Student attendance (% of students absent 10 or more days each year)
		Org Name Absent rate 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,510 5,704 5,647 5,745 Absent 10+ days # 2,544 4,100 3,586 3,276 Fitchburg Absent 10+ days % 46.2% 71.9% 63.5% 57.0% Students Incl         Absent 10+ days #         Select a Comparable District Absent 10+ days %         Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726 Absent 10+ days # 280,540 529,443 468,759 431,788 State Absent 10+ days % 29.9% 55.9% 49.5% 45.5%

Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
		Org Name Absent rate 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,510 5,704 5,647 5,745 Chronically absent # 1,778 2,810 2,261 1,952 Fitchburg Chronically absent % 32.3% 49.3% 40.0% 34.0% Students Incl         Chronically absent #         Select a Comparable District Chronically absent %         Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726 Chronically absent # 165,632 262,191 210,358 187,102 State Chronically absent % 17.7% 27.7% 22.2% 19.7%

Percentage of students suspended in-school at least once
		Org Name Suspensionn rate 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,729 5,450 5,630 5,598 5,687 In-school # 93 11 159 279 247 Fitchburg In-school % 1.6% 0.2% 2.8% 5.0% 4.3% Students Incl           In-school #           Select a Comparable District In-school %           Students Incl 970,032 933,897 943,549 942,880 945,909 In-school # 11,836 2,370 15,040 13,095 13,119 State In-school % 1.2% 0.3% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4%

Percentage of students suspended out-of-school at least once
		Org Name Suspensionn rate 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 5,729 5,450 5,630 5,598 5,687 Out-of-school # 126 36 360 301 259 Fitchburg Out-of-school % 2.2% 0.7% 6.4% 5.4% 4.6% Students Incl           Out-of-school #           Select a Comparable District Out-of-school %           Students Incl 970,032 933,897 943,549 942,880 945,909 Out-of-school # 19,819 4,529 29,348 23,743 22,709 State Out-of-school % 2.0% 0.5% 3.1% 2.5% 2.4%

Annual dropout rate
		Org Name Dropout 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 # Dropouts 30 51 20 40 29 Fitchburg % Dropouts 2.3% 3.7% 1.5% 2.8% 2.0% # Dropouts           Select a Comparable District % Dropouts           # Dropouts 5,186 4,501 4,297 6,060 5,915 State % Dropouts 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 2.1% 2.1%

4-year cohort graduation rate
		Org Name Graduation rate 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Students Incl 428 376 397 388 436 Fitchburg % Graduated (4 Yrs) 77.6% 87.2% 84.6% 85.3% 87.4% Students Incl           Select a Comparable District % Graduated (4 Yrs)           Students Incl 75,067 74,232 74,226 73,901 72,602 State % Graduated (4 Yrs) 88.0% 89.0% 89.8% 90.1% 89.2%

5-year cohort graduation rate
		Org Name Graduation rate 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Students Incl 419 428 376 397 388 Fitchburg % Graduated (5 Yrs) 81.9% 82.5% 89.9% 89.2% 89.4% Students Incl           Select a Comparable District % Graduated (5 Yrs)           Students Incl 74,641 75,067 74,232 74,226 73,901 State % Graduated (5 Yrs) 89.7% 90.1% 91.0% 91.8% 91.9%