive Elementary 55.6%
69 Dillon High 55.0%
70 Gaffney Middle 54.3%
71 Lewisville Middle 54.2%
72 Cherryvale Elementary 53.9%
73 Pelion Middle 53.6%
74 Allendale-Fairfax Middle 53.6%
75 Liberty High 53.4%
76 Carver Middle 53.1%
77 Sandhills Middle 53.1%
78 Westview Middle 53.0%
79 Chester Middle 52.8%
80 Alcorn Middle 52.8%
81 Colleton County High 52.6%
82 Beaufort High 52.4%
83 Mullins High 52.4%
84 Pickens High 52.3%
85 St. Andrews Middle 52.2%
86 Mccormick Middle 51.9%
87 Webber School 51.7%
88 Ridgeland Elementary 51.6%
89 Orangeburg Wilkinson High 51.3%
90 Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle 50.8%
91 Rosenwald Elementary/Middle 50.7%
92 Edisto Elementary 50.6%
93 B. D. Lee Elementary 50.4%
94 Lemira Elementary 50.3%
95 Goose Creek High 50.2%
96 H. E. Mccracken Middle 50.2%
97 Bluffton High 50.0%
98 Estill Elementary 50.0%
99 Lakeview Middle 49.9%
100 A. R. Rucker Middle 49.5%
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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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