JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released the 2025-26 Chronic Absenteeism Report. According to the report, Mississippi’s chronic absenteeism rate slightly decreased to 26.5%, representing 115,385 students who missed instructional time in the last school year. The rate for the 2024-25 school year was 27.6%. Chronic absenteeism is defined as missing […]
Mississippi chronic absenteeism rate drops slightly for 2025-26
Sep 29, 2026 | 2:19 PM