Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Simi Valley 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 | 49.2% | 50.9% | 40.4% | 27.5% | 53.8% | 53.1% | 48.9% | 25.0% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 21.1% | 20.8% | 19.4% | 17.5% | 19.5% | 22.0% | 24.8% | 29.7% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.2% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 3.1% |
| Had to Work | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.1% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 3.1% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 11.7% | 7.6% | 7.4% | 15.0% | 14.5% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.4% |
| Two or More Reasons | 15.8% | 18.4% | 27.6% | 32.5% | 8.5% | 11.6% | 13.8% | 28.1% |