South Mississippi absenteeism rates

The percentage of South Mississippi public school students considered chronically absent during the 2013-14 school year:

Bay St. Louis - 16.7%

Biloxi - 18.7%

George County - 12.4%

Gulfport - 17.1%

Hancock County - 16.8%

Harrison County - 13.2%

Jackson County - 15.8%

Long Beach - 17.2%

Moss Point - 31.1%

Ocean Springs - 16.9%

Pascagoula - 15.8%

Pass Christian - 1.4%

Pearl River County - 16.8%

Picayune - 16.7%

Poplarville - 16.5%

Stone County - 15.2%

This story was originally published June 14, 2016 at 11:00 PM with the headline "South Mississippi absenteeism rates ."