March 25, 2026
Attendance Improves at BEHS
By Malaika Khan
Attendance at Box Elder High School has improved compared to last year, but some students claim school pressures and overwhelming workloads still contribute to skipping class.
School administrators track attendance closely, especially chronic absenteeism, which affects many high school students.
Clark Funk states, “Last year our 11th graders, we had 36% that were chronically absent at this point in the year… It means they've missed 10% or more of the school days that we've had. So by definition, a student who's come to school less than 90% of the time is considered chronically absent.”
When comparing last year’s data to this year's, the number of chronically absent students has gone down.
“36% of our juniors were chronically absent at this point in the year last year. And this year it's only 33%. 12th graders, at this point, 24% were absent chronically, and now 20%,” Funk says.
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