Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| El Rancho Unified (School District) | Percent | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||||||
| Reason for Absence | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | Grade 11 | Non-Traditional | Grade 7 | Grade 9 | Grade 11 | Non-Traditional |
| Didn’t Miss Any School | 46.9% | 41.3% | 35.5% | 16.8% | 51.3% | 47.2% | 49.8% | 28.2% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 22.0% | 24.2% | 24.2% | 19.8% | 20.0% | 22.9% | 22.3% | 30.1% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.3% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.5% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | 4.9% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 1.4% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.2% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.2% |
| Was Suspended | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% |
| Other Reason | 10.3% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 12.9% | 9.7% | 8.4% | 7.3% | 12.3% |
| Two or More Reasons | 17.8% | 23.2% | 25.6% | 40.6% | 12.5% | 16.1% | 16.5% | 19.6% |