This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project , a nonprofit newsroom covering the state.

Attendance at Oregon public schools improved only slightly during the 2024–25 school year, and continued to lag behind the national average.

Data that the Oregon Department of Education released Nov. 20 shows regular attendance improved by 0.8% over the previous year. That means about 3,100 more students out of the state’s roughly half-million regularly attended classes.

Even so, more than 1 in 3 students were chronically absent, ranking Oregon near the bottom of states in school attendance.

Oregon schools track “chronic absenteeism,” defined as missing more than 10% of school days—about 18 days in Oregon. “Regular attendees” are students who come to class for more than 90% of scho

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