School Climate and Engagement
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Chronic absence occurs when a student is absent from school for 10 percent (10%) or more of a school year for any reason. Chronic absence is different from habitual truancy. Habitual truancy is an absence from school for 10 days or more without being excused or without being absent under a parental request.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Dropout rate is the cumulative number of individuals between the ages of 16 and 24 who are not in school and have not earned a high school diploma or diploma equivalent. This cumulative measure is also known as the “status” dropout rate because it captures a snapshot of the current status of the age group, regardless of the reason for dropping out.
Years included: 2023
Source: Indiana Department of Education
Source: Urban Institute (2020). Declining School Enrollment Spells Trouble for Education Funding.
Source: Gallup (2019). Engagement and Hope Positively Influence Student Outcomes.
Source: Attendance works (n.d.). Making the Case: How Good Afterschool Programs Improve School-day Attendance.