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Parma City's published chronic absenteeism rate fell from 46.5% in 2021-22 to 23.9% in 2024-25, below the corresponding Ohio rate.
The 2024-25 reports show substantial differences among large Ohio districts, including a low rate at Olentangy and a small final-year increase.
The published Hispanic chronic-absence rate stayed at 33.0% in 2024-25. Rounded rates limit precision, and subgroup changes were uneven.
Ohio absenteeism fell statewide, but 62 of 607 districts were at their highest rate in the available 2021–22 through 2024–25 series.
Nate Artino begins as Bellevue City Schools superintendent with a focus on listening, shared vision and trust as the district plans around a decade of enrollment decline.
Amy Wentworth became Indian Valley Local's superintendent in August, returning to the district she graduated from. It enrolled 1,605 students in 2025-26.
Bill Wingler begins as Columbia Local superintendent in a Lorain County district whose enrollment rose from 847 to 1,029, with the growth concentrated in Copopa Elementary.
Ohio's kindergarten enrollment has fallen below 12th grade for 12 straight years, with the gap widening to 25,505 students in 2026.
Across 31 Cuyahoga County districts, 2024-25 chronic absenteeism ranged from 6.5% to 56.7%, a 50.2-point spread.
Springboro (9.1% chronic absenteeism, 5,763 students) and Lorain (59.2%, 6,070 students) are nearly identical in size but separated by a 50-point attendance gap.
The gap between Ohio's economically disadvantaged and white students narrowed from 20.2 to 14.2 points since 2022, while the economically disadvantaged rate fell from 44.4% to 33.3%.
Enrollment-weighted Ohio chronic absenteeism rates ranged from 6.2% in Putnam County to 32.1% in Cuyahoga County in 2024-25.
Cleveland's chronic absenteeism rate jumped 4.2 points to 55.7% in 2024-25 after falling from 62.3% to 51.5% over three years. Every subgroup worsened.
Columbus improved to a 52.6% chronic absenteeism rate in 2024-25, while Cleveland and Cincinnati reversed course.
Nine Ohio districts reported chronic absenteeism rates above 50% in 2024-25; rounded rate-times-enrollment calculations estimate 53,798 affected students.
