This data is a subset of the marylandedu::msde_attendance dataset.
Format
A data frame with 5,585 rows and 18 variables:
yearSchool year or academic year, e.g. 2019 for 2019-2020 school year
school_numberSchool number (0 indicates all schools)
school_nameSchool name
grade_rangeGrade range used for attendance details.
attend_rate_pctAttendance rate as defined as the average daily attendance rate of students in the school and grade band, including special education students
days_attended_countTotal number of students in attendance from the first day of school through April 13th
days_member_countTotal number of students registered to attend from the first day of school through April 13th
fewer_5_pctPercent of students absentee rate is the percentage of students absent from school for five or fewer days between the first day of the school year and the last day of the school year
fewer_5_countCount of students absentee rate is the percentage of students absent from school for five or fewer days between the first day of the school year and the last day of the school year
more_20_pctPercent of students absentee rate is the percentage of students absent from school for twenty or more days between the first day of the school year and the last day of the school year
more_20_countNumber of students absentee rate is the percentage of students absent from school for twenty or more days between the first day of the school year and the last day of the school year
more_90_member_countNumber of students with an attendance rate of 90 percent or more
chronic_absentee_countNumber of students expected to attend school for at least 10 days who were absent 10 percent or more of the school days while enrolled at that school
chronic_absentee_denomNumber of students who are expected to attend school for at least 10 days in the school year
chronic_absentee_pctChronic absenteeism rate as defined as the percent of students expected to attend school for at least 10 days who were absent 10 percent or more of the school days while enrolled at that school
date_createdDate record created.
lss_numberLocal school system (LSS) number as integer. NA is used in place of a LSS number for statewide data. Older LEA numbers are combined with LSS numbers in this dataset.
lss_nameLocal school system (LSS) names (typically same as county name). "State" is used in place of a LSS name for statewide data. Older LEA names are combined with LSS names in this dataset.