About Chronic Absenteeim
Chronic absenteeism is defined as the unduplicated number of students absent 10% or more school days during the school year. The data are collected under the authority of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (2015), and the Department of Education Organization Act (20 USC 3413(c)(1)).
Chronic Absenteeism Files—Datasets and Data Notes
The zip files below include chronic absenteeism datasets and data notes. The U.S. Department of Education reviews data for quality and then updates the data to include privacy protections in accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 20 U.S.C. §1232g; 34 CFR Part 99. Please refer to the ‘Read Me First’ excel file in the zip files below. The ‘Read Me
First’ file includes data dictionaries and data notes to support your interpretation of the data.
If you need additional information, please contact EdDataExpress@ed.gov.
Chronic Absenteeism Zip Files by School Year
For chronic absenteeism data for earlier years, please go to the customizable download tool.