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Absences Increased at Similar Rate to Student Enrollment Until 2011-12

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 -

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

- 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390

Students and Absence Counts, Central Texas, 2001-02 to 2012-13

Absences Students

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1Source: E3 analysis of PEIMS data at UT Austin Education Research Center for 2002-2011; TEA ad hoc request for 2012, 2013

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