Chronic absenteeism continues to improve after pandemic peak

Percent of California students absent for at least 10% of school days

Multi line chart that shows the absenteeism rate of all California public school students increasing from 14.3% in 2020-21 to 30% in 2021-22, then most recently 20.4% in 2023-24. Black and Latino students consistently have higher rates, and White and Asian students consistently have lower rates.