Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| San Juan 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% | 43.9% | 57.0% | 37.0% | 42.3% | 41.2% | 37.5% | 35.1% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 21.8% | 21.4% | 19.5% | 22.4% | 22.5% | 24.1% | 25.7% | 27.5% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 2.3% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 1.5% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 2.2% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 3.8% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 8.9% | 8.2% | 7.8% | 10.6% | 4.2% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 8.4% |
| Two or More Reasons | 25.9% | 24.5% | 11.5% | 25.5% | 28.2% | 22.7% | 26.1% | 20.6% |