Chronic absenteeism in Mississippi by Academic Year

Chronic absenteeism among Mississippi school kids is still more than double what was reported prior to the pandemic (2020 - 2021).

The chronic absence rate is the percentage of students who missed 10% or more of the school year, including excused and unexcused absences (about 18 days in a 180-day school year).
Chart: Bethany Atkinson, Deep South TodaySource: KIDS COUNT Data Center by The Annie E. Casey FoundationGet the dataCreated with Datawrapper