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.

Compiled from official source data by .
94.2%
Highest rate
20
Schools above 50%
100
Schools ranked

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The 100 South Dakota schools listed here average 44.1% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 20 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

44.1%
average across these 100 schools
29.5%
national school average
94.2%
highest rate (He Dog Elementary - 05)
20
schools above 50%
# School Absent %
1 He Dog Elementary - 05 Parmelee 94.2%
2 Mclaughlin High School - 01 McLaughlin 91.6%
3 Bennett County High School - 01 Martin 89.6%
4 Spring Creek Elementary - 07 St Francis 89.5%
5 Todd County Middle School - 10 Mission 89.0%
6 Rosebud Elementary - 04 Rosebud 86.0%
7 Andes Central High School - 01 Lake Andes 81.5%
8 Todd County Elementary - 16 Mission 80.0%
9 Dupree High School - 01 Dupree 78.4%
10 Rockyford School - 03 Porcupine 77.7%
11 Dupree Jr. High - 04 Dupree 76.9%
12 Andes Central Middle School - 04 Lake Andes 76.5%
13 Wolf Creek School - 02 Pine Ridge 74.3%
14 Bennett County Middle School - 06 Martin 70.0%
15 North Middle School - 35 Rapid City 67.2%
16 Oelrichs Elementary - 02 Oelrichs 65.5%
17 Batesland School - 01 Batesland 64.6%
18 Martin Elementary - 03 Martin 56.2%
19 Sisseton High School - 01 Sisseton 52.0%
20 Henry High School - 01 Henry 50.0%
21 General Beadle Elementary - 01 Rapid City 49.7%
22 White River High School - 01 White River 49.1%
23 Hot Springs High School - 01 Hot Springs 48.4%
24 Huron High School - 01 Huron 48.2%
25 Eagle Butte Primary - 02 Eagle Butte 48.2%
26 Rapid City Online High School - 92 Rapid City 47.9%
27 Summit High School - 01 Summit 46.0%
28 Mclaughlin Middle School - 03 McLaughlin 44.7%
29 Waubay High School - 01 Waubay 44.6%
30 Dupree Elementary - 02 Dupree 44.3%
31 Andes Central Elementary - 02 Lake Andes 44.0%
32 Douglas High School - 03 Box Elder 43.7%
33 Central High School - 41 Rapid City 43.3%
34 Brookings High School - 01 Brookings 42.8%
35 Knollwood Heights Elementary - 08 Rapid City 42.4%
36 Washington High School - 01 Sioux Falls 42.3%
37 Bridges at Horace Mann - 52 Sioux Falls 41.8%
38 South Park Elementary - 16 Rapid City 41.2%
39 Parker High School - 01 Parker 41.1%
40 Westside Elementary - 03 Sisseton 40.8%
41 Lyman High School - 01 Presho 40.0%
42 Colome Elementary - 02 Colome 40.0%
43 Horace Mann Elementary - 07 Rapid City 39.8%
44 Central High School - 01 Aberdeen 39.1%
45 Lead-Deadwood High School - 01 Lead 38.9%
46 Roosevelt High School - 03 Sioux Falls 38.8%
47 Sisseton Middle School - 02 Sisseton 38.8%
48 Redfield High School - 01 Redfield 38.6%
49 Watertown Intermediate School - 13 Watertown 38.2%
50 George Mcgovern Middle School -09 Sioux Falls 37.9%
51 Lead-Deadwood Middle School - 02 Lead 37.4%
52 T F Riggs High School - 01 Pierre 37.2%
53 Belle Fourche Education Connection - 09 Belle Fourche 36.8%
54 Whittier Middle School - 08 Sioux Falls 35.9%
55 Frederick High School - 01 Frederick 35.6%
56 Mclaughlin Elementary - 02 McLaughlin 35.5%
57 Lead-Deadwood Elementary - 03 Deadwood 35.4%
58 Wagner High School - 01 Wagner 35.3%
59 Wall High School - 01 Wall 35.0%
60 Gregory High School - 01 Gregory 34.2%
61 Viborg-Hurley High School - 01 Viborg 33.9%
62 Vermillion High School - 01 Vermillion 33.7%
63 White River Elementary - 02 White River 33.7%
64 Sturgis Brown High School - 01 Sturgis 33.5%
65 Jefferson High School - 67 Sioux Falls 33.1%
66 Winner High School - 01 Winner 33.0%
67 Ipswich High School - 01 Ipswich 33.0%
68 Hitchcock-Tulare High School - 01 Tulare 32.8%
69 Groton Area High School - 01 Groton 32.7%
70 Lincoln High School - 02 Sioux Falls 32.6%
71 Webster Area High School - 01 Webster 32.3%
72 Chamberlain Jr. High - 02 Chamberlain 32.2%
73 Douglas Middle School - 01 Box Elder 32.1%
74 Stevens High School - 42 Rapid City 32.0%
75 Georgia Morse Middle School - 02 Pierre 32.0%
76 South Middle School - 36 Rapid City 31.9%
77 Redfield Middle School - 02 Redfield 31.9%
78 Huron Middle School - 02 Huron 31.6%
79 Wagner Elementary - 02 Wagner 31.5%
80 Webster Area Middle School - 02 Webster 31.5%
81 Garfield Elementary - 19 Sioux Falls 31.4%
82 Watertown High School - 01 Watertown 31.3%
83 Alcester-Hudson High School - 01 Alcester 31.3%
84 Terry Redlin Elementary - 11 Sioux Falls 30.6%
85 Laura B. Anderson Elementary - 10 Sioux Falls 30.6%
86 Beresford High School - 01 Beresford 30.6%
87 Lennox High School - 01 Lennox 30.5%
88 Plankinton High School - 01 Plankinton 30.2%
89 Estelline High School - 01 Estelline 30.1%
90 Chamberlain Elementary - 03 Chamberlain 30.0%
91 Hayward Elementary - 38 Sioux Falls 29.8%
92 Lyman Middle School - 02 Presho 29.8%
93 Jones County Elementary - 02 Murdo 29.7%
94 Canyon Lake Elementary - 04 Rapid City 29.5%
95 Flandreau Middle School - 03 Flandreau 29.5%
96 Wakpala Elementary - 02 Wakpala 29.5%
97 Mobridge High School - 01 Mobridge 29.4%
98 Wagner Middle School - 03 Wagner 29.3%
99 Newell High School - 01 Newell 29.3%
100 East Middle School - 30 Rapid City 28.9%
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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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