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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

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Displaying 1 - 3 of 31 data notes
School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021 ALL STATES 195, 195PCT 814PCT Participation Methods notes: The values for ‘percent chronically absent students’ are calculated by number of chronically absent students (FS195/DG814) divided by number of students in the school—or ‘membership’ in the school (FS052/DG39). Interpretation of results should consider inconsistences between the two datasets, how the dataset universe was defined for this analysis, and transformation/suppression decisions. (1) Inconsistencies with the dataset: Membership data is collected at one point in time, whereas chronic absenteeism data is collected over the school year.  Double counting may occur with the chronic absenteeism data which can inflate the percentage.  (2) Defining the universe:(a) The membership and chronic absenteeism data were merged at the school level, and then rolled up for LEA and SEA analyses. (b) As chronic absenteeism data provides data for students in K-12 only, preK and adult education were excluded from membership, (c) Schools with 0 students in the membership dataset were excluded. (3) Transformation/suppression was applied with the following conditions :(a) Percent chronic absenteeism between 100-200 – set percent chronic absenteeism to 100. (b) Percent chronic absenteeism over 200 and membership is less than or equal to 50 students, set percent chronic absenteeism to 100(c) Percent chronic absenteeism is over 200 and membership is greater than 50, suppress chronic absenteeism.
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.
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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 Quality Notes
Displaying 1 - 3 of 36 data notes
School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021 ALL STATES 195, 195PCT 814PCT Participation Methods notes: The values for ‘percent chronically absent students’ are calculated by number of chronically absent students (FS195/DG814) divided by number of students in the school—or ‘membership’ in the school (FS052/DG39). Interpretation of results should consider inconsistences between the two datasets, how the dataset universe was defined for this analysis, and transformation/suppression decisions. (1) Inconsistencies with the dataset: Membership data is collected at one point in time, whereas chronic absenteeism data is collected over the school year.  Double counting may occur with the chronic absenteeism data which can inflate the percentage.  (2) Defining the universe:(a) The membership and chronic absenteeism data were merged at the school level, and then rolled up for LEA and SEA analyses. (b) As chronic absenteeism data provides data for students in K-12 only, preK and adult education were excluded from membership, (c) Schools with 0 students in the membership dataset were excluded. (3) Transformation/suppression was applied with the following conditions :(a) Percent chronic absenteeism between 100-200 – set percent chronic absenteeism to 100. (b) Percent chronic absenteeism over 200 and membership is less than or equal to 50 students, set percent chronic absenteeism to 100(c) Percent chronic absenteeism is over 200 and membership is greater than 50, suppress chronic absenteeism.
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.
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.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 266 data notes
School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021 ALL STATES 195, 195PCT 814PCT Participation Methods notes: The values for ‘percent chronically absent students’ are calculated by number of chronically absent students (FS195/DG814) divided by number of students in the school—or ‘membership’ in the school (FS052/DG39). Interpretation of results should consider inconsistences between the two datasets, how the dataset universe was defined for this analysis, and transformation/suppression decisions. (1) Inconsistencies with the dataset: Membership data is collected at one point in time, whereas chronic absenteeism data is collected over the school year.  Double counting may occur with the chronic absenteeism data which can inflate the percentage.  (2) Defining the universe:(a) The membership and chronic absenteeism data were merged at the school level, and then rolled up for LEA and SEA analyses. (b) As chronic absenteeism data provides data for students in K-12 only, preK and adult education were excluded from membership, (c) Schools with 0 students in the membership dataset were excluded. (3) Transformation/suppression was applied with the following conditions :(a) Percent chronic absenteeism between 100-200 – set percent chronic absenteeism to 100. (b) Percent chronic absenteeism over 200 and membership is less than or equal to 50 students, set percent chronic absenteeism to 100(c) Percent chronic absenteeism is over 200 and membership is greater than 50, suppress chronic absenteeism.
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.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 31 data notes
School Year State File Spec Data Group Data Topic Data Note State Note
2022-2023, 2021-2022, 2020-2021 ALL STATES 195, 195PCT 814PCT Participation Methods notes: The values for ‘percent chronically absent students’ are calculated by number of chronically absent students (FS195/DG814) divided by number of students in the school—or ‘membership’ in the school (FS052/DG39). Interpretation of results should consider inconsistences between the two datasets, how the dataset universe was defined for this analysis, and transformation/suppression decisions. (1) Inconsistencies with the dataset: Membership data is collected at one point in time, whereas chronic absenteeism data is collected over the school year.  Double counting may occur with the chronic absenteeism data which can inflate the percentage.  (2) Defining the universe:(a) The membership and chronic absenteeism data were merged at the school level, and then rolled up for LEA and SEA analyses. (b) As chronic absenteeism data provides data for students in K-12 only, preK and adult education were excluded from membership, (c) Schools with 0 students in the membership dataset were excluded. (3) Transformation/suppression was applied with the following conditions :(a) Percent chronic absenteeism between 100-200 – set percent chronic absenteeism to 100. (b) Percent chronic absenteeism over 200 and membership is less than or equal to 50 students, set percent chronic absenteeism to 100(c) Percent chronic absenteeism is over 200 and membership is greater than 50, suppress chronic absenteeism.
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.