Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Porterville 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 | 42.4% | 37.5% | 29.0% | 9.1% | 48.7% | 44.3% | 42.1% | 22.2% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 24.0% | 26.2% | 23.4% | 36.4% | 24.4% | 26.5% | 23.5% | 37.0% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 3.7% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.9% | 0.5% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.2% | 3.7% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 3.7% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 8.3% | 9.6% | 5.5% | 9.1% | 9.7% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 7.4% |
| Two or More Reasons | 22.3% | 23.8% | 37.5% | 45.5% | 12.9% | 15.2% | 18.5% | 22.2% |