Interpersonal Indicator: Poverty Status
Regardless of their absence rate in 2010-11, nearly all students at Roger Williams qualified for free or reduced lunch the previous year.
This bar graph shows the percent of students at Roger Williams who were eligible for free or reduced price lunch in 2009-10. Of students who were chronically absent in 2010-11, just under 94% were eligible for free or reduced-price lunches; of students with low or moderate absences, just over 94% were eligible.
There is an overall high percentage of students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at Roger Williams. Therefore, in the case of Roger Williams, poverty may not be a relevant or useful indicator for distinguishing regular attendees from chronically absent students.
