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The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the collection and reporting of data on EDE, beginning in SY 2019-20. The Department urges abundant caution when using the data and recommends reviewing the relevant data notes prior to use or interpretation. This includes data on state assessments, graduation rates, and chronic absenteeism.

Program
Chronic Absenteeism

Percent Chronically Absent Students

Note: Student counts may be duplicated. For example, if a student was reported as chronically absent in two schools in one year, they will be counted twice.

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(Note: Because states use different definitions, making comparisons across states can lead to incorrect conclusions.)

Source: EDFacts File Specification 195 / Data Group 814

Map Data Notes
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School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019 ALL STATES 195 814, 814PCT Participation Data for FS195/DG814 are reported at the school level. For ED Data Express, the Department has aggregated the data to the LEA and SEA level for user convenience. Aggregated data are impacted by quality issues in the source data, which, in this case, are the school level. Also, student counts may be duplicative. Students are reported in each school in which they are enrolled and absent 10% or more school days during the school year. As a result, students who are defined and reported as chronically absent at more than one school in a given school year will be counted more than once when aggregated up to the LEA, SEA, and national levels. The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do no necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019 ALL STATES 195 814, 814PCT Participation The school-level data for FS195/DG814 are privacy protected via perturbation. The data are protected by adding or subtracting one student for cell sizes less than or equal to four and random data swapping for cell sizes less than or equal to three. The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
2020-2021, 2019-2020 ALL STATES 195 814 Participation The Department urges abundant caution when using the data and recommends reviewing the other relevant data notes and state comments prior to use or interpretation. In SY2019-2020 and 2020-2021, SEAs were given the flexibility to report Chronic Absenteeism data using a different definition than in previous years. Therefore, data are not comparable across years. For more information on how states were advised to report Chronic Absenteeism and other data, please go to state data websites for additional information on how definitions and reporting may have changed due to COVID-19, and review the Department's fact sheet on reporting data (https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/12/SY-19-20-COVID-Fact-Sheet-Final-11.19.20.doc). The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
United States
14135

Race/Ethnicity Distribution of Chronically Absent Students

Compared to Race/Ethnicity Distribution of All Students

Source: EdFacts File specifications 052 and 195 (Data groups 039 and 814)

Special Populations Distribution of Chronically Absent Students

Source: EdFacts File specifications 002, 052, 118, 141, 195 (Data groups 039, 074, 655, 678, and 814)

Percent Chronically Absent Students Over Time

Source: EdFacts File specifications 052 and 195 (Data groups 039 and 814)

Data Notes
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School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2019-2020 ALL STATES 195 814 Participation Due to altered school operations as a result of COVID-19, absenteeism data may be impacted by variability in LEA capacity to track attendance accurately. This data may not accurately represent the actual chronic absenteeism numbers in SY 2019-20.
2020-2021, 2019-2020 ALL STATES 195 814 Participation The Department urges abundant caution when using the data and recommends reviewing the other relevant data notes and state comments prior to use or interpretation. In SY2019-2020 and 2020-2021, SEAs were given the flexibility to report Chronic Absenteeism data using a different definition than in previous years. Therefore, data are not comparable across years. For more information on how states were advised to report Chronic Absenteeism and other data, please go to state data websites for additional information on how definitions and reporting may have changed due to COVID-19, and review the Department's fact sheet on reporting data (https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/12/SY-19-20-COVID-Fact-Sheet-Final-11.19.20.doc). The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019 ALL STATES 195 814, 814PCT Participation The school-level data for FS195/DG814 are privacy protected via perturbation. The data are protected by adding or subtracting one student for cell sizes less than or equal to four and random data swapping for cell sizes less than or equal to three. The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
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School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2020-2021, 2019-2020 ALL STATES 194, 118 655, 818 Participation COVID-19 operations impacted the identification of eligible students. Please use the data with caution. The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
2019-2020 ALL STATES 195 814 Participation Due to altered school operations as a result of COVID-19, absenteeism data may be impacted by variability in LEA capacity to track attendance accurately. This data may not accurately represent the actual chronic absenteeism numbers in SY 2019-20.
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019 ALL STATES 195 814, 814PCT Participation The school-level data for FS195/DG814 are privacy protected via perturbation. The data are protected by adding or subtracting one student for cell sizes less than or equal to four and random data swapping for cell sizes less than or equal to three. The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 111 data notes
School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2019-2020 ALL STATES 195 814 Participation Due to altered school operations as a result of COVID-19, absenteeism data may be impacted by variability in LEA capacity to track attendance accurately. This data may not accurately represent the actual chronic absenteeism numbers in SY 2019-20.
2020-2021, 2019-2020 ALL STATES 195 814 Participation The Department urges abundant caution when using the data and recommends reviewing the other relevant data notes and state comments prior to use or interpretation. In SY2019-2020 and 2020-2021, SEAs were given the flexibility to report Chronic Absenteeism data using a different definition than in previous years. Therefore, data are not comparable across years. For more information on how states were advised to report Chronic Absenteeism and other data, please go to state data websites for additional information on how definitions and reporting may have changed due to COVID-19, and review the Department's fact sheet on reporting data (https://oese.ed.gov/files/2020/12/SY-19-20-COVID-Fact-Sheet-Final-11.19.20.doc). The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021, 2019-2020, 2018-2019 ALL STATES 195 814, 814PCT Participation The school-level data for FS195/DG814 are privacy protected via perturbation. The data are protected by adding or subtracting one student for cell sizes less than or equal to four and random data swapping for cell sizes less than or equal to three. The state notes in all sections of ED Data Express reflect the views of the state only and do not necessarily reflect compliance with requirements or consistency with reporting instructions.