Baltimore City has the highest chronic absence rate
More than half of Baltimore students were chronically absent in 2022-23 school year.
A graphical representation highlighting that Baltimore City has the highest chronic absence rate, with more than half of its students chronically absent in the 2022-23 school year. The image includes a gradient map of Maryland, where darker shades indicate higher absenteeism, peaking at Baltimore. Below the map, a scale ranges from 18.4% to 54.1%, implying these are the lowest and highest chronic absence rates in the state. Credits at the bottom attribute the map's design to Rachel Cieri Mull and the data source to the Maryland State Department of Education.