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Massachusetts School and District Profiles

South High Community
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Student attendance (% of students absent 10 or more days each year)
OrgNameAbsent rate2021202220232024
Students Incl 1,434 1,579 1,716 1,842
Absent 10+ days # 399 969 177 1,170
South High CommunityAbsent 10+ days % 27.8% 61.4% 10.3% 63.5%
Students Incl    
Absent 10+ days #----
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Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726
Absent 10+ days # 280,540 529,443 468,759 431,788
StateAbsent 10+ days % 29.9% 55.9% 49.5% 45.5%
Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
OrgNameAbsent rate2021202220232024
Students Incl 1,434 1,579 1,716 1,842
Chronically absent # 280 649 80 780
South High CommunityChronically absent % 19.5% 41.1% 4.7% 42.3%
Students Incl    
Chronically absent #----
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Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726
Chronically absent # 165,632 262,191 210,358 187,102
StateChronically absent % 17.7% 27.7% 22.2% 19.7%
Percentage of students suspended in-school at least once
OrgNameSuspensionn rate20202021202220232024
Students Incl1,4801,4821,6771,8091,945
In-school # 25- 41 52 8
South High CommunityIn-school % 1.7%- 2.4% 2.9% 0.4%
Students Incl     
In-school #  ---
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Students Incl970,032933,897943,549942,880945,909
In-school # 11,836 2,370 15,040 13,095 13,119
StateIn-school % 1.2% .3% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4%
Percentage of students suspended out-of-school at least once
OrgNameSuspensionn rate20202021202220232024
Students Incl1,4801,4821,6771,8091,945
Out-of-school # 77- 120 100 71
South High CommunityOut-of-school % 5.2%- 7.2% 5.5% 3.7%
Students Incl     
Out-of-school #  ---
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Students Incl970,032933,897943,549942,880945,909
Out-of-school # 19,819 4,529 29,348 23,743 22,709
StateOut-of-school % 2.0% .5% 3.1% 2.5% 2.4%
Annual dropout rate
OrgNameDropout20202021202220232024
# Dropouts 28 14 37 65 30
South High Community% Dropouts 2.1% 1.0% 2.5% 3.9% 1.7%
# Dropouts     
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# Dropouts 4,501 4,297 6,060 5,915 5,852
State% Dropouts 1.6% 1.5% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0%
4-year cohort graduation rate
OrgNameGraduation rate20202021202220232024
Students Incl369333369360469
South High Community% Graduated (4 Yrs)86.2%86.8%86.4%86.1%85.7%
Students Incl     
Select a Comparable School% Graduated (4 Yrs)     
Students Incl74,23274,22673,90172,60273,046
State% Graduated (4 Yrs)89.0%89.8%90.1%89.2%88.4%
5-year cohort graduation rate
OrgNameGraduation rate20192020202120222023
Students Incl376369333369360
South High Community% Graduated (5 Yrs)82.2%89.7%89.5%89.4%88.6%
Students Incl     
Select a Comparable School% Graduated (5 Yrs)     
Students Incl75,06774,23274,22673,90172,602
State% Graduated (5 Yrs)90.1%91.0%91.8%91.9%90.9%

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