Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| El Dorado Union High (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 | 47.6% | 44.6% | 61.0% | 39.7% | 45.6% | 41.3% | 43.3% | 51.1% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 11.1% | 16.2% | 12.2% | 22.5% | 21.1% | 21.2% | 20.6% | 19.1% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 6.4% |
| Had to Work | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.0% | 0.7% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 3.2% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 14.3% | 5.4% | 9.2% | 9.8% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 8.2% | 10.6% |
| Two or More Reasons | 19.0% | 29.7% | 13.2% | 24.1% | 19.3% | 24.7% | 25.8% | 10.6% |