South Dakota · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in South Dakota

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in South Dakota, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

100.0%
Highest rate
24
Schools above 50%
100
Schools ranked

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The 100 South Dakota schools listed here average 46.9% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 30.9%, and 24 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

46.9%
average across these 100 schools
30.9%
national school average
100.0%
highest rate (Todd County High School - 01)
24
schools above 50%
# School Absent %
1 Todd County High School - 01 Mission 100.0%
2 Lakota Tech High School - 10 Batesland 100.0%
3 Rapid City High School - 45 Rapid City 100.0%
4 Red Shirt School - 04 Hermosa 100.0%
5 He Dog Elementary - 05 Parmelee 94.2%
6 Mclaughlin High School - 01 McLaughlin 91.6%
7 Bennett County High School - 01 Martin 89.6%
8 Spring Creek Elementary - 07 St Francis 89.5%
9 Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission 89.0%
10 Rosebud Elementary - 04 Rosebud 86.0%
11 Andes Central High School - 01 Lake Andes 81.5%
12 Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission 80.0%
13 Dupree High School - 01 Dupree 78.4%
14 Rockyford School - 03 Porcupine 77.7%
15 Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree 76.9%
16 Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes 76.5%
17 Wolf Creek School - 02 Pine Ridge 74.3%
18 Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin 70.0%
19 North Middle School - 35 Rapid City 67.2%
20 Oelrichs Elementary - 02 Oelrichs 65.5%
21 Batesland School - 01 Batesland 64.6%
22 Martin Elementary - 03 Martin 56.2%
23 Sisseton High School - 01 Sisseton 52.0%
24 Henry High School - 01 Henry 50.0%
25 General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City 49.7%
26 White River High School - 01 White River 49.1%
27 Hot Springs High School - 01 Hot Springs 48.4%
28 Huron High School - 01 Huron 48.2%
29 Eagle Butte Primary - 02 Eagle Butte 48.2%
30 Rapid City Online High School - 92 Rapid City 47.9%
31 Summit High School - 01 Summit 46.0%
32 Mclaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin 44.7%
33 Waubay High School - 01 Waubay 44.6%
34 Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree 44.3%
35 Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes 44.0%
36 Douglas High School - 03 Box Elder 43.7%
37 Central High School - 41 Rapid City 43.3%
38 Brookings High School - 01 Brookings 42.8%
39 Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City 42.4%
40 Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls 42.3%
41 Bridges at Horace Mann - 52 Sioux Falls 41.8%
42 South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City 41.2%
43 Parker High School - 01 Parker 41.1%
44 Westside Elementary - 03 Sisseton 40.8%
45 Lyman High School - 01 Presho 40.0%
46 Colome Elementary - 02 Colome 40.0%
47 Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City 39.8%
48 Central High School - 01 Aberdeen 39.1%
49 Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 Lead 38.9%
50 Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls 38.8%
51 Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton 38.8%
52 Redfield High School - 01 Redfield 38.6%
53 Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown 38.2%
54 George Mcgovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls 37.9%
55 Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead 37.4%
56 T F Riggs High School - 01 Pierre 37.2%
57 Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09 Belle Fourche 36.8%
58 Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls 35.9%
59 Frederick High School - 01 Frederick 35.6%
60 Mclaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin 35.5%
61 Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood 35.4%
62 Wagner High School - 01 Wagner 35.3%
63 Wall High School - 01 Wall 35.0%
64 Gregory High School - 01 Gregory 34.2%
65 Viborg-Hurley High School - 01 Viborg 33.9%
66 Vermillion High School - 01 Vermillion 33.7%
67 White River Elementary - 02 White River 33.7%
68 Sturgis Brown High School - 01 Sturgis 33.5%
69 Jefferson High School - 67 Sioux Falls 33.1%
70 Winner High School - 01 Winner 33.0%
71 Ipswich High School - 01 Ipswich 33.0%
72 Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 Tulare 32.8%
73 Groton Area High School - 01 Groton 32.7%
74 Lincoln High School - 02 Sioux Falls 32.6%
75 Webster Area High School - 01 Webster 32.3%
76 Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain 32.2%
77 Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder 32.1%
78 Stevens High School - 42 Rapid City 32.0%
79 Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre 32.0%
80 South Middle School - 36 Rapid City 31.9%
81 Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield 31.9%
82 Huron Middle School - 02 Huron 31.6%
83 Wagner Elementary - 02 Wagner 31.5%
84 Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster 31.5%
85 Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls 31.4%
86 Watertown High School - 01 Watertown 31.3%
87 Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 Alcester 31.3%
88 Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls 30.6%
89 Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls 30.6%
90 Beresford High School - 01 Beresford 30.6%
91 Lennox High School - 01 Lennox 30.5%
92 Plankinton High School - 01 Plankinton 30.2%
93 Estelline High School - 01 Estelline 30.1%
94 Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain 30.0%
95 Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls 29.8%
96 Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho 29.8%
97 Jones County Elementary - 02 Murdo 29.7%
98 Canyon Lake Elementary - 04 Rapid City 29.5%
99 Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau 29.5%
100 Wakpala Elementary - 02 Wakpala 29.5%
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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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