Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Race/Ethnicity
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Palo Alto 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 | 43.5% | 45.5% | 64.2% | 43.8% | 40.0% | 43.3% | 51.6% | 64.1% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 30.4% | 18.2% | 18.1% | 25.4% | 26.7% | 30.3% | 22.7% | 17.9% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.6% | 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 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 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% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.9% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 9.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Other Reason | 13.0% | 9.1% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 0.0% | 6.5% | 6.6% | 10.3% |
| Two or More Reasons | 8.7% | 18.2% | 10.1% | 18.0% | 33.3% | 18.0% | 17.6% | 5.1% |