Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Ceres Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||||
| Reason for Absence | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | Grade 11 | Non-Traditional | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | Grade 11 | Non-Traditional |
| Didn’t Miss Any School | 40.0% | 35.4% | 30.9% | 25.8% | 42.2% | 37.8% | 39.3% | 27.4% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 25.5% | 22.7% | 22.1% | 22.6% | 20.8% | 28.1% | 25.1% | 25.8% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.9% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 8.1% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.1% | 1.2% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 3.2% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 1.6% |
| Other Reason | 11.5% | 10.0% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 14.2% | 10.8% | 9.3% | 8.1% |
| Two or More Reasons | 19.2% | 28.0% | 33.4% | 48.4% | 16.9% | 20.0% | 19.8% | 24.2% |