Ayer Shirley School District
Ayer Shirley School District is a public school district based in Ayer, Massachusetts, serving 1,723 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #158 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 31% of them. Its schools average 431 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $19,500 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.
How Ayer Shirley compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ayer Shirley | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,500 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $11,462 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $38.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 143 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 271 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.0 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 862 | 372 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Massachusetts median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Massachusetts
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monomoy Regional School DistrictChatham | 1,728 | 4 | $23,133 | 10.4 | #156 |
| FairhavenFairhaven | 1,727 | 4 | $16,042 | 12.0 | #157 |
| Ayer Shirley School DistrictAyer · this district | 1,723 | 4 | $19,500 | 12.0 | #158 |
| NantucketNantucket | 1,719 | 4 | $26,382 | 10.1 | #159 |
| WebsterWebster | 1,712 | 3 | $18,504 | 12.1 | #160 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver LocalEast Liverpool, OH | 1,724 | $11,314 | 18.0 |
| Stonington School DistrictMystic, CT | 1,722 | $22,840 | 10.2 |
| Irvington Union Free School DistrictIrvington, NY | 1,722 | $33,067 | 11.3 |
| Rondout Valley Central School DistrictAccord, NY | 1,722 | $31,080 | 9.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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