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Chronic Absenteeism School Facilities Resources

This page contains resources regarding chronic absenteeism and school facilities.

California Department of Education. 2023. Absenteeism Data: Reports and data about student absenteeism, including absenteeism by reason and chronic absenteeism counts and rates disaggregated by race/ethnicity, program subgroup, grade level, and academic year.

Mark Schneider, Do School Facilities Affect Academic Outcomes? External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF) (Washington, DC: National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities, 2002).

Stephen Boese and John Shaw, New York State School Facilities and Student Health, Achievement, and Attendance External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF): A Data Analysis Report (New York, NY: Healthy Schools Network, Inc., 2005).

Lorraine E. Maxwell, “School Building Condition, Social Climate, Student Attendance and Academic Achievement: A Mediation Model, External link opens in new window or tab.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 46 (2016): 206–216.

David Branham, “The Wise Man Builds His House Upon the Rock: The Effects of Inadequate School Building Infrastructure on Student Attendance, External link opens in new window or tab.” Social Science Quarterly 85, no. 5 (2004): 1112–28.

Valkiria Durán-Narucki, “School Building Condition, School Attendance, and Academic Achievement in New York City Public Schools: A Mediation Model, External link opens in new window or tab.” Journal of Environmental Psychology 28, no. 3 (2008): 278–86.

Revathy Kumar, Patrick M. O’Malley, and Lloyd D. Johnston, “Association Between Physical Environment of Secondary Schools and Student Problem Behavior: A National Study, 2000–2003, External link opens in new window or tab.” Environment and Behavior 40, no. 4 (2008): 455–86.

Elinore Simons, Syni-An Hwang, Edward F. Fitzgerald, Christine Kielb, and Shao Lin, “The Impact of School Building Conditions on Student Absenteeism in Upstate New York, External link opens in new window or tab.” American Journal of Public Health 100, no. 9 (2010): 1679–86

SeonMi Choi, Denise A. Guerin, Hye-Young Kim, Jonee Kulman Brigham, and Theresa Bauer, “Indoor Environmental Quality of Classrooms and Student Outcomes: A Path Analysis Approach, External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF)” Journal of Learning Spaces Volume 2, no. 2: (2013–14).

Tennessee Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, Do K–12 School Facilities Affect Educational Outcomes? External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF) (Nashville, TN, 2003).

Patricia Plympton, Susan Conway, and Kyra Epstein, Daylighting in Schools: Improving Student Performance and Health at a Price Schools Can Afford External link opens in new window or tab. (PDF) (Washington, DC: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, U.S. Department of Energy, 2000).

W. J. Fisk, “The Ventilation Problem in Schools: Literature Review, External link opens in new window or tab.” Indoor Air Volume 27, no. 6: (2017) 1039–51.

Santosh Gaihre, Sean Semple, Janice Miller, Shona Fielding, and Steve Turner, “Classroom Carbon Dioxide Concentration, School Attendance, and Educational Attainment, External link opens in new window or tab.” Journal of School Health Volume 84, no. 9: (2014) 569–74.

California Department of Public Health. 2023. Improving Indoor Air Quality in Schools External link opens in new window or tab..

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2023. Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Action Kit External link opens in new window or tab..

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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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