Chronic absenteeism is down in Memphis schools, but high schoolers still struggle to show up
That means around 12,000 high schoolers would miss more than 10% or 18 school days in a year. That’s significantly higher than the statewide average.
Topic: chronic absenteeism
RSSThere are 9 article(s) tagged chronic absenteeism:
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February 2026
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November 2025
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MSCS says it’s on track to improve chronic absenteeism
If the district hits this year’s chronic absenteeism goal, it would mark the first reduction in the rate of chronically absent students since the pandemic, according to state data and district estimates.
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October 2024
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How Memphis charter-school leaders tackle chronic absenteeism
Schools across the U.S. and in Memphis experienced skyrocketing rates of students missing a significant portion of the school year.
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August 2024
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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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April 2024
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Chronic absenteeism: Shelby suburban districts look to excite students about school
The national trend of chronic absenteeism trickles down to the Shelby County suburbs. District-wide numbers are up post-pandemic.
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Chronic absenteeism: DeSoto County sees rise in percentage in recent years
For the 2022-23 school year, 28.52% of DeSoto County students were chronically absent.
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Chronic absenteeism: Counting missing students in the Memphis area
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.
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Chronic absenteeism: Myriad of issues keep MSCS students home
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Chronic absenteeism: Myriad of issues keep MSCS students home
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.
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January 2019
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Educators combat chronic absenteeism in Tennessee’s state-run school district
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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