Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| El Segundo 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 | 54.0% | 44.0% | 36.4% | 9.1% | 52.5% | 52.5% | 48.6% | 52.4% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 24.7% | 21.2% | 21.3% | 9.1% | 23.2% | 24.5% | 22.9% | 14.3% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.8% | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Work | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Had to Care for or Help a Family Member or Friend | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.4% | 9.1% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 4.8% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Use Alcohol or Drugs | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Behind in Schoolwork or Unprepared for Class | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 7.9% | 11.1% | 9.7% | 9.1% | 12.9% | 11.7% | 13.3% | 0.0% |
| Two or More Reasons | 12.1% | 19.6% | 30.6% | 50.0% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 13.7% | 28.6% |