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Percent of Students Reporting Skipping or Cutting Full Days of School During the Past 30 Days, All Available Years: by Grade, Race, Gender, and Region

20132016
FemaleMaleTotalFemaleMaleTotal
Minnesota11thAfrican-American or Black19.8%18.3%19.0%21.9%20.5%21.2%
All Races Combined9.7%11.6%10.6%11.2%12.4%11.8%
Asian American16.9%20.3%18.6%17.6%16.7%17.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial15.6%15.2%15.4%15.4%16.4%15.9%
Hispanic/Latino20.0%21.1%20.5%22.2%23.4%22.8%
Native American32.8%28.1%30.1%29.3%26.9%27.9%
Pacific Islander17.9%24.4%21.3%*18.4%20.0%
White6.9%9.2%8.0%8.0%9.6%8.8%
8thAfrican-American or Black16.7%14.0%15.3%17.4%18.6%18.0%
All Races Combined8.3%8.9%8.6%9.4%10.3%9.9%
Asian American9.6%11.5%10.5%9.7%12.7%11.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial13.0%11.1%12.0%13.9%13.4%13.7%
Hispanic/Latino17.5%16.9%17.2%17.4%16.6%17.0%
Native American25.5%18.4%21.3%25.7%28.1%27.1%
Pacific Islander9.7%15.1%13.1%*19.2%22.1%
White5.8%6.9%6.3%6.3%7.2%6.7%
9thAfrican-American or Black14.5%17.4%16.0%17.1%14.5%15.8%
All Races Combined8.1%8.9%8.5%9.1%9.4%9.3%
Asian American10.6%13.5%12.0%10.8%11.6%11.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial12.4%13.9%13.1%13.6%12.4%13.0%
Hispanic/Latino17.4%16.4%16.9%17.0%16.9%17.0%
Native American26.8%22.0%24.1%22.4%24.2%23.5%
Pacific Islander28.9%31.0%30.2%*13.9%16.7%
White5.7%6.2%6.0%6.5%7.1%6.8%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black16.8%16.4%16.6%18.5%17.7%18.1%
All Races Combined8.7%9.7%9.2%9.8%10.6%10.2%
Asian American12.3%15.2%13.7%12.5%13.5%13.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial13.4%13.1%13.3%14.2%13.8%14.0%
Hispanic/Latino18.1%17.9%18.0%18.4%18.4%18.4%
Native American27.5%21.6%24.1%25.4%26.4%26.0%
Pacific Islander19.4%23.7%21.9%23.7%17.5%19.8%
White6.1%7.4%6.7%6.9%7.9%7.4%
Metro11thAfrican-American or Black20.8%18.4%19.5%22.5%21.0%21.7%
All Races Combined11.0%12.0%11.5%12.2%13.2%12.7%
Asian American18.1%20.8%19.4%18.3%17.3%17.8%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial16.8%14.3%15.6%16.1%17.3%16.7%
Hispanic/Latino21.3%20.7%21.0%23.2%23.9%23.5%
Native American24.1%31.6%28.4%20.6%22.0%21.3%
Pacific Islander13.6%25.9%20.4%**25.0%
White7.0%8.7%7.8%7.7%9.4%8.5%
8thAfrican-American or Black17.2%13.7%15.4%17.6%18.7%18.2%
All Races Combined8.9%9.6%9.3%10.1%10.8%10.4%
Asian American9.6%11.6%10.6%10.0%13.1%11.6%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial14.3%12.3%13.3%14.1%12.9%13.5%
Hispanic/Latino18.7%16.9%17.8%18.3%16.9%17.6%
Native American21.0%19.5%20.0%24.0%23.3%23.6%
Pacific Islander6.3%12.0%9.8%**21.1%
White5.3%7.2%6.3%6.3%7.0%6.6%
9thAfrican-American or Black14.8%16.2%15.5%18.6%15.2%16.9%
All Races Combined8.6%9.2%8.9%9.5%9.4%9.5%
Asian American10.4%13.2%11.8%11.2%11.6%11.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial13.2%13.4%13.3%12.6%13.4%13.0%
Hispanic/Latino18.9%17.3%18.1%17.9%16.4%17.2%
Native American26.5%28.4%27.4%22.6%19.8%20.9%
Pacific Islander32.0%35.5%33.9%**15.2%
White5.3%5.8%5.5%6.1%6.3%6.2%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black17.4%15.9%16.6%19.2%18.1%18.7%
All Races Combined9.4%10.2%9.8%10.5%11.0%10.7%
Asian American12.7%15.3%14.0%13.0%13.8%13.4%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial14.5%13.2%13.9%14.1%14.2%14.1%
Hispanic/Latino19.4%18.1%18.8%19.4%18.5%19.0%
Native American23.9%24.3%24.1%22.8%21.8%22.2%
Pacific Islander19.0%25.3%22.6%20.0%21.2%20.7%
White5.8%7.2%6.5%6.6%7.5%7.0%
Non-Metro11thAfrican-American or Black14.3%18.1%16.5%19.6%18.6%19.1%
All Races Combined8.1%11.1%9.6%10.1%11.6%10.8%
Asian American6.4%16.4%11.4%13.4%12.6%13.0%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial13.3%16.7%15.0%14.2%15.0%14.6%
Hispanic/Latino17.6%21.7%19.7%20.6%22.7%21.6%
Native American35.6%27.0%30.7%32.1%28.4%30.0%
Pacific Islander23.5%21.4%22.6%***
White6.8%9.7%8.2%8.2%9.9%9.0%
8thAfrican-American or Black14.4%14.9%14.7%16.5%18.3%17.6%
All Races Combined7.7%8.0%7.9%8.6%9.8%9.2%
Asian American9.7%10.4%10.0%7.7%10.4%9.2%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial10.9%9.2%10.1%13.7%14.1%13.9%
Hispanic/Latino15.6%17.0%16.3%16.1%16.2%16.2%
Native American27.0%17.9%21.8%26.4%30.3%28.6%
Pacific Islander13.3%17.9%16.3%**23.1%
White6.2%6.5%6.3%6.4%7.3%6.9%
9thAfrican-American or Black13.5%22.3%18.3%11.9%12.5%12.2%
All Races Combined7.5%8.5%8.0%8.7%9.4%9.1%
Asian American11.9%16.0%14.2%7.9%11.9%9.9%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial11.2%14.6%12.8%15.1%10.9%13.0%
Hispanic/Latino15.1%15.1%15.1%15.8%17.5%16.7%
Native American27.0%20.0%22.9%22.4%26.0%24.5%
Pacific Islander23.1%25.9%25.0%***
White6.1%6.7%6.4%6.9%7.8%7.4%
All GradesAfrican-American or Black14.1%18.3%16.4%15.5%16.3%16.0%
All Races Combined7.8%9.1%8.5%9.1%10.2%9.6%
Asian American9.3%14.2%11.8%9.5%11.5%10.5%
Bi-Racial/Multi-Racial11.6%13.0%12.3%14.3%13.2%13.7%
Hispanic/Latino15.9%17.6%16.7%17.1%18.2%17.6%
Native American28.8%20.5%24.0%26.4%28.3%27.5%
Pacific Islander20.0%21.7%21.1%29.0%13.3%18.7%
White6.3%7.6%6.9%7.1%8.3%7.7%

Data Source: Minnesota Student Survey (MSS)

Description: The MSS is a confidential and anonymous self-administered survey given to students attending Minnesota public, charter and tribal schools. From 1995 to 2010, the survey was administered to students in 6th, 9th, and 12th grades. New in 2013, the survey was administered to students in 5th, 8th, 9th, and 11th grades. Trend data are now only available for 9th graders, and only for survey questions that did not change. Most schools elect to participate in the survey; in 2013, this included 84% of public schools in Minnesota.

Although the data are not presented here, the survey is also administered to area learning centers, juvenile correction facilities and private schools electing to participate.

Sponsored by: Minnesota Department of Education

Geographic Level: State, Region, and County

Aggregated data at the state and county level do not reveal disparities that may exist within a given geographic area.

Frequency: Data collected and reported every three years

Characteristics: The results of the MSS are also available at a county level. Data Privacy requirements mandate that data is presented in a manner such that no individual student can be identified through the presentation of the results. As part of the Data Privacy practices, the results are also presented in a manner that no individual school district could be identified through the results. Therefore, for counties that have only one school district, the results are not presented. Results are also withheld for counties in which the minimum number for student participation was not met.

The MSS is a “census” of schools, not a sample. The school districts get their own data. Fifth-graders were not asked all substance use questions. Some school districts do not participate, and student participation within the school district can vary widely. These data are self-reported.