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

Year(s): 2017-2019

San Luis Coastal Unified (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School40.0%38.1%58.8%35.5%41.2%34.6%37.0%S
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)33.3%28.6%17.6%23.8%11.8%27.6%23.0%S
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry6.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%S
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep6.7%0.0%1.5%0.7%0.0%0.7%0.6%S
Didn’t Feel Safe at School0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%5.9%0.5%0.0%S
Had to Work0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%S
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%0.0%1.1%1.2%S
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%S
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.4%0.0%S
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.1%0.0%S
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.1%0.0%S
Was Suspended0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%S
Other Reason0.0%4.8%11.8%11.4%11.8%11.3%14.5%S
Two or More Reasons13.3%28.6%10.3%25.6%29.4%23.1%23.6%S