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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Summerville Union High (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School9.1%40.0%S29.1%S34.2%31.5%S
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)36.4%50.0%S18.6%S25.0%29.6%S
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.0%0.0%S1.2%S0.0%0.0%S
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep0.0%0.0%S3.5%S1.5%0.0%S
Didn’t Feel Safe at School0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.4%0.0%S
Had to Work0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.4%0.0%S
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend9.1%0.0%S0.0%S1.1%3.7%S
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.4%0.0%S
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.0%0.0%S
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.0%0.0%S
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.4%0.0%S
Was Suspended0.0%0.0%S0.0%S0.4%0.0%S
Other Reason27.3%0.0%S14.0%S12.9%9.3%S
Two or More Reasons18.2%10.0%S33.7%S23.5%25.9%S