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Student Attendance (2020-21)


The COVID 19 pandemic had a profound impact on the 2020-21 school year. Data reported below may have been affected by the pandemic. Please keep this in mind when reviewing the data, and take particular care when comparing data over multiple school years.

Please note that the attendance data in the report below reflects attendance reported by districts from the beginning of their school years until the last day of school.

Student Attendance (2020-21) - End of Year
Student Group Attendance Rate Average # of Absences Absent 10 or more days Chronically Absent (10% or more) Unexcused > 9 days
All Student 99.2 1.3 5.5 6.3 5.5
Female 98.9 1.6 7.0 7.6 7.0
Male 99.4 0.9 3.9 5.0 3.9
Economically Disadvantaged 99.2 1.2 5.3 5.9 5.3
High Needs 99.2 1.3 5.6 6.2 5.6
Students with disabilities 99.2 1.2 6.0 8.0 6.0
African American/Black 99.4 0.9 3.4 3.4 3.4
American Indian or Alaskan Native 95.0 6.2 33.3 33.3 33.3
Asian 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 99.3 0.9 5.3 8.8 5.3
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 97.7 3.6 13.3 13.3 13.3
White 99.2 1.3 5.2 5.9 5.2


Please note that the attendance data in the report below reflects attendance reported by districts from the beginning of their school years until March 1, 2021.

Student Attendance (2020-21) - March
Student Group Attendance Rate Average # of Absences Absent 10 or more days Chronically Absent (10% or more) Unexcused > 9 days
All Student 84.2 14.5 70.8 72.5 0.0
Male 83.3 15.5 75.4 77.8 0.0
Female 85.1 13.6 66.3 67.4 0.0
Economically Disadvantaged 84.2 14.5 70.7 72.3 0.0
High Needs 84.2 14.5 70.9 72.4 0.0
Students with disabilities 83.2 15.9 85.0 85.0 0.0
Hispanic or Latino 82.5 14.8 69.2 79.5 0.0
African American/Black 84.5 14.4 68.2 69.1 0.0
American Indian or Alaskan Native 80.4 15.4 77.8 77.8 0.0
Multi-race, non-Hispanic or Latino 81.1 17.7 86.7 86.7 0.0
Asian 87.3 11.9 53.3 53.3 0.0
White 84.6 14.4 72.7 73.4 0.0

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