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DeKalb's School Enrollment on the Day Without Immigrants

Across DeKalb, thousands of families took part in “Day Without Immigrants” in hopes of showing the affects immigrants have on education, society and the country’s economy.
Many school districts across the state are reporting high absentee rates yesterday. Below, DeKalb Schools reports the schools that had an absentee rate over 10% yesterday.


CLUSTER SCHOOL TOTAL
ENROLLMENT
NUMBER
OF
STUDENTS
ABSENT
PERCENT
ABSENT
AVERAGE
ABSENTEE
RATE
Cross Keys Cary Reynolds ES 917 411 45% 4%
Chamblee Chamblee HS 1606 428 27% 4%
Cross Keys Cross Keys HS 1332 786 59% 11%
Cross Keys Dresden ES 980 588 57% 3%
Cross Keys John Lewis ES 379 156 41% 4%
Cross Keys Monclair ES 840 413 49% 5%
Cross Keys Oakcliff ES 754 149 20% 3%
Cross Keys Sequoyah MS 1605 600 37% 5%
Note: Given the high percentage of Latinos enrolled at Woodward ES, they may have been left off this list.

Region II sites reporting over 10% absenteeism yesterday:
Henderson Mill – 22%
Evansdale – 20%
Brockett – 16%
Fernbank – 14%
Coralwood – 12% (23 students due to illness)
Smoke Rise – 11%