DeSoto County school district’s absentee rate tops state average
A high school in Olive Branch reported the highest rate of chronic absenteeism countywide at 46.88%.
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A high school in Olive Branch reported the highest rate of chronic absenteeism countywide at 46.88%.
The national trend of chronic absenteeism trickles down to the Shelby County suburbs. District-wide numbers are up post-pandemic.
For the 2022-23 school year, 28.52% of DeSoto County students were chronically absent.
The percentage of students who are chronically absent from schools jumped dramatically in Memphis from the 2018-19 school year to the 2022-23 school year. It’s a national trend that’s also seen in the area’s suburban schools. Chronic absenteeism: Myriad of issues keep MSCS students homeRelated story:
Memphis-Shelby County Schools saw the percentage of its students considered “chronically absent” jump from 18.4% in the school year before the COVID-19 pandemic to 28.9% in the school year after the pandemic.
Research has shown that when students have more “familiar faces” around them in class, they’re less likely to be chronically absent, so nonprofits like Communities in Schools are sending staff members into local schools to combat absenteeism.
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