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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Tamalpais Union High (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School34.6%23.1%43.8%33.0%25.0%32.8%34.8%S
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)19.2%38.5%21.9%21.1%16.7%23.3%21.1%S
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%S
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep0.0%0.0%0.0%0.4%0.0%0.8%1.0%S
Didn’t Feel Safe at School3.8%0.0%1.4%0.8%0.0%0.6%0.0%S
Had to Work0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%S
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend3.8%0.0%1.4%0.4%0.0%0.2%1.0%S
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.0%7.7%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.5%S
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.1%0.5%S
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.0%0.0%2.7%1.5%8.3%0.8%1.0%S
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School0.0%7.7%0.0%0.8%0.0%0.5%1.0%S
Was Suspended0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%S
Other Reason7.7%7.7%5.5%6.9%8.3%7.3%8.8%S
Two or More Reasons30.8%15.4%23.3%35.2%41.7%33.2%30.4%S