Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity

Year(s): 2017-2019

Perris Union High (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School41.7%27.8%47.3%29.8%27.1%25.2%31.8%27.9%
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)16.2%25.0%16.2%25.6%25.7%25.5%21.9%25.0%
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep1.1%0.0%0.4%0.8%1.4%0.4%0.9%1.5%
Didn’t Feel Safe at School0.6%0.0%0.8%1.2%0.0%0.6%0.9%0.0%
Had to Work1.4%0.0%0.0%0.6%2.9%0.5%0.6%4.4%
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend1.1%0.0%2.3%1.3%1.4%0.3%1.3%0.0%
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.1%0.0%
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.3%0.0%0.4%0.4%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School0.0%2.8%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.3%0.4%0.0%
Was Suspended1.7%0.0%0.8%0.5%0.0%0.5%1.0%0.0%
Other Reason10.4%2.8%9.6%9.7%10.0%9.2%8.5%14.7%
Two or More Reasons25.5%41.7%22.3%29.5%31.4%37.2%32.2%26.5%