Reasons for School Absence in Past Month, by Gender and Grade Level
Year(s): 2017-2019
| Dos Palos Oro Loma Joint 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 | 30.3% | 37.2% | 16.7% | 25.0% | 42.3% | 42.9% | 40.7% | 13.8% |
| Illness (including respiratory and dental problems) | 26.3% | 28.2% | 34.8% | 12.5% | 19.7% | 22.2% | 28.8% | 13.8% |
| Felt Very Sad, Hopeless, Anxious, Stressed, or Angry | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Didn’t Get Enough Sleep | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 3.4% |
| Didn’t Feel Safe at School | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6.9% |
| 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 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 1.5% | 12.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 3.4% | 0.0% |
| Wanted to Spend Time with Friends Not from School | 0.0% | 1.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.6% | 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% | 1.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Was Bored with or Uninterested in School | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.7% | 0.0% |
| Was Suspended | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.4% |
| Other Reason | 15.8% | 12.8% | 10.6% | 6.3% | 11.3% | 11.1% | 6.8% | 10.3% |
| Two or More Reasons | 21.1% | 20.5% | 34.8% | 37.5% | 21.1% | 20.6% | 15.3% | 48.3% |