Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Tracy Joint 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 | 54.1% | 47.8% | 59.9% | 43.4% | 52.5% | 42.0% | 45.6% | 36.5% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 15.6% | 17.4% | 16.0% | 24.7% | 16.9% | 24.3% | 19.8% | 28.6% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.8% | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.6% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.8% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 1.7% | 0.2% | 1.5% | 1.6% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 11.0% | 8.7% | 11.2% | 10.1% | 8.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% | 20.6% |
| Two or More Reasons | 16.5% | 21.7% | 10.5% | 18.2% | 16.9% | 20.0% | 17.3% | 11.1% |