Table 1. Change in number and percent of habitual truants by school level, Aurora Public Schools, Colorado: School years 2006–07 to 2007

Table 1. Change in number and percent of habitual truants by school level, Aurora Public Schools, Colorado: School years 2006–07 to 2007–08

School Level	2006–07		2007–08		Difference 2006-07 to 2007-08
	Number habitual truants	Percent of total membership	Number habitual truants	Percent of total membership	Percent change	Change in number of habitual truants
Total district	4,567	15.2	4,306	14.7	-0.4	-261
Elementary	1,010	6.4	390	2.6	-3.9	-620
Middle	967	14.8	1,032	16.5	1.8	+65
High	2,590	33	2,884	37.2	4.2	+294
Habitual truancy is defined as 10 or more days of unexcused absences in a school year. Source: Aurora Public Schools, Colorado, May 2008