Claiborne County
9 of Mississippi's 10 Highest-Absence Schools Had 'High' in Their Names
The highest reported chronic-absence rates in Mississippi's 2025 school file were concentrated among schools with “High” in their names.
Four in Ten Mississippi Districts Reported Chronic Absence of at Least 30%
High chronic absence was not confined to a handful of Mississippi school systems in 2025.
Mississippi District Chronic-Absence Rates Spanned 41.6 Points
Mississippi's reported district chronic-absence rates covered a 41.6-percentage-point span in 2025.
Claiborne County Cut Absence After Its Peak, but Port Gibson High Remains an Outlier
Claiborne County's chronic-absence rate has improved from its pandemic-era peak. The latest result still leaves the district with Mississippi's highest reported rate.
The Delta Is Losing a Third of Its Students
South Delta School District enrolled 899 students in 2015-16. By 2025-26, that number had fallen to 532, a loss of 40.8%. It is not alone. Five neighboring districts in the Mississippi Delta have foll...