Ayer School District
Ayer School District is located close to the center of Massachusetts. Ayer School District has 8.92 square miles of land area and 0.56 square miles of water area. As of 2010, the total Ayer School District population is 7,427. Ayer School District median household income is $55,863 in 2006-2010. Ayer School District median house value is $314,400 in 2006-2010. On average, Ayer School District is much better than the state average in quality.
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Students and Teachers
| 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | |
| Total Students: | NA | NA | 1,197 | 1,202 | 1,234 |
| English Language Learner Students: | NA | NA | 60 | 39 | 45 |
| Total Teachers: | NA | NA | 95.47 | 95.20 | 93.70 |
| Prekindergarten: | NA | NA | 2.30 | 2.50 | 3.00 |
| Kindergarten: | NA | NA | 7.68 | 5.90 | 5.00 |
| Elementary: | NA | NA | 51.96 | 54.70 | 53.70 |
| Secondary: | NA | NA | 33.53 | 32.10 | 32.00 |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Total Other Staff: | 0.00 | 0.00 | 68.32 | 61.40 | 61.00 |
| Instructional Aides: | NA | NA | 33.66 | 27.80 | 27.00 |
| Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors: | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Total Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| Elementary Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Secondary Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | 2.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| Other Guidance Counselors: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Librarians/Media Specialists: | NA | NA | 1.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| Library/Media Support: | NA | NA | 3.00 | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| District Administrators: | NA | NA | 4.33 | 4.30 | 3.00 |
| District Administrative Support: | NA | NA | 4.00 | 4.00 | 9.00 |
| School Administrators: | NA | NA | 5.00 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| School Administrative Support: | NA | NA | 6.33 | 5.30 | 2.00 |
| Student Support Services: | NA | NA | 6.00 | 6.00 | 5.00 |
| Other Support Services: | NA | NA | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | NA | NA | 12.54 | 12.63 | 13.17 |
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | State Average |
| MCAS Test | |||||
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72.4% | 61% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 79% | 62% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 65% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 70% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 71% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 87% | 74% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 81% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 82% | 78% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 10th Grade | % proficient | 92% | 84% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 45.2% | 51% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 57% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 62% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 67% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 72% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 75% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 75% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 10th Grade | % proficient | 78% | 74% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 57% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 61% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 65% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 10th Grade | % proficient | 75% | 67% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 72.3% | N/A |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 71% | 59% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 53% | 56% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 57% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 61% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 54% | 52% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 60% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 59% | 61% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 56% | 60% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 74% | 65% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 65% | 66% |
| 2004 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 67% | 63% |
| 2005 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 80% | 62% |
| 2006 | Reading | 3rd Grade | % proficient | 76% | 58% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 73.3% | 56% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 56% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 57% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 69% | 50% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 56% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 49% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 51% | 53% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 54.9% | 40% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 41% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 52% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 60% | 48% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 48% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 4th Grade | % proficient | 50% | 47% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 59% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 74% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 61% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 63% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 63% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % proficient | 67% | 67% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 49% | 43% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 51% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 52% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 54% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 55% |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 59% |
| 2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 52% |
| 2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 55% |
| 2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 51% |
| 2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 50% |
| 2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 66% | 51% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 63% | 50% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 49% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 53% |
| 2011 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 5th Grade | % proficient | 47% | 50% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 64% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 65% | 66% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 69% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53.1% | 42% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 42% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 46% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 53% | 46% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 52% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 56% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 54% | 57% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | % proficient | 62% | 59% |
| 2003 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 54.5% | 66% |
| 2004 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 58% | 68% |
| 2005 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 66% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 61% | 65% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 64% | 69% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 68% | 70% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % proficient | 71% | 72% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 41% | 46% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 46% | 47% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 59% | 49% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | % proficient | 55% | 53% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 74% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 72% | 75% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 70% | 75% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 76% | 78% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % proficient | 83% | 78% |
| 2003 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31.2% | 37% |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 42% | 39% |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 39% |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 36% | 40% |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 40% | 45% |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 32% | 49% |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 44% | 48% |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 8th Grade | % proficient | 45% | 51% |
| 2003 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 25.5% | 32% |
| 2004 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 33% |
| 2005 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 33% |
| 2006 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 35% | 32% |
| 2007 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 27% | 33% |
| 2008 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 31% | 39% |
| 2009 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 33% | 39% |
| 2010 | Science and Technology/Engineering | 8th Grade | % proficient | 39% | 40% |
| 2007 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 33% | 42% |
| 2008 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 64% | 55% |
| 2009 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 69% | 61% |
| 2010 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 76% | 63% |
| 2011 | Biology | End of course | % proficient | 67% | 71% |
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School District Fiscal Information
| 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | |||||||
| Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | Amount | Per Student | % | |
| Total Revenue: | $1,119,000 | NA | $17,814,000 | NA | $17,778,000 | $14,852 | |||
| Federal: | $0 | NA | 0.0% | $901,000 | NA | 5.1% | $897,000 | $749 | 5.0% |
| State: | $273,000 | NA | 24.4% | $5,698,000 | NA | 32.0% | $5,779,000 | $4,828 | 32.5% |
| Local: | $846,000 | NA | 75.6% | $11,215,000 | NA | 63.0% | $11,102,000 | $9,275 | 62.4% |
| Total Expenditures: | $1,034,000 | NA | $18,309,000 | NA | $17,813,000 | $14,881 | |||
| Total Current Expenditures: | $57,000 | NA | $15,149,000 | NA | $15,160,000 | $12,665 | |||
| Instructional Expenditures: | $0 | NA | 0.0% | $9,441,000 | NA | 62.3% | $9,361,000 | $7,820 | 61.7% |
| Student and Staff Support: | NA | NA | NA | $1,771,000 | NA | 11.7% | $1,573,000 | $1,314 | 10.4% |
| Administration: | NA | NA | NA | $1,798,000 | NA | 11.9% | $1,616,000 | $1,350 | 10.7% |
| Operations, Food, Other: | $57,000 | NA | 100.0% | $2,139,000 | NA | 14.1% | $2,610,000 | $2,180 | 17.2% |
| Total Capital Outlay: | $0 | NA | $18,000 | NA | $20,000 | $17 | |||
| Construction: | $0 | NA | $0 | NA | $0 | $0 | |||
| Total Other: | $0 | NA | $0 | NA | $0 | $0 | |||
| Interest on Debt: | $62,000 | NA | $101,000 | NA | $73,000 | $61 | |||
| Total Salary: | $0 | NA | $8,817,000 | NA | $8,862,000 | $7,404 | |||
| Instruction/Teacher Salary: | $0 | NA | $5,985,000 | NA | 67.9% | $6,166,000 | $5,151 | 69.6% | |
| Other Salary: | $0 | NA | $2,832,000 | NA | 32.1% | $2,696,000 | $2,252 | 30.4% | |
| Total Benefit: | $0 | NA | $3,622,000 | NA | $3,446,000 | $2,879 | |||
| Instruction/Teacher Benefit: | $0 | NA | $2,597,000 | NA | 71.7% | $2,493,000 | $2,083 | 72.3% | |
| Other Benefit: | $0 | NA | $1,025,000 | NA | 28.3% | $953,000 | $796 | 27.7% | |