West Memphis
West Memphis: From 22% Chronic Absence to 5% in a Delta District
The Mississippi Delta region of eastern Arkansas is associated with some of the state's deepest poverty and most stubborn educational challenges. Chronic absenteeism rates in Delta districts routinely...
19 Arkansas Districts Defied Two Years of Rising Absence
In 2022-23, most Arkansas districts improved on chronic absenteeism. The statewide rate fell from 26.9% to 17.7%, and 215 of 238 districts with data moved in the right direction. Recovery seemed under...
Three Out of Four Arkansas Districts Still Below Pre-COVID Enrollment
Arkansas public schools enrolled 479,432 students in 2019-20, the most in the state's modern history. Six years later, 14,011 of those students are gone, and the recovery that briefly appeared possibl...