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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Antioch Unified (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School46.2%44.0%47.9%42.5%32.0%41.2%35.2%47.8%
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)18.3%32.0%20.8%23.2%30.0%22.5%24.5%20.3%
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.7%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%0.0%0.3%1.4%
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep0.7%0.0%1.6%1.7%0.0%3.9%2.0%5.8%
Didn’t Feel Safe at School1.8%0.0%0.5%1.5%2.0%1.5%1.7%0.0%
Had to Work0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend3.6%8.0%1.0%3.2%2.0%1.0%1.7%1.4%
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.4%0.0%0.0%0.4%2.0%0.5%0.3%0.0%
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.4%4.0%1.0%0.9%0.0%0.5%1.1%1.4%
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School1.1%0.0%0.0%0.7%4.0%0.0%0.8%0.0%
Was Suspended1.4%0.0%0.5%0.4%0.0%0.0%0.3%0.0%
Other Reason12.5%8.0%13.0%9.9%18.0%10.3%15.2%13.0%
Two or More Reasons12.9%4.0%13.5%14.9%10.0%18.6%16.9%8.7%