Chronic absence—missing 10% or more of school—has more than doubled since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
In Pittsburgh Public Schools, at the individual school level, chronic absenteeism rates are as high as 63% in some elementary schools and over 70% in some middle and high schools.

Circling Our Schools to get all kids what they need
A+ Schools works with community partners – including schools, neighborhood organizations, corporations, foundations and individual donors – to mobilize coordinated supports for students, families and school staff to ensure every kid shows up to school every day ready to learn, and every kid has a school where they want to be.