Seven in 10 Detroit Students ‘Chronically Absent’ – Michigan Capitol Confidential

Seven in 10 Detroit Students ‘Chronically Absent’ – Michigan Capitol Confidential
"More than seven in 10 students in the Detroit Public Schools Community District were chronically absent in 2017-2018, meaning they missed 10 percent or more of the year’s class days, according to state data.
Of 54,575 students enrolled in Detroit Public Schools for at least 10 school days, 38,383, or 70.3 percent, were chronically absent.
The state average for chronically absent students was 19.9 percent in 2017-18.
Flint Community Schools had 52.0 percent of its students categorized that way, while Benton Harbor Area Schools was at 63.3 percent.
...In some schools in Detroit, McMillin said, the chronic absence rate can surpass 90 percent..."
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