South Carolina · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in South Carolina

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in South Carolina, 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 South Carolina schools listed here average 60.6% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 97 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

60.6%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 96.3%
highest rate (Simmons Pinckney Middle): 97
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Simmons Pinckney MiddleCharleston	190	Critical	96.3%
2	C. a. Johnson HighColumbia	344	Critical	88.7%
3	John E. Ewing MiddleGaffney	380	Critical	86.6%
4	Blenheim Middle School of DiscoveryBlenheim	367	Critical	80.7%
5	North Charleston HighNorth Charleston	829	Critical	78.2%
6	South ElementaryDillon	187	Critical	78.1%
7	Gregg MiddleSummerville	810	Critical	77.9%
8	Eau Claire HighColumbia	542	Critical	77.9%
9	Chestnut Oaks MiddleSumter	339	Critical	77.3%
10	Sedgefield MiddleGoose Creek	950	Critical	74.0%
11	Lakewood HighSumter	1,013	Critical	73.7%
12	Morningside MiddleNorth Charleston	552	Critical	73.6%
13	Blacksburg HighBlacksburg	482	Critical	71.6%
14	Whale Branch Early College HighSeabrook	390	Critical	71.0%
15	Marlboro County HighBennettsville	987	Critical	70.8%
16	Mccoll Elementary/MiddleMcColl	631	Critical	69.7%
17	Burke HighCharleston	342	Critical	69.0%
18	Heyward Gibbes MiddleColumbia	252	Critical	68.7%
19	Columbia HighColumbia	681	Critical	68.6%
20	Wagener-Sally HighWagener	245	Critical	68.2%
21	Schofield MiddleAiken	356	Critical	66.3%
22	Burton Pack ElementaryColumbia	255	Critical	65.9%
23	Allendale Fairfax HighFairfax	252	Critical	65.9%
24	Gordon ElementaryDillon	351	Critical	65.0%
25	Lee Central MiddleBishopville	288	Critical	64.9%
26	Dillon MiddleDillon	624	Critical	64.7%
27	Clio ElementaryClio	188	Critical	64.4%
28	North District MiddleVarnville	239	Critical	63.6%
29	Whale Branch MiddleSeabrook	243	Critical	63.4%
30	Lake City HighLake City	492	Critical	63.0%
31	Sc Whitmore SchoolColumbia	431	Critical	62.9%
32	W. a. Perry MiddleColumbia	320	Critical	62.8%
33	Harleyville-Ridgeville MiddleDorchester	169	Critical	62.7%
34	Swansea HighSwansea	695	Critical	62.4%
35	Carver Edisto MiddleCope	439	Critical	62.4%
36	St. Stephen MiddleSt. Stephen	172	Critical	62.2%
37	Tanglewood MiddleGreenville	652	Critical	61.7%
38	Sangaree MiddleLadson	637	Critical	61.7%
39	Frances F. Mack IntermediateGaston	515	Critical	61.2%
40	New Heights MiddleJefferson	457	Critical	61.1%
41	Greg Mathis Charter HighNorth Charleston	71	Critical	60.6%
42	Northwoods MiddleNorth Charleston	708	Critical	60.3%
43	Hemingway HighHemingway	189	Critical	60.3%
44	North Middle/HighNorth	227	Critical	59.9%
45	Learn4life High School-CharlestonN Charleston	169	Critical	59.8%
46	Carolina Academy (High)Greenville	976	Critical	59.5%
47	Hemingway ElementaryHemingway	269	Critical	59.1%
48	Battery Creek HighBeaufort	809	Critical	59.0%
49	Midlands Middle CollegeWest Columbia	115	Critical	58.3%
50	Aiken HighAiken	1,097	Critical	58.0%
51	Beaufort MiddleBeaufort	348	Critical	58.0%
52	Lee Central HighBishopville	402	Critical	57.7%
53	Sandhills PrimarySwansea	509	Critical	57.6%
54	Ronald E. Mcnair Jr. HighLake City	275	Critical	57.5%
55	Sandhills ElementarySwansea	491	Critical	57.4%
56	Hemingway Mb Lee MiddleHemingway	131	Critical	57.3%
57	Wallace Gregg ElementaryFlorence	283	Critical	57.2%
58	Furman MiddleSumter	700	Critical	57.0%
59	Colleton County MiddleWalterboro	931	Critical	56.6%
60	Baptist Hill HighHollywood	507	Critical	56.6%
61	Kingstree Middle MagnetKingstree	341	Critical	56.6%
62	Olanta ElementaryOlanta	198	Critical	56.6%
63	Jerry Zucker Middle School of ScienceNorth Charleston	513	Critical	56.5%
64	Pelion HighPelion	718	Critical	56.3%
65	Crosswell Drive ElementarySumter	481	Critical	55.9%
66	Carolina Springs ElementaryLexington	438	Critical	55.9%
67	Willow Drive ElementarySumter	504	Critical	55.6%
68	Dillon HighDillon	804	Critical	55.0%
69	Gaffney MiddleGaffney	851	Critical	54.3%
70	Lewisville MiddleRichburg	295	Critical	54.2%
71	Cherryvale ElementarySumter	477	Critical	53.9%
72	Pelion MiddlePelion	513	Critical	53.6%
73	Allendale-Fairfax MiddleFairfax	196	Critical	53.6%
74	Liberty HighLiberty	640	Critical	53.4%
75	Carver MiddleSpartanburg	633	Critical	53.1%
76	Sandhills MiddleGaston	495	Critical	53.1%
77	Westview MiddleGoose Creek	840	Critical	53.0%
78	Chester MiddleChester	479	Critical	52.8%
79	Alcorn MiddleColumbia	381	Critical	52.8%
80	Colleton County HighWalterboro	1,352	Critical	52.6%
81	Beaufort HighBeaufort	1,104	Critical	52.4%
82	Mullins HighMullins	557	Critical	52.4%
83	Pickens HighPickens	1,226	Critical	52.3%
84	St. Andrews MiddleColumbia	627	Critical	52.2%
85	Mccormick MiddleMcCormick	106	Critical	51.9%
86	Webber SchoolEastover	209	Critical	51.7%
87	Ridgeland ElementaryRidgeland	775	Critical	51.6%
88	Orangeburg Wilkinson HighOrangeburg	992	Critical	51.3%
89	Langley-Bath-Clearwater MiddleWarrenville	476	Critical	50.8%
90	Rosenwald Elementary/MiddleSociety Hill	71	Critical	50.7%
91	Edisto ElementaryOrangeburg	419	Critical	50.6%
92	B. D. Lee ElementaryGaffney	603	Critical	50.4%
93	Lemira ElementarySumter	342	Critical	50.3%
94	Goose Creek HighGoose Creek	1,973	Critical	50.2%
95	H. E. Mccracken MiddleBluffton	846	Critical	50.2%
96	Bluffton HighBluffton	1,375	Critical	50.0%
97	Estill ElementaryEstill	196	Critical	50.0%
98	Lakeview MiddleGreenville	723	High	49.9%
99	A. R. Rucker MiddleLancaster	477	High	49.5%
100	W.M. Anderson PrimaryKingstree	364	High	49.2%

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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

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