Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School

Set in Shirley, Massachusetts, Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School is a tight-knit junior high, operated by Ayer Shirley School District. It hosts 410 students across grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 547 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

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

On demographics, Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 15% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 11.5:1, putting Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Middlesex County shows median household earnings sit near $130,847, about 60% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Lura A. White Elementary School, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Ayer Shirley Regional Middle School's enrollment has ticked up 11% since 2018, when it stood at 370 (now 410). The White share of enrollment fell from 78% to 70% over that span.

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