State by state

Chronic absence by state

Select a state to see its chronic absence rate, the school year it covers, and the source.

Under 15%
15–19.9%
20–24.9%
25–29.9%
30% or more
Data coming soon
Deep dive

All states, A–Z

Alabama 12% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Alaska 41% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Arizona Data coming soon
Arkansas 29% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
California 19.4% of students, transitional kindergarten through high school, were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: California Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Colorado 27.5% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Colorado Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Connecticut 16.4% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Connecticut State Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Delaware 16.6% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Delaware Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
District of Columbia 39.5% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE), District of Columbia (opens in a new tab)
Florida 29% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Georgia 17.7% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus), AEIdeas (opens in a new tab)
Hawaii 24% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Idaho 13.8% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Idaho Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Illinois 25.4% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: WCIA 3 News (reporting the state board's 2025 Illinois Report Card release) (opens in a new tab)
Indiana 16.7% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Indiana Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Iowa 15.8% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Iowa Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Kansas 17.87% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Kansas State Department of Education (Kansas Report Card) (opens in a new tab)
Kentucky 25% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Kentucky Department of Education (Kentucky Teacher, the department's news site) (opens in a new tab)
Louisiana 21.8% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Louisiana Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Maine 24.07% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Maine Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Maryland 22.8% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) (opens in a new tab)
Massachusetts 17.1% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) (opens in a new tab)
Michigan 27.2% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Chalkbeat Detroit (story by Bridge Michigan) (opens in a new tab)
Minnesota 21% of students were chronically absent (2023-24). Source: Minnesota Student Attendance Pilot (report to the Legislature, reporting Minnesota Department of Education data) (opens in a new tab)
Mississippi 27.6% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Mississippi Department of Education, Office of Compulsory School Attendance Enforcement and Dropout Prevention (copy of the state report hosted by DeSoto County News; mdek12.org refused the fetch) (opens in a new tab)
Missouri Data coming soon
Montana 35% of students were chronically absent (Latest available: 2022-23). Source: Montana Legislative Services Division (Education Interim Committee staff) (opens in a new tab)
Nebraska 21% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Nevada 26.6% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Nevada Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
New Hampshire 25% of students were chronically absent (Latest available: 2022-23). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
New Jersey 14.4% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: New Jersey Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
New Mexico 33.1% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: New Mexico Legislative Education Study Committee (LESC), reporting Public Education Department data (opens in a new tab)
New York 27% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (opens in a new tab)
North Carolina 24% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (opens in a new tab)
North Dakota 22% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Ohio 23.9% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (opens in a new tab)
Oklahoma 19% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: The 74 (reporting Oklahoma state report card data) (opens in a new tab)
Oregon 33.5% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: OPB (Oregon Public Broadcasting), reporting Oregon Department of Education data (opens in a new tab)
Pennsylvania 21% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Rhode Island 19.7% of students were chronically absent (2025-26). Source: Rhode Island Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
South Carolina 22.5% of students were chronically absent (2022-23). Source: South Carolina Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
South Dakota 20% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: South Dakota Department of Education (data report prepared with its Office of Assessment and Accountability for the South Dakota Indian Education Advisory Council) (opens in a new tab)
Tennessee 18.3% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Chalkbeat Tennessee, reporting state data (opens in a new tab)
Texas 18.0% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Texas Education Agency (opens in a new tab)
Utah 23% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)
Vermont 25% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Vermont Agency of Education (opens in a new tab)
Virginia 14.8% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), Virginia General Assembly (opens in a new tab)
Washington 27.1% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) (opens in a new tab)
West Virginia 22.8% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: West Virginia Department of Education (opens in a new tab)
Wisconsin 17.3% of students were chronically absent (2024-25). Source: Spectrum News 1 Wisconsin (opens in a new tab)
Wyoming 35% of students were chronically absent (Latest available: 2022-23). Source: American Enterprise Institute (Nat Malkus) (opens in a new tab)

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