Homeless Youth Chronic Absenteeism
The latest annual K-12 public school chronic absenteeism rate by ethnicityThis report displays the 2018–19, K–12 homeless youth, public school chronic absenteeism rate by ethnicity.
PLEASE BE ADVISED: No reports due to the determination by the California Department of Education (CDE) that the data are not valid and reliable for the 2019–20 academic year. This is due to the manner in which absenteeism data are collected in the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) that impacts the integrity of the data and related calculations for any period of time other than the full academic year. 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 webpage.
| Ethnicity | Cumulative Enrollment |
Chronic Absenteeism Eligible Enrollment |
Chronic Absenteeism Count |
Chronic Absenteeism Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| African American | 24,863 |
23,954 |
10,005 |
41.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2,091 |
2,035 |
814 |
40.0% |
| Asian | 7,464 |
7,377 |
673 |
9.1% |
| Filipino | 3,548 |
3,519 |
408 |
11.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 188,050 |
185,350 |
41,364 |
22.3% |
| Pacific Islander | 1,712 |
1,675 |
603 |
36.0% |
| White | 31,763 |
31,159 |
8,992 |
28.9% |
| Two or More Races | 7,712 |
7,538 |
2,528 |
33.5% |
| Not Reported | 2,066 |
2,012 |
637 |
31.7% |
| Total | 269,269 |
264,619 |
66,024 |
25.0% |
For greater filtering capabilities please visit the DataQuest report, 2018-19 Chronic Absenteeism Rate and follow these steps:
- Select "Report Options and Filters" to narrow the data report
- Under "Report Selection", the Report Type, County, and Year can be changed as desired.
- Under "Report Filters", the School Type, Gender, English Learner, Disability can be selected as desired
- Under "Program Subgroups" select "Homeless"
Display Options will vary depending on the report. Options include viewing the data as percents or numbers or sorting the data by column ascending or descending.
Source: Absenteeism and Cumulative Enrollment data were submitted and certified by local educational agencies (LEAs) and/or charter schools as part of the annual California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS) End of Year (EOY) 3 submission.