Definition

Chronic absenteeism is the rate per 100 students enrolled 10 or more days who were deemed chronically absent.

Data Source

Kentucky Department of Education, rate calculated by Kentucky Youth Advocates.

Notes

The numerator is the count of students chronically absent, where chronic absenteeism is defined as a student who is present 90% or less of full-time equivalency. KDE calculates chronic absenteeism by dividing student's FTE present minutes by FTE instructional minutes. The denominator is the number of students enrolled 10 or more days.

Updated 6//2025

Last Updated

2025-06