{"id":2491620,"date":"2025-09-26T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-chronic-absenteeism-nears-1-in-4\/"},"modified":"2025-09-26T15:19:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T19:19:13","slug":"louisiana-chronic-absenteeism-nears-1-in-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/louisiana-chronic-absenteeism-nears-1-in-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Louisiana chronic absenteeism nears 1 in 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The article reports that nearly 25% of students in Louisiana were chronically absent during the 2023-24 school year, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days for any reason.Louisiana’s chronic absenteeism rate<\/a> stands at 22.5%, slightly below the national average of 23%.Compared to neighboring states, Louisiana’s rate is higher than Alabama (14.8%) and Oklahoma (19%) but lower than mississippi (24.4%) and Florida (31.4%). Alaska had the highest rate nationwide at 43.4%.<\/p>\n

Along with chronic absenteeism, Louisiana faces high truancy rates-defined in the state as five or more unexcused absences in a semester-which have consistently remained above 40% since the pandemic, up from a pre-pandemic average of about 36%.This persistent issue complicates efforts to close learning gaps<\/a> and affects school planning and funding.<\/p>\n

The data also reveal significant variation among local school districts: Tensas Parish reported the highest truancy rate in the state at 67.5%, accompanied by a steep enrollment decline over the past decade.Other districts with high truancy rates include Point Coupee, St. Bernard, and St. Landry, all exceeding 60%, while ascension, Red River, St. James, and East Carroll showed notably lower rates around 20-25%. Rapides Parish did not report data for the period. the report highlights chronic absenteeism and truancy as ongoing challenges facing Louisiana’s education system.

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