Iowa City
Iowa City's Chronic Absence Fell Below Its Pre-COVID Level
Iowa City Community School District's chronic-absence rate fell to 10.3% in 2024-25. That was below both its 28.0% peak in 2021-22 and its 14.3% pre-COVID rate in 2018-19.
Iowa Reports Graduation Rates for Non-Binary Students, a Category Few States Track
Among the standard subgroups in Iowa's graduation data sits a line item that few states report: non-binary students.
Three-Quarters Back: Iowa Has Recovered 76% from the COVID Absence Surge
The math is straightforward. Iowa's chronic absenteeism rate peaked at 25.6% in 2021-22. The pre-COVID baseline was 12.7% in 2018-19. The current rate is 15.8%. That puts Iowa 75.9% of the way back, t...