More than 1/3 of Arizona high schoolers are chronically absent

PHOENIX — More than a third of high school students in Arizona have been considered chronically absent from school, according to a new report.

A student is considered chronically absent if they miss more than 10% of days in a given school year.

In the 2023-24 school year, 34% of Arizona high school students missed at least that many days, according to the new report from the Helios Education Foundation, which is based in Phoenix…

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