diff --git a/client/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx b/client/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx
index 28a0b6df1..e65d5055b 100644
--- a/client/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx
+++ b/client/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ interface ContextType {
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: IClientSettings = {
   defaultTeamSize: 1,
   canTutorExcuseStudents: false,
+  excludeStudentsByStatus: false,
   gradingFilename: '',
   tutorialGradingFilename: '',
 };
diff --git a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/AdminStatsCard.tsx b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/AdminStatsCard.tsx
index 28e67cca7..b1968c664 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/AdminStatsCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/AdminStatsCard.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import RED from '@mui/material/colors/red';
 import createStyles from '@mui/styles/createStyles';
 import makeStyles from '@mui/styles/makeStyles';
 import Chart from 'react-google-charts';
+import { StudentStatus } from 'shared/model/Student';
+import { useSettings } from '../../../hooks/useSettings';
 import { StudentByTutorialSlotSummaryMap } from '../../../typings/types';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ interface Props {
 function AdminStatsCard({ studentsByTutorialSummary: summaries }: Props): JSX.Element {
   const classes = useStyles();
   const theme = useTheme();
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
 
   function getScheinPassedStatsOfAllStudents() {
     const data: [string, number, number][] = [];
@@ -39,10 +42,14 @@ function AdminStatsCard({ studentsByTutorialSummary: summaries }: Props): JSX.El
       let passed = 0;
       let notPassed = 0;
       summaries.forEach((summary) => {
-        if (summary.passed) {
-          passed += 1;
-        } else {
-          notPassed += 1;
+        const shouldIncludeStudent =
+          !settings.excludeStudentsByStatus ||
+          ![StudentStatus.NO_SCHEIN_REQUIRED, StudentStatus.INACTIVE].includes(
+            summary.student.status
+          );
+
+        if (shouldIncludeStudent) {
+          summary.passed ? passed++ : notPassed++;
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinCrtieriaStatsCard.tsx b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinCrtieriaStatsCard.tsx
index 1d75319ba..51fe1ca84 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinCrtieriaStatsCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinCrtieriaStatsCard.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ import convert from 'color-convert';
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
 import Chart from 'react-google-charts';
 import { IScheinCriteria, ScheinCriteriaStatus } from 'shared/model/ScheinCriteria';
+import { StudentStatus } from 'shared/model/Student';
 import { getAllScheinCriterias } from '../../../hooks/fetching/Scheincriteria';
+import { useSettings } from '../../../hooks/useSettings';
 import { useTranslation } from '../../../util/lang/configI18N';
 import { TutorialSummaryInfo } from '../Dashboard';
 
@@ -47,6 +49,7 @@ function ScheinCriteriaStatsCard({
   const classes = useStyles();
   const theme = useTheme();
   const { t } = useTranslation('scheincriteria');
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
   const numberOfStudents = Object.keys(value.studentInfos).length;
 
   const { backgroundColor, colors, fontStyle } = theme.mixins.chart(theme);
@@ -57,6 +60,13 @@ function ScheinCriteriaStatsCard({
 
   function filterSummaries(critId: string): ScheinCriteriaStatus[] {
     return Object.values(value.studentInfos)
+      .filter(
+        (studentInfo) =>
+          !settings.excludeStudentsByStatus ||
+          ![StudentStatus.NO_SCHEIN_REQUIRED, StudentStatus.INACTIVE].includes(
+            studentInfo.student.status
+          )
+      )
       .filter((studentInfo) => Object.keys(studentInfo.scheinCriteriaSummary).includes(critId))
       .map((summary) => summary.scheinCriteriaSummary[critId]);
   }
@@ -124,6 +134,13 @@ function ScheinCriteriaStatsCard({
 
   function filterAndSortSummaries(critId: string): ScheinCriteriaStatus[] {
     return Object.values(value.studentInfos)
+      .filter(
+        (studentInfo) =>
+          !settings.excludeStudentsByStatus ||
+          ![StudentStatus.NO_SCHEIN_REQUIRED, StudentStatus.INACTIVE].includes(
+            studentInfo.student.status
+          )
+      )
       .filter((studentInfo) => Object.keys(studentInfo.scheinCriteriaSummary).includes(critId))
       .sort((a, b) => {
         const teamIdA = a.student.team?.id || '';
diff --git a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinPassedStatsCard.tsx b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinPassedStatsCard.tsx
index 6c6d39cb8..aa518275d 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinPassedStatsCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/ScheinPassedStatsCard.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { CircularProgress, Paper, Theme, Typography, useTheme } from '@mui/material';
 import createStyles from '@mui/styles/createStyles';
 import makeStyles from '@mui/styles/makeStyles';
-import React from 'react';
 import Chart from 'react-google-charts';
+import { StudentStatus } from 'shared/model/Student';
+import { useSettings } from '../../../hooks/useSettings';
 import { TutorialSummaryInfo } from '../Dashboard';
 
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ interface ScheinPassedStatsCardProps {
 function ScheinPassedStatsCard({ value }: ScheinPassedStatsCardProps): JSX.Element {
   const classes = useStyles();
   const theme = useTheme();
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
 
   const { backgroundColor, fontStyle } = theme.mixins.chart(theme);
 
@@ -42,8 +44,14 @@ function ScheinPassedStatsCard({ value }: ScheinPassedStatsCardProps): JSX.Eleme
     let notPassedValue = 0;
     const data: (string | number)[][] = [];
 
-    Object.values(value.studentInfos).forEach((item) => {
-      item.passed ? (passedValue += 1) : (notPassedValue += 1);
+    Object.values(value.studentInfos).forEach(({ student, passed }) => {
+      const shouldIncludeStudent =
+        !settings.excludeStudentsByStatus ||
+        ![StudentStatus.NO_SCHEIN_REQUIRED, StudentStatus.INACTIVE].includes(student.status);
+
+      if (shouldIncludeStudent) {
+        passed ? passedValue++ : notPassedValue++;
+      }
     });
 
     const passed = ['Bestanden', passedValue];
diff --git a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/TutorialStatsCard.tsx b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/TutorialStatsCard.tsx
index 242800c11..1699fe9af 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/TutorialStatsCard.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/dashboard/components/TutorialStatsCard.tsx
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@ import { Paper, Table, TableBody, TableCell, TableRow, Theme } from '@mui/materi
 import createStyles from '@mui/styles/createStyles';
 import makeStyles from '@mui/styles/makeStyles';
 import { DateTime } from 'luxon';
-import React from 'react';
+import { StudentStatus } from 'shared/model/Student';
+import { useSettings } from '../../../hooks/useSettings';
 import { TutorialSummaryInfo } from '../Dashboard';
-
 const useStyles = makeStyles((theme: Theme) =>
   createStyles({
     statsPaper: {
@@ -32,7 +32,14 @@ interface TutorialStatsCardProps {
 
 function TutorialStatsCard({ value }: TutorialStatsCardProps): JSX.Element {
   const classes = useStyles();
+  const { settings } = useSettings();
   const { studentInfos, tutorial } = value;
+  let activeStudents = 0;
+  Object.values(studentInfos).forEach(({ student }) => {
+    if (student.status === StudentStatus.ACTIVE) {
+      activeStudents++;
+    }
+  });
 
   return (
     <Paper className={classes.statsPaper}>
@@ -40,7 +47,11 @@ function TutorialStatsCard({ value }: TutorialStatsCardProps): JSX.Element {
         <TableBody>
           <TableRow>
             <TableCell className={classes.tableTitle}>Teilnehmer: </TableCell>
-            <TableCell>{Object.values(studentInfos).length}</TableCell>
+            <TableCell>
+              {settings.excludeStudentsByStatus
+                ? `${activeStudents} aktive, ${Object.values(studentInfos).length} insgesamt`
+                : Object.values(studentInfos).length}
+            </TableCell>
           </TableRow>
           <>
             <TableRow>
diff --git a/client/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.helpers.ts b/client/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.helpers.ts
index 1365e4002..a66396bd5 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.helpers.ts
+++ b/client/src/pages/settings/SettingsPage.helpers.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as Yup from 'yup';
 
 export const validationSchema = Yup.object().shape({
     canTutorExcuseStudents: Yup.boolean().required('Benötigt'),
+    excludeStudentsByStatus: Yup.boolean().required('Benötigt'),
     defaultTeamSize: Yup.number()
         .integer('Muss eine ganze Zahl sein.')
         .min(1, 'Muss mindestens 1 sein.')
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export const validationSchema = Yup.object().shape({
 export interface FormState {
     defaultTeamSize: string;
     canTutorExcuseStudents: boolean;
+    excludeStudentsByStatus: boolean;
     gradingFilename: string;
     tutorialGradingFilename: string;
     mailingConfig: {
@@ -68,12 +70,14 @@ export function getInitialValues(settings: IClientSettings): FormState {
     const {
         mailingConfig,
         canTutorExcuseStudents,
+        excludeStudentsByStatus,
         gradingFilename,
         tutorialGradingFilename,
         defaultTeamSize,
     } = settings;
     return {
         canTutorExcuseStudents: canTutorExcuseStudents,
+        excludeStudentsByStatus: excludeStudentsByStatus,
         defaultTeamSize: `${defaultTeamSize}`,
         gradingFilename,
         tutorialGradingFilename,
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ export function getInitialValues(settings: IClientSettings): FormState {
 export function convertFormStateToDTO(values: FormState): IClientSettings {
     const dto: IClientSettings = {
         canTutorExcuseStudents: values.canTutorExcuseStudents,
+        excludeStudentsByStatus: values.excludeStudentsByStatus,
         defaultTeamSize: Number.parseInt(values.defaultTeamSize),
         gradingFilename: values.gradingFilename,
         tutorialGradingFilename: values.tutorialGradingFilename,
diff --git a/client/src/pages/settings/components/SettingsPage.form.tsx b/client/src/pages/settings/components/SettingsPage.form.tsx
index c73dd9fe6..a3ac517fa 100644
--- a/client/src/pages/settings/components/SettingsPage.form.tsx
+++ b/client/src/pages/settings/components/SettingsPage.form.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Box, Button, Typography } from '@mui/material';
 import createStyles from '@mui/styles/createStyles';
 import makeStyles from '@mui/styles/makeStyles';
 import { useFormikContext } from 'formik';
-import React, { useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import FormikCheckbox from '../../../components/forms/components/FormikCheckbox';
 import FormikDebugDisplay from '../../../components/forms/components/FormikDebugDisplay';
 import FormikTextField from '../../../components/forms/components/FormikTextField';
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ function SettingsPageForm(): JSX.Element {
 
         <GridDivider />
 
+        <Typography className={classes.sectionLabel}>Scheinstatus</Typography>
+        <FormikCheckbox
+          label='Studierende mit dem Status „Kein Schein benötigt“ oder „Inaktiv“ werden von der Kriterienberechnung ausgeschlossen'
+          name='excludeStudentsByStatus'
+        />
+
+        <GridDivider />
+
         <Typography className={classes.sectionLabel}>Dateinamen</Typography>
         <Box display='grid' gridTemplateColumns='1fr'>
           <FormikTextField
diff --git a/docs/docs/handbook/settings.md b/docs/docs/handbook/settings.md
index 152c372ad..ff89cc7d2 100644
--- a/docs/docs/handbook/settings.md
+++ b/docs/docs/handbook/settings.md
@@ -15,11 +15,12 @@ For a complete overview of all configuration options available see the [Configur
 
 ## Available settings
 
-| Setting                  | Default      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| ------------------------ | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `defaultTeamSize`        | `2`          | Size of a 'default team'. Teams are **not** validated against this constraint but the client uses it for Quality of Life adjustments.                                                                               |
-| `canTutorExcuseStudents` | `false`      | Are tutors able to excuse their students? If this is `true` they can set the attendance state of their students to `excused`. If this is `false` only the administrator can set the attendance states to `excused`. |
-| `mailingConfig`          | _(optional)_ | `MailingConfiguration` - Options for [nodemailer][nodemailer]. For more information see below.                                                                                                                      |
+| Setting                   | Default      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| ------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `defaultTeamSize`         | `2`          | Size of a 'default team'. Teams are **not** validated against this constraint but the client uses it for Quality of Life adjustments.                                                                                                                                                                           |
+| `canTutorExcuseStudents`  | `false`      | Are tutors able to excuse their students? If this is `true` they can set the attendance state of their students to `excused`. If this is `false` only the administrator can set the attendance states to `excused`.                                                                                             |
+| `excludeStudentsByStatus` | `true`       | Are students with student status "Hat bereits einen Schein" and "Inaktiv" excluded from the schein criteria calculation? If this is `true` they are excluded and will not be considered in any dashboard diagram. If this is `false` they will not be excluded and will contribute to the dashboard statistics. |
+| `mailingConfig`           | _(optional)_ | `MailingConfiguration` - Options for [nodemailer][nodemailer]. For more information see below.                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
 
 ### Mailing Configuration
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-test-docker/config/production.yml b/scripts/build-test-docker/config/production.yml
index c9f7b1754..52f47cc28 100644
--- a/scripts/build-test-docker/config/production.yml
+++ b/scripts/build-test-docker/config/production.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ database:
 
 defaultSettings:
   canTutorExcuseStudents: true
+  excludeStudentsByStatus: true
   defaultTeamSize: 3
diff --git a/server/config/development.yml b/server/config/development.yml
index 0345ee535..87f7b7256 100644
--- a/server/config/development.yml
+++ b/server/config/development.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ database:
 
 defaultSettings:
     canTutorExcuseStudents: true
+    excludeStudentsByStatus: true
     defaultTeamSize: 3
 
 # Settings used for the gotenberg instance
diff --git a/server/config/production.yml b/server/config/production.yml
index fa404b01c..4396ed3d6 100644
--- a/server/config/production.yml
+++ b/server/config/production.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ database:
 
 defaultSettings:
     canTutorExcuseStudents: true
+    excludeStudentsByStatus: true
     defaultTeamSize: 3
 
 # Settings used for the gotenberg instance
diff --git a/server/config/test.yml b/server/config/test.yml
index a98a283f4..e3a208512 100644
--- a/server/config/test.yml
+++ b/server/config/test.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ database:
 
 defaultSettings:
   canTutorExcuseStudents: true
+  excludeStudentsByStatus: true
   defaultTeamSize: 3
diff --git a/server/src/database/entities/settings.entity.ts b/server/src/database/entities/settings.entity.ts
index 3b20467cb..0db1db8c0 100644
--- a/server/src/database/entities/settings.entity.ts
+++ b/server/src/database/entities/settings.entity.ts
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ export class Setting {
     @Property()
     canTutorExcuseStudents!: boolean;
 
+    @Property()
+    excludeStudentsByStatus!: boolean;
+
     @Property()
     gradingFilename!: string;
 
@@ -92,6 +95,7 @@ export class Setting {
         return {
             defaultTeamSize: this.defaultTeamSize,
             canTutorExcuseStudents: this.canTutorExcuseStudents,
+            excludeStudentsByStatus: this.excludeStudentsByStatus,
             gradingFilename: this.gradingFilename,
             tutorialGradingFilename: this.tutorialGradingFilename,
             mailingConfig: this.mailSettings?.toDTO(),
@@ -101,6 +105,7 @@ export class Setting {
     updateFromDTO(dto?: ClientSettingsDTO): void {
         this.defaultTeamSize = dto?.defaultTeamSize ?? 2;
         this.canTutorExcuseStudents = dto?.canTutorExcuseStudents ?? false;
+        this.excludeStudentsByStatus = dto?.excludeStudentsByStatus ?? false;
         this.gradingFilename = dto?.gradingFilename ?? 'Ex#{sheetNo}_#{teamName}';
         this.tutorialGradingFilename =
             dto?.tutorialGradingFilename ?? 'Tutorial_#{tutorialSlot}_Ex#{sheetNo}';
diff --git a/server/src/module/settings/settings.dto.ts b/server/src/module/settings/settings.dto.ts
index 4417c851d..a037a8423 100644
--- a/server/src/module/settings/settings.dto.ts
+++ b/server/src/module/settings/settings.dto.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ export class ClientSettingsDTO {
     @IsBoolean()
     canTutorExcuseStudents!: boolean;
 
+    @IsBoolean()
+    excludeStudentsByStatus!: boolean;
+
     @IsOptional()
     gradingFilename?: string;
 
diff --git a/server/src/module/settings/settings.service.spec.ts b/server/src/module/settings/settings.service.spec.ts
index 845416302..b54716745 100644
--- a/server/src/module/settings/settings.service.spec.ts
+++ b/server/src/module/settings/settings.service.spec.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { TestSuite } from '../../../test/helpers/TestSuite';
 import { MOCKED_SETTINGS_DOCUMENT } from '../../../test/mocks/entities.mock';
 import { Setting } from '../../database/entities/settings.entity';
 import { ClientSettingsDTO } from './settings.dto';
-import { SettingsService } from './settings.service';
 import { SettingsModule } from './settings.module';
+import { SettingsService } from './settings.service';
 
 interface AssertSettingsParams {
     expected: Setting;
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ function assertSettings({ expected, actual }: AssertSettingsParams) {
 const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: ClientSettingsDTO = {
     defaultTeamSize: 2,
     canTutorExcuseStudents: false,
+    excludeStudentsByStatus: false,
     gradingFilename: 'default_filename',
     tutorialGradingFilename: 'default_tutorial_grading_filename',
 };
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ describe('SettingsService', () => {
     it.each<ClientSettingsDTO>([
         { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS, defaultTeamSize: 5 },
         { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS, canTutorExcuseStudents: true },
+        { ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS, excludeStudentsByStatus: true },
         {
             ...DEFAULT_SETTINGS,
             defaultTeamSize: 3,
diff --git a/server/src/shared/model/Settings.ts b/server/src/shared/model/Settings.ts
index c8169974a..0fd6e3d82 100644
--- a/server/src/shared/model/Settings.ts
+++ b/server/src/shared/model/Settings.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface IMailingSettings {
 export interface IClientSettings {
     defaultTeamSize: number;
     canTutorExcuseStudents: boolean;
+    excludeStudentsByStatus: boolean;
     /** Filename for gradings for teams / students __without__ extension. */
     gradingFilename: string;
     /** Filename for file for gradings of all team of a tutorial __without__ extension. */