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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Modesto City Elementary (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School60.0%S39.1%36.1%S34.5%32.7%43.8%
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)30.0%S34.8%28.5%S25.5%19.2%18.8%
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.0%S0.0%0.0%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep0.0%S4.3%0.6%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Didn’t Feel Safe at School0.0%S0.0%0.0%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Had to Work0.0%S0.0%0.6%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend0.0%S0.0%0.6%S0.0%1.9%0.0%
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.0%S0.0%0.3%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%S0.0%0.3%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.0%S0.0%0.0%S0.0%0.0%0.0%
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School0.0%S0.0%0.3%S0.0%0.0%6.3%
Was Suspended0.0%S0.0%0.3%S0.0%1.9%0.0%
Other Reason0.0%S0.0%10.1%S18.2%9.6%18.8%
Two or More Reasons10.0%S21.7%22.2%S21.8%34.6%12.5%