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Chronic absenteeism in South Carolina public schools Greg Mathis Charter High in North Charleston had the highest chronic absenteeism of any South Carolina school with 50 or more students in 2022-23: 81.0% of its students missed 10% or more of their school days. The average South Carolina school reported 24.2%, against 26.5% for U.S. schools; 29 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 South Carolina schools, 2022-23 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0%; North Charleston High 75.9%; Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education 68.1%; Morningside Middle 63.1%; C. A. Johnson High 62.4%; Columbia High 62.1%; Midlands Middle College 61.8%; Burke High 60.2%; W. A. Perry Middle 57.9%; RB Stall High 57.0%; South Carolina 24.2%. 0 25 50 75 100 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0% North Charleston High 75.9% Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education 68.1% Morningside Middle 63.1% C. A. Johnson High 62.4% Columbia High 62.1% Midlands Middle College 61.8% Burke High 60.2% W. A. Perry Middle 57.9% RB Stall High 57.0% South Carolina 24.2%
Chronically absent students, highest South Carolina schools, 2022-23 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0%; North Charleston High 75.9%; Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education 68.1%; Morningside Middle 63.1%; C. A. Johnson High 62.4%; Columbia High 62.1%; Midlands Middle College 61.8%; Burke High 60.2%; W. A. Perry Middle 57.9%; RB Stall High 57.0%; South Carolina 24.2%. 0 25 50 75 100 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0% North Charleston High 75.9% Pattison's Academy for Comprehensiv… 68.1% Morningside Middle 63.1% C. A. Johnson High 62.4% Columbia High 62.1% Midlands Middle College 61.8% Burke High 60.2% W. A. Perry Middle 57.9% RB Stall High 57.0% South Carolina 24.2%
Chronically absent students, highest South Carolina schools, 2022-23 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0%; North Charleston High 75.9%; Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education 68.1%; Morningside Middle 63.1%; C. A. Johnson High 62.4%; Columbia High 62.1%; Midlands Middle College 61.8%; Burke High 60.2%; W. A. Perry Middle 57.9%; RB Stall High 57.0%; South Carolina 24.2%. 0 50 100 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0% North Charleston High 75.9% Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Educat… 68.1% Morningside Middle 63.1% C. A. Johnson High 62.4% Columbia High 62.1% Midlands Middle College 61.8% Burke High 60.2% W. A. Perry Middle 57.9% RB Stall High 57.0% South Carolina 24.2%
Chronically absent students, highest South Carolina schools, 2022-23 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0%; North Charleston High 75.9%; Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Education 68.1%; Morningside Middle 63.1%; C. A. Johnson High 62.4%; Columbia High 62.1%; Midlands Middle College 61.8%; Burke High 60.2%; W. A. Perry Middle 57.9%; RB Stall High 57.0%; South Carolina 24.2%. 0 50 100 Greg Mathis Charter High 81.0% North Charleston High 75.9% Pattison's Academy for Comprehensive Ed… 68.1% Morningside Middle 63.1% C. A. Johnson High 62.4% Columbia High 62.1% Midlands Middle College 61.8% Burke High 60.2% W. A. Perry Middle 57.9% RB Stall High 57.0% South Carolina 24.2%
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
The 100 highest rates The other 85 on the list School City Students 2024‑25 Chronically absent 2022‑23 Colleton County Middle Walterboro 931 54.6% Simmons Pinckney Middle Charleston 190 53.0% Eau Claire High Columbia 542 52.8% Carver Edisto Middle Cope 439 52.8% St. Johns High Johns Island 390 52.2% Orangeburg Wilkinson High Orangeburg 992 52.0% Wagener-Sally High Wagener 245 51.7% Schofield Middle Aiken 356 51.6% Pelion High Pelion 718 51.3% Chestnut Oaks Middle Sumter 339 51.3% Carver Middle Spartanburg 633 51.0% Berea Middle Greenville 757 50.6% Mellichamp Elementary Orangeburg 144 50.0% Anderson Five Charter School Anderson 61 50.0% St. Andrews Middle Columbia 627 49.9% Dillon Middle Dillon 624 49.4% Ronald E. McNair Jr. High Lake City 275 49.3% Lakewood High Sumter 1,013 49.1% Jerry Zucker Middle School of Science North Charleston 513 49.0% Edisto High Cordova 614 48.7% Swansea High Swansea 695 48.5% Hemingway High Hemingway 189 48.3% Clinton Elementary Lancaster 412 47.8% Robert E. Howard Middle Orangeburg 396 47.7% Allendale Fairfax High Fairfax 252 47.6% Mullins High Mullins 557 47.4% Hemingway Elementary Hemingway 269 47.1% Hunter-Kinard-Tyler High Neeses 220 47.1% Whittaker Elementary Orangeburg 325 47.0% Airport High West Columbia 1,272 46.8% Marion High Marion 572 46.8% Alcorn Middle Columbia 381 46.8% Furman Middle Sumter 700 46.5% Lancaster High Lancaster 1,390 45.9% Lakeview Middle Greenville 723 45.9% Tanglewood Middle Greenville 652 45.6% Langley-Bath-Clearwater Middle Warrenville 476 45.3% Southside High Greenville 1,075 45.2% McColl Elementary/Middle McColl 631 44.8% Northwest Middle Travelers Rest 783 44.6% Washington Center Greenville 119 44.5% Webber School Eastover 209 44.2% Brookland-Cayce High Cayce 1,212 44.1% Hopkins Middle Hopkins 458 43.8% Aiken High Aiken 1,097 43.6% Lee Central Middle Bishopville 288 43.6% W.J. Keenan High Columbia 675 42.9% Chester Middle Chester 479 42.9% Midland Valley High Graniteville 1,558 42.8% Cottageville Elementary Cottageville 425 42.8% Colleton County High Walterboro 1,352 42.7% A. R. Rucker Middle Lancaster 477 42.6% Richland Northeast High Columbia 1,340 42.5% Watkins-Nance Elementary Columbia 499 42.0% Theodore Lester Elementary Florence 362 41.9% Allegro Charter School of Music North Charleston 250 41.5% Allendale-Fairfax Middle Fairfax 196 41.5% William J. Clark Middle Orangeburg 587 41.3% Manchester Elementary Pinewood 378 41.3% Fairfield Middle Winnsboro 311 41.2% Lower Richland High Hopkins 1,218 41.1% Burton Pack Elementary Columbia 255 41.0% Sedgefield Middle Goose Creek 950 40.9% Laurens District 55 High Laurens 1,434 40.5% Dillon High Dillon 804 40.5% Fort Dorchester High North Charleston 2,344 40.4% Bennettsville Primary Bennettsville 552 40.4% Robert Anderson Middle Anderson 1,134 40.3% Wallace Gregg Elementary Florence 283 40.3% Chester Senior High Chester 699 40.2% Lake Marion High School Santee 692 40.2% W.M. Anderson Primary Kingstree 364 40.2% Chester Park Elementary School of Literacy and Technology Chester 300 40.2% Summerville High Summerville 3,361 40.1% North Middle/High North 227 40.1% Silver Bluff High Aiken 756 40.0% Northside Elementary Walterboro 428 39.8% Gregg Middle Summerville 810 39.6% Sandhills Middle Gaston 495 39.6% Pendleton High Anderson 924 39.3% Stratford High Goose Creek 2,605 39.2% Starr-Iva Middle Starr 616 39.2% North Vista Elementary Florence 446 39.2% J. L. Cain Elementary Darlington 533 39.0% Pelion Middle Pelion 513 38.9%
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 South Carolina schools report a rate 1,148 of 1,166 South Carolina schools with 50 or more students report a rate (98%) in the 2022-23 file. The state average on the national state ranking rests on these reporting schools.