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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Stockton Unified (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School31.7%34.0%53.4%37.7%46.2%35.4%38.9%48.7%
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)21.2%15.1%16.0%20.9%13.8%21.2%17.7%19.2%
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.3%0.0%0.2%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep0.3%1.9%0.5%1.0%1.5%1.0%1.4%1.3%
Didn’t Feel Safe at School3.7%1.9%1.9%1.7%1.5%1.5%2.4%2.6%
Had to Work0.3%0.0%0.2%0.7%0.0%0.5%0.4%0.0%
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend1.6%0.0%1.4%1.5%0.0%0.5%0.2%1.3%
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.5%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.5%0.2%0.0%
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.3%0.0%0.6%0.2%0.0%1.0%0.2%1.3%
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School1.0%0.0%0.3%0.6%0.0%0.5%0.2%1.3%
Was Suspended1.0%1.9%0.6%0.4%0.0%1.0%1.4%1.3%
Other Reason9.2%13.2%7.8%9.4%7.7%8.1%10.8%7.7%
Two or More Reasons29.1%32.1%17.2%25.4%29.2%28.8%26.3%15.4%