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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 Students 89.9 16.5 45.1 30.5 17.8
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 94.4 9.4 24.8 17.8 5.9
Black or African American 92.2 12.6 38.4 26.6 14.1
Hispanic or Latino 87.2 20.9 57.8 40.1 24.7
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 90.8 14.9 37.1 25.3 10.1
White 92.0 13.2 35.1 22.7 12.8
High Needs 87.7 19.9 54.7 37.9 22.8
English Learners 86.7 21.3 62.6 43.6 30.9
Economically Disadvantaged 87.3 20.6 57.0 40.0 24.4
Students with Disabilities 86.2 22.6 58.0 40.7 23.8
Female 90.4 15.7 43.9 29.4 17.6
Male 89.4 17.2 46.2 31.5 18.0


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 Students 89.8 9.8 30.2 30.9 7.4
American Indian or Alaska Native
Asian 94.4 5.5 18.0 18.0 3.0
Black or African American 91.9 7.8 25.9 27.4 5.4
Hispanic or Latino 86.8 12.7 39.9 40.5 10.9
Multi-Race, Not Hispanic or Latino 91.1 8.5 24.4 25.0 4.7
White 92.1 7.6 22.4 23.2 4.7
High Needs 87.3 12.1 38.1 38.8 9.8
English Learners 85.6 13.7 43.6 44.7 16.8
Economically Disadvantaged 86.9 12.5 39.7 40.5 10.2
Students with Disabilities 85.9 13.5 42.7 43.3 10.3
Female 90.6 9.1 28.9 29.6 6.7
Male 89.1 10.4 31.4 32.1 8.0

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