JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<table id="tutorTable">
    <thead>
        <tr>
            <th>Student Name</th>
            <th>Attendance</th>
        </tr>
    </thead>
    <tbody>
    <tr>
        <td class="studentName">Ellen Murley</td>
        <td>
            <select class="attendSelect" name="students[241]">
                <option value="default">Select...</option><option value="Attended">Attended</option>
                <option value="Absent">Absent</option><option value="Excused Absent">Excused Absent</option>
                <option value="Late" selected="selected">Late</option>
                <option value="Excused Late">Excused Late</option>
            </select>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td class="studentName">Jamie Hoare</td>
        <td>
            <select class="attendSelect" name="students[270]">
                <option value="default">Select...</option>
                <option value="Attended">Attended</option>
                <option value="Absent" selected="selected">Absent</option>
                <option value="Excused Absent">Excused Absent</option>
                <option value="Late">Late</option>
                <option value="Excused Late">Excused Late</option>
            </select>
        </td>
    </tr>
    <tr>
        <td class="studentName">Aaron Colman</td>
        <td>
            <select class="attendSelect" name="students[317]">
                <option value="default" selected="selected">Select...</option>
                <option value="Attended">Attended</option>
                <option value="Absent">Absent</option>
                <option value="Excused Absent">Excused Absent</option>
                <option value="Late">Late</option>
                <option value="Excused Late">Excused Late</option>
            </select>
        </td>
    </tr>
    </tbody>
</table>
<button>Save</button>

JavaScript

$(function() {
    $('button').click(function(){
       var data = $(".attendSelect").wrap('<form/>').serialize();
       console.log(data);
       return false;            
    });
});