Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Oakland Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reason for Absence | African American/Black | American Indian/Alaska Native | Asian | Hispanic/Latino | Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | White | Multiracial | Another Group |
| Didn’t Miss Any School | 36.2% | 37.5% | 56.9% | 35.9% | 29.6% | 39.4% | 32.3% | 49.0% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 25.4% | 29.2% | 18.4% | 23.2% | 30.9% | 28.1% | 21.6% | 17.0% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.3% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 2.3% | 4.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.9% | 1.1% | 1.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.1% | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 9.0% | 12.5% | 8.5% | 12.2% | 4.9% | 8.3% | 10.3% | 11.0% |
| Two or More Reasons | 23.0% | 16.7% | 13.9% | 21.9% | 29.6% | 20.9% | 28.8% | 16.0% |