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Chronic Absenteeism Data

Downloadable data files containing student absenteeism data by race/ethnicity, gender, program subgroup, and grade span. Chronic absenteeism counts, eligible cumulative enrollment, and chronic absenteeism rate data are provided.

The file includes state, county, district, and school level data. Refer to the file structure for further details regarding the file's contents. Data are not included for districts and independently reporting charter schools (IRCs) that did not certify their California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) End-of-Year 3 submission.

Note: An asterisk (*) appearing in a data field is used to protect student privacy.

PLEASE BE ADVISED: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in statewide physical school closures in February/March 2020 followed by the widespread implementation of distance learning during the 2020–21 academic year. The California Department of Education (CDE) has determined that 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. The CDE recommends caution when comparing absenteeism data across academic years. For more information about the impact of COVID-19 on data reporting, please visit the CDE COVID-19 and Data Reporting webpage.

Year of Data File File Structure
2021–22 chronicabsenteeism22(TXT; 25MB; Updated 19-Dec-2022) File Structure: Chronic Absenteeism Data
2020–21 chronicabsenteeism21(TXT; 24MB; Posted 07-Jan-2022) File Structure: Chronic Absenteeism Data
2019–20 N/A N/A
2018–19 chronicabsenteeism19(TXT; 22MB; Updated 07-Jan-2022) File Structure: Chronic Absenteeism Data
2017–18 chronicabsenteeism18(TXT; 22MB; Updated 07-Jan-2022) File Structure: Chronic Absenteeism Data
2016–17 chronicabsenteeism17(TXT; 22MB; Updated 07-Jan-2022) File Structure: Chronic Absenteeism Data

Instructions: Click on the file name you wish to download and save the file to your computer. To view the file, open the file in a database or spreadsheet program.

Questions: Data Reporting Office | dro@cde.ca.gov | 916-327-0219 
Last Reviewed: Monday, December 19, 2022