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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Riverdale Joint 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	N/A	S	S	45.5%	N/A	52.4%	23.1%	N/A
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)	N/A	S	S	20.2%	N/A	14.3%	30.8%	N/A
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry	N/A	S	S	0.0%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep	N/A	S	S	0.4%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Didn’t Feel Safe at School	N/A	S	S	0.4%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Had to Work	N/A	S	S	0.8%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend	N/A	S	S	1.2%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School	N/A	S	S	0.0%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs	N/A	S	S	0.4%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class	N/A	S	S	0.0%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School	N/A	S	S	0.8%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Was Suspended	N/A	S	S	0.0%	N/A	0.0%	0.0%	N/A
Other Reason	N/A	S	S	13.0%	N/A	23.8%	19.2%	N/A
Two or More Reasons	N/A	S	S	17.4%	N/A	9.5%	26.9%	N/A