NEWTON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Mississippi · 2 schools · 1,688 students
21.0%
Chronic Absence %
→
9.7%
Peer Benchmark
Rank #2780
Priority: 19/100
34,355
Recoverable Days
11.3 pts
Gap to Peers
14.3pp
Subgroup Disparity
2
Schools
Explanation
This school's chronic absenteeism rate is 21.0%, but peers in similar contexts achieve 9.7%. Closing this 11.3% gap across 1,688 students would recover approximately 34,355 attendance days per year.
Subgroup disparity score of 14.3% indicates meaningful differences in chronic absenteeism across student demographics.
Priority Score Breakdown
Trend Over Time
Schools in this District
| Rank | School | Enrollment | CA Rate | Recoverable Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14544 | NEWTON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL | 811 | 22.3% | 17,054 |
| 17698 | NEWTON COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | 877 | 19.6% | 14,171 |