Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Desert Sands Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for Absence | African American/Black | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | Hispanic/Latino | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | Multiracial | Another Group |
| Didn’t Miss Any School | 36.1% | 45.2% | 66.9% | 43.3% | 18.8% | 43.2% | 45.8% | 46.9% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 23.6% | 7.1% | 15.7% | 21.3% | 18.8% | 22.8% | 20.8% | 21.9% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 2.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 6.3% | 1.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.8% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 2.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 18.1% | 23.8% | 7.9% | 10.1% | 18.8% | 8.8% | 9.6% | 10.9% |
| Two or More Reasons | 12.5% | 21.4% | 7.1% | 20.3% | 37.5% | 21.0% | 19.0% | 18.8% |