Do you skip?
Yes |
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54% |
45% |
GRADE BREAKDOWN
|
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
Yes |
52% |
44% |
53% |
67% |
No |
48% |
55% |
47% |
33% |
Why do you skip?
Bored |
Need a Break |
Don’t Like Teacher |
Just to Skip |
Other |
12% |
45% |
18% |
10% |
15% |
What classes do you normally skip?
Science |
Social Studies |
Math |
English |
Foreign Language |
P.E. |
Fine Arts |
Other |
10% |
12% |
14% |
21% |
17% |
10% |
14% |
10% |
How often do you skip?
Once a Year |
Once a Month |
Once a Week |
Everyday |
Other |
25% |
29% |
14% |
13% |
19% |
From an informal review of unexcused absences on a Wednesday in March*:
First Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
9 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
TOTAL: 54
Second Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
7 |
7 |
13 |
14 |
TOTAL: 41
Third Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
4 |
5 |
8 |
17 |
TOTAL: 34
Fourth Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
4 |
5 |
8 |
10 |
TOTAL: 27
Fifth Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
5 |
6 |
9 |
11 |
TOTAL: 31
Sixth Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
4 |
7 |
7 |
11 |
TOTAL: 31
Seventh Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
9 |
5 |
10 |
19 |
TOTAL: 43
From an informal review of unexcused absences on a Friday in March*:
First Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
11 |
8 |
6 |
22 |
TOTAL: 47
Second Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
12 |
9 |
8 |
22 |
TOTAL: 51
Third Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
17 |
3 |
12 |
21 |
TOTAL: 53
Fourth Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
8 |
9 |
8 |
14 |
TOTAL: 39
Fifth Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
8 |
11 |
16 |
25 |
TOTAL: 60
Sixth Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
8 |
9 |
9 |
28 |
TOTAL: 54
Seventh Period
Ninth |
Tenth |
Eleventh |
Twelfth |
8 |
5 |
6 |
21 |
TOTAL: 40
*This data from attendance records shows unexcused abscences, which could mean a student has forgotten to turn in an excuse note, or he or she could have actually been skipping. The Pitch Online cannot attest that all of the students counted in the above data were skipping class.