NYC School Attendance and Chronic Absenteeism Records

Five school years of citywide attendance data cover students in Districts 1-32 and 75. The dataset tracks metrics like '% Chronically Absent', '# Days Absent', and '# Days Present' for PK-12 grades, compiled by the New York City Department of Education. Data suppression is applied to rows with five or fewer students or 900 or fewer total days to comply with FERPA regulations.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in '% Chronically Absent' across 'Year' and 'Grade' levels.
• Model '# Days Absent' using demographic 'Category' features like 'English language learner' status.
• Calculate school-level '% Attendance' rates from '# Days Present' and '# Total Days' columns.
• Identify correlations between '# Chronically Absent' counts and specific student 'Category' groups.

Strengths

• Data spans five consecutive school years from 2016-17 to 2020-23.
• Includes multiple granular metrics per record: '% Attendance', '# Days Absent', '# Days Present', '# Chronically Absent'.
• Applies consistent NYSED chronic absenteeism definition across all reported years.

Limitations

• Rows with small cell counts (<=5 students or <=900 total days) are suppressed with an 's', limiting granular analysis.
• Excludes students in charter schools, home schooling, and District 79, limiting citywide representativeness.
• Pre-K student data is incomplete, excluding those in NYC Early Education Centers or District Pre-K Centers.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofnewyork.us (New York City Department of Education)

Collection Method

Administrative records compiled from school attendance systems.

Time Range

2016-17 to 2020-23 school years

Freshness

Last updated on 2024-11-26.

Geography

New York City public schools (Districts 1-32 and 75)