"Chronic absenteeism" means a student has missed more than 10% of the school days in a year. This chart shows chronic absenteeism rates of several districts in the Sacramento area:
This data is a year old now. I'd love to know if there's been any "recovery" in the years since the 'rona, but still, it amazes me that in almost half of those districts, a full third of students are chronically absent.
Update, 8/16/23: It's not just the Sacramento area, or course:
Students across the U.S. have been chronically absent in record-high numbers after the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study from Stanford Research shows.
More than 25% of students were classified as chronically absent in the 2021-22 school year because they had missed at least 10% of the school year. Comparatively, before the pandemic, only 15% of students had such high levels of absenteeism, the study noted.
Is the veneer of civilization so thin that the school shutdowns of 2-3 years ago continue to wreak so much damage? It would seem so.
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Mojave Unified in 21-21 had 75% absentee rate.
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