Student attendance (% of students absent 10 or more days each year)
		2021 2022 2023 Students Incl 1,683 1,694 1,726 Absent 10+ days # 571 918 888 Ayer Shirley School District Absent 10+ days % 33.9% 54.2% 51.4% Students Incl       Absent 10+ days #       Select a Comparable District Absent 10+ days %       Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 Absent 10+ days # 280,540 529,443 468,759 State Absent 10+ days % 29.9% 55.9% 49.5%

Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
		2021 2022 2023 Students Incl 1,683 1,694 1,726 Chronically absent # 315 385 334 Ayer Shirley School District Chronically absent % 18.7% 22.7% 19.4% Students Incl       Chronically absent #       Select a Comparable District Chronically absent %       Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 Chronically absent # 165,632 262,191 210,358 State Chronically absent % 17.7% 27.7% 22.2%

Percentage of students suspended in-school at least once
		2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Students Incl 1,786 1,772 1,776 1,720 1,670 In-school # 43 53 36 37 3 Ayer Shirley School District In-school % 2.4% 3.0% 2.0% 2.2% 0.2% Students Incl           In-school #           Select a Comparable District In-school %           Students Incl 980,433 981,288 976,789 970,032 933,897 In-school # 16,669 17,742 18,100 11,836 2,370 State In-school % 1.7% 1.8% 1.9% 1.2% 0.3%

Percentage of students suspended out-of-school at least once
		2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Students Incl 1,786 1,772 1,776 1,720 1,670 Out-of-school # 13 19 19 16 5 Ayer Shirley School District Out-of-school % 0.7% 1.1% 1.1% 0.9% 0.3% Students Incl           Out-of-school #           Select a Comparable District Out-of-school %           Students Incl 980,433 981,288 976,789 970,032 933,897 Out-of-school # 27,093 28,456 29,174 19,819 4,529 State Out-of-school % 2.8% 2.9% 3.0% 2.0% 0.5%

Annual dropout rate
		2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 # Dropouts 5 8 2 8 6 7 Ayer Shirley School District % Dropouts 1.2% 2.0% 0.5% 2.1% 1.7% 1.9% # Dropouts             Select a Comparable District % Dropouts             # Dropouts 5,172 5,408 5,186 4,501 4,297 6,060 State % Dropouts 1.8% 1.9% 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 2.1%

4-year cohort graduation rate
		2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Students Incl 90 93 115 114 86 Ayer Shirley School District % Graduated (4 Yrs) 90.0% 91.4% 87.0% 89.5% 93.0% Students Incl           Select a Comparable District % Graduated (4 Yrs)           Students Incl 73,249 74,641 75,067 74,232 74,226 State % Graduated (4 Yrs) 88.3% 87.9% 88.0% 89.0% 89.8%

5-year cohort graduation rate
		2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Students Incl 93 90 93 115 114 Ayer Shirley School District % Graduated (5 Yrs) 93.5% 91.1% 91.4% 89.6% 90.4% Students Incl           Select a Comparable District % Graduated (5 Yrs)           Students Incl 74,045 73,249 74,641 75,067 74,232 State % Graduated (5 Yrs) 89.8% 90.1% 89.7% 90.1% 91.0%