Ayer Shirley Regional High School

As a small secondary school in Ayer, Massachusetts, Ayer Shirley Regional High School hosts 417 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Ayer Shirley School District. Enrollment runs roughly 46% smaller than the state mean of about 777.

Ayer Shirley School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,723 students; Ayer Shirley Regional High School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Ayer Shirley Regional High School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 16% Hispanic, 9% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Middlesex County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the surrounding community, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Ayer Shirley Regional High School is one.

The closest other public school is Page Hilltop Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 409 students in 2018 compared to 417 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 10% to 16% across the same window.

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