Wisconsin · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Wisconsin

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

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

The picture in one line

The 100 Wisconsin schools listed here average 75.7% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

75.7%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 99.2%
highest rate (Jerstad-Agerholm School): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Jerstad-Agerholm SchoolRacine	870	Critical	99.2%
2	Reuther Central HighKenosha	358	Critical	98.3%
3	South Accelerated AcademyMilwaukee	57	Critical	98.2%
4	Carver AcademyMilwaukee	324	Critical	97.5%
5	Kenosha Eschool K-12Kenosha	117	Critical	96.6%
6	Nova-Northwest Opportunities Vocational AcademyMilwaukee	104	Critical	96.2%
7	Jackson ElementaryMilwaukee	206	Critical	96.1%
8	Pulaski HighMilwaukee	1,041	Critical	95.4%
9	Franklin ElementaryMilwaukee	311	Critical	95.2%
10	Siefert ElementaryMilwaukee	174	Critical	93.1%
11	Katherine Johnson Academy of Enriched Virtual LearningGreen Bay	66	Critical	92.4%
12	Three Lakes ElementaryThree Lakes	160	Critical	91.9%
13	Deeper Learning Virtual AcademyWest Allis	88	Critical	90.9%
14	Roosevelt ElementaryRacine	195	Critical	90.8%
15	Bay View HighMilwaukee	1,021	Critical	90.5%
16	Coulee Region Virtual AcademyLa Crosse	102	Critical	90.2%
17	Sugar Camp ElementaryRhinelander	111	Critical	90.1%
18	King Jr ElementaryMilwaukee	277	Critical	89.5%
19	Brown Street AcademyMilwaukee	245	Critical	89.4%
20	Three Lakes HighThree Lakes	156	Critical	89.1%
21	Hi-Mount ElementaryMilwaukee	166	Critical	88.6%
22	Riverwest ElementaryMilwaukee	244	Critical	88.5%
23	Hillcrest SchoolKenosha	108	Critical	88.0%
24	Metcalfe ElementaryMilwaukee	296	Critical	86.5%
25	South Division HighMilwaukee	923	Critical	86.1%
26	Grantosa Drive ElementaryMilwaukee	506	Critical	85.2%
27	Central HighSheboygan	183	Critical	84.7%
28	Hopkins Lloyd Community SchoolMilwaukee	143	Critical	83.9%
29	Westside AcademyMilwaukee	159	Critical	82.4%
30	Wedgewood Park SchoolMilwaukee	541	Critical	81.9%
31	Holmes ElementaryMilwaukee	260	Critical	81.9%
32	Story ElementaryMilwaukee	365	Critical	80.5%
33	Lincoln MiddleKenosha	449	Critical	80.2%
34	Central City CyberschoolMilwaukee	343	Critical	79.9%
35	Emerson ElementaryMilwaukee	187	Critical	79.7%
36	Thoreau ElementaryMilwaukee	353	Critical	79.3%
37	Mitchell SchoolRacine	1,040	Critical	78.4%
38	La Causa Charter SchoolMilwaukee	558	Critical	78.1%
39	Congress ElementaryMilwaukee	607	Critical	77.6%
40	Carmen Mid/Hi Northwest CampusMilwaukee	526	Critical	77.4%
41	Gaenslen ElementaryMilwaukee	641	Critical	76.9%
42	Shabazz-City HighMadison	106	Critical	76.4%
43	Browning ElementaryMilwaukee	279	Critical	76.3%
44	Park HighRacine	1,203	Critical	76.1%
45	Mendota ElementaryMadison	282	Critical	75.9%
46	Hampton ElementaryMilwaukee	194	Critical	75.8%
47	Black Hawk MiddleMadison	300	Critical	75.7%
48	Columbus ElementaryAppleton	88	Critical	75.0%
49	Engleburg ElementaryMilwaukee	286	Critical	74.8%
50	21st Century Preparatory SchoolRacine	438	Critical	73.5%
51	Clemens ElementaryMilwaukee	321	Critical	73.2%
52	Riverside HighMilwaukee	1,240	Critical	72.7%
53	Weston Sr High SchoolCazenovia	68	Critical	72.1%
54	Lafollette ElementaryMilwaukee	216	Critical	71.8%
55	Milwaukee Academy of Chinese LanguageMilwaukee	499	Critical	71.7%
56	Green Tree Preparatory AcademyMilwaukee	535	Critical	71.6%
57	River Cities HighWisconsin Rapids	77	Critical	71.4%
58	Keshena PrimaryKeshena	394	Critical	71.1%
59	Milwaukee High School of the ArtsMilwaukee	959	Critical	70.9%
60	Victory ElementaryMilwaukee	419	Critical	70.4%
61	Manitoba ElementaryMilwaukee	469	Critical	70.1%
62	Cass Street ElementaryMilwaukee	312	Critical	69.9%
63	Menominee Indian MiddleNeopit	206	Critical	69.9%
64	Fratt ElementaryRacine	435	Critical	69.2%
65	Zablocki ElementaryMilwaukee	250	Critical	68.4%
66	Carmen Hi Southeast CampusMilwaukee	679	Critical	68.3%
67	Burbank ElementaryMilwaukee	552	Critical	67.9%
68	Pratt ElementaryMilwaukee	288	Critical	67.7%
69	Jefferson ElementaryAppleton	212	Critical	67.5%
70	Bryant ElementaryMilwaukee	212	Critical	67.0%
71	Knapp ElementaryRacine	462	Critical	66.7%
72	Milwaukee Environmental Science AcademyMilwaukee	274	Critical	66.4%
73	Crivitz HighCrivitz	209	Critical	66.0%
74	Allen-Field ElementaryMilwaukee	451	Critical	65.4%
75	Mcneel IntermediateBeloit	462	Critical	65.2%
76	Milwaukee Excellence Charter SchoolMilwaukee	544	Critical	64.7%
77	Barton ElementaryMilwaukee	283	Critical	64.7%
78	Kilbourn ElementaryMilwaukee	218	Critical	64.7%
79	Franklin MiddleJanesville	486	Critical	64.0%
80	Washburn MiddleWashburn	80	Critical	63.8%
81	Mckinley ElementaryKenosha	204	Critical	63.7%
82	Elm Creative Arts ElementaryMilwaukee	335	Critical	63.6%
83	River Trail ElementaryMilwaukee	406	Critical	63.5%
84	Milwaukee Scholars Charter SchoolMilwaukee	696	Critical	63.1%
85	Lac Du Flambeau ElementaryLac du Flambeau	499	Critical	63.1%
86	Whitehorse MiddleMadison	415	Critical	63.1%
87	United Community Center Acosta Middle SchoolMilwaukee	188	Critical	62.8%
88	Cunningham IntermediateBeloit	427	Critical	62.1%
89	Trowbridge Street School of Great Lakes StudiesMilwaukee	228	Critical	61.8%
90	Elcho HighElcho	68	Critical	61.8%
91	Cudahy MiddleCudahy	247	Critical	61.5%
92	Allis ElementaryMadison	336	Critical	61.3%
93	Clement Avenue ElementaryMilwaukee	238	Critical	61.3%
94	Goodrich ElementaryMilwaukee	312	Critical	61.2%
95	Maple Tree ElementaryMilwaukee	235	Critical	60.9%
96	Crivitz MiddleCrivitz	120	Critical	60.8%
97	Osseo-Fairchild HighOsseo	219	Critical	60.7%
98	Brookwood MiddleGenoa City	213	Critical	60.6%
99	Kluge ElementaryMilwaukee	301	Critical	60.5%
100	Tremper HighKenosha	1,417	Critical	60.3%

← National Rankings All Wisconsin Schools Funding Equity

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

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.