Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| San Ramon Valley 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 | 49.6% | 65.1% | 68.1% | 47.7% | 53.5% | 49.3% | 56.3% | 63.0% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 16.8% | 17.8% | 13.1% | 22.2% | 14.1% | 21.7% | 16.1% | 15.7% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.6% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 2.5% | 0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Had to Work | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.8% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 10.1% | 8.2% | 6.9% | 10.5% | 14.1% | 11.4% | 11.2% | 8.7% |
| Two or More Reasons | 16.8% | 6.8% | 10.3% | 16.5% | 15.2% | 15.2% | 14.4% | 9.4% |