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

Year(s): 2017-2019

Eureka City Schools (School District)Percent
Reason for AbsenceAfrican American/BlackAmerican Indian/Alaska NativeAsianHispanic/LatinoNative Hawaiian/Pacific IslanderWhiteMultiracialAnother Group
Didn’t Miss Any School29.0%30.1%41.1%35.2%25.0%37.2%30.0%40.0%
Illness (including respiratory and dental problems)29.0%21.9%21.1%24.5%25.0%27.6%27.2%32.0%
Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Didn’t Get Enough Sleep3.2%1.4%0.5%0.5%0.0%0.9%1.8%0.0%
Didn’t Feel Safe at School0.0%0.0%0.0%2.1%6.3%0.3%0.9%4.0%
Had to Work0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%
Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend0.0%0.0%0.0%1.0%6.3%0.6%0.5%0.0%
Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School0.0%0.0%1.1%0.0%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%
Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class0.0%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%
Was Bored with or Uninterested in School0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.6%0.5%0.0%
Was Suspended0.0%1.4%0.0%0.5%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.0%
Other Reason19.4%13.7%11.4%11.7%18.8%8.0%12.9%8.0%
Two or More Reasons19.4%31.5%24.9%24.3%18.8%23.0%25.8%16.0%