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Ayer Shirley School District - Ayer, MA | Schools.now

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Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 2500542

Ayer Shirley School District

Ayer, MA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

1,723

-0.1%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.4%

-8.4%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$15,343

-12.5%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

12.0:1

-0.8%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

6.7%

-54.1%vs. State

English Language Learners

21.4%

+22.3%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

6.7%

-36.8%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-0.2%

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