Absenteeism Data

Reports

• Absenteeism by Reason
  The latest statewide DataQuest report for annual K–12 public school absence by reason data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student group, and grade span for multiple academic years. The report includes a report description, a report glossary, and several report options and filters. Reports are also available at the county, district, and school levels from within the expandable (+) “Report Options and Filters” section.
  
  
• Chronic Absenteeism
  The latest statewide DataQuest report for annual K–12 public chronic absenteeism data disaggregated by race/ethnicity, gender, student group, and grade span for multiple academic years. The report includes a report description, a report glossary, and several report options and filters. Reports are also available at the county, district, and school levels from within the expandable (+) “Report Options and Filters” section. 
  
  
• PLEASE BE ADVISED: As a result of the statewide physical school closures that occurred in February/March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Education (CDE) has determined that the 2019–20 absenteeism data are not valid and reliable for the 2019–20 academic year; therefore, the CDE has not processed these data and they are unavailable for public release. For more information about the impact of COVID-19 on data reporting for the 2019–20 academic year, please visit the CDE COVID-19 and Data Reporting web page.

Downloadable Files

• Absenteeism Downloadable Data Files
  Downloadable data about student absenteeism disaggregated by ethnicity, gender, student group, and grade span.

Resources

• Chronic Absenteeism Rate Indicator
  The chronic absenteeism rate indicator, reported on the California School Dashboard, applies to districts and schools with students in grades K–8.