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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Reduce chronic school absence among early adolescents — AH‑07 Data

National Status: Getting worse

  
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Most Recent Data:
29.4 percent (2024)

National Target:
16.4 percent

Desired Direction:
Decrease desired

National Baseline:
20.3 percent of 8th grade students missed 3 or more whole school days in the last month in 2017

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8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Total
20.3
CI 19.9 / 20.7
SE 0.200
32.0
CI 31.4 / 32.5
SE 0.300
29.4
CI 28.8 / 30.1
SE 0.300

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Sex, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Male
19.4
CI 19.1 / 19.8
SE 0.200
30.6
CI 29.8 / 31.4
SE 0.400
27.8
CI 26.9 / 28.6
SE 0.400
Female
21.2
CI 20.8 / 21.6
SE 0.200
33.4
CI 32.6 / 34.1
SE 0.400
31.2
CI 30.3 / 32.1
SE 0.500

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Race/Ethnicity, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Hispanic or Latino
22.7
CI 22.1 / 23.3
SE 0.300
36.9
CI 35.9 / 37.9
SE 0.500
33.7
CI 32.5 / 34.9
SE 0.600
Not Hispanic or Latino
DNA
DNA
DNA
American Indian or Alaska Native only, not Hispanic or Latino
30.7
CI 27.2 / 34.3
SE 1.800
42.6
CI 36.9 / 48.3
SE 2.900
35.7
CI 30.8 / 40.9
SE 2.500
Asian only, not Hispanic or Latino
9.8
CI 8.4 / 11.2
SE 0.700
19.8
CI 17.2 / 22.3
SE 1.300
16.6
CI 14.8 / 18.6
SE 0.900
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander only, not Hispanic or Latino
28.1
CI 22.2 / 34.0
SE 3.000
43.2
CI 36.9 / 49.4
SE 3.200
35.6
CI 29.2 / 42.5
SE 3.300
Black or African American only, not Hispanic or Latino
21.9
CI 21.0 / 22.9
SE 0.500
35.2
CI 33.8 / 36.6
SE 0.700
33.4
CI 32.1 / 34.8
SE 0.700
White only, not Hispanic or Latino
18.9
CI 18.4 / 19.5
SE 0.300
28.2
CI 27.4 / 29.0
SE 0.400
26.4
CI 25.7 / 27.1
SE 0.400
2 or more races, not Hispanic or Latino
22.0
CI 20.7 / 23.4
SE 0.700
33.7
CI 31.5 / 35.8
SE 1.100
29.5
CI 27.5 / 31.5
SE 1.000

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Family income, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Family income
DNC
DNC
DNC

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Health insurance status, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Health insurance status
DNC
DNC
DNC

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Geographic location, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Geographic location
DNC
DNC
DNC

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Country of birth, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Country of birth
DNC
DNC
DNC

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Disability status, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
People with disabilities
29.0
CI 27.8 / 30.2
SE 0.600
39.8
CI 28.4 / 41.2
SE 0.700
36.5
CI 34.9 / 38.1
SE 0.800
People without disabilities
19.3
CI 18.9 / 19.7
SE 0.200
31.0
CI 30.4 / 31.6
SE 0.300
28.5
CI 27.8 / 29.2
SE 0.300

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by School type, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Public
DSU
DSU
DSU
Not a charter school
20.3
CI 19.9 / 20.7
SE 0.200
32.0
CI 31.4 / 32.6
SE 0.300
29.5
CI 28.7 / 30.2
SE 0.400
Charter school
20.4
CI 18.2 / 22.5
SE 1.100
31.2
CI 27.9 / 34.6
SE 1.700
29.3
CI 27.4 / 31.4
SE 1.000
Private
DSU
DSU
DSU

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by School lunch program eligibility, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Eligible
24.1
CI 23.5 / 24.7
SE 0.300
38.2
CI 37.4 / 39.0
SE 0.400
DSU
Not eligible
17.2
CI 16.6 / 17.8
SE 0.300
27.0
CI 26.2 / 27.8
SE 0.400
DSU

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by Type of community where school located, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
City
21.0
CI 20.4 / 21.6
SE 0.300
34.0
CI 32.8 / 35.2
SE 0.600
30.1
CI 28.9 / 31.4
SE 0.600
Suburb
19.0
CI 18.4 / 19.6
SE 0.300
29.6
CI 28.6 / 30.6
SE 0.500
28.7
CI 27.5 / 29.9
SE 0.600
Town
22.3
CI 21.1 / 23.5
SE 0.600
34.5
CI 33.2 / 35.9
SE 0.700
30.2
CI 28.6 / 31.9
SE 0.800
Rural
20.8
CI 19.8 / 21.8
SE 0.500
32.0
CI 30.7 / 33.4
SE 0.700
29.7
CI 28.4 / 31.0
SE 0.700

8th grade students missing 3+ school days in the past month by English language learner, 2017-2024
(percent)
Decrease desired

Population 2017 2022 2024
Yes
24.4
CI 22.8 / 26.0
SE 0.800
36.2
CI 34.2 / 38.1
SE 1.000
34.3
CI 32.6 / 36.0
SE 0.800
No
20.0
CI 19.6 / 20.4
SE 0.200
31.5
CI 30.9 / 32.1
SE 0.300
28.9
CI 28.3 / 29.6
SE 0.300

Disparity