Student attendance (% of students absent 10 or more days each year)
		Org Name Absent rate 2021 2022 2023 2024 Students Incl 1,683 1,694 1,726 1,772 Absent 10+ days # 571 918 888 704 Ayer Shirley School District Absent 10+ days % 33.9% 54.2% 51.4% 39.7% 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 1,683 1,694 1,726 1,772 Chronically absent # 315 385 334 269 Ayer Shirley School District Chronically absent % 18.7% 22.7% 19.4% 15.2% 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 1,720 1,670 1,682 1,710 1,762 In-school # 37 3 40 30 6 Ayer Shirley School District In-school % 2.2% 0.2% 2.4% 1.8% 0.3% 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 1,720 1,670 1,682 1,710 1,762 Out-of-school # 16 5 16 10 17 Ayer Shirley School District Out-of-school % 0.9% 0.3% 1.0% 0.6% 1.0% 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 2 8 6 7 2 Ayer Shirley School District % Dropouts 0.5% 2.1% 1.7% 1.9% 0.5% # 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 115 114 86 81 99 Ayer Shirley School District % Graduated (4 Yrs) 87.0% 89.5% 93.0% 82.7% 88.9% 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 93 115 114 86 81 Ayer Shirley School District % Graduated (5 Yrs) 91.4% 89.6% 90.4% 93.0% 85.2% 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%