Massachusetts School and District Profiles

Boston

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Student attendance (% of students absent 10 or more days each year)
Student attendance absent ten or more days each year chart
OrgNameAbsent rate202120222023202420252026
Students Incl 50,330 49,568 49,327 49,509 48,917 46,573
Absent 10+ days # 20,593 32,427 30,778 28,112 27,887 25,434
BostonAbsent 10+ days % 40.9% 65.4% 62.4% 56.8% 57.0% 54.6%
Students Incl      
Absent 10+ days #      
Select a Comparable DistrictAbsent 10+ days %      
Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726 944,518 924,377
Absent 10+ days # 280,540 529,443 468,759 431,788 419,443 378,824
StateAbsent 10+ days % 29.9% 55.9% 49.5% 45.5% 44.4% 41.0%

Chronically absent rate (% of students absent 10% or more each year)
Chronically absent rate chart
OrgNameAbsent rate202120222023202420252026
Students Incl 50,330 49,568 49,327 49,509 48,917 46,573
Chronically absent # 14,788 20,934 19,250 17,132 16,160 14,357
BostonChronically absent % 29.4% 42.2% 39.0% 34.6% 33.0% 30.8%
Students Incl      
Chronically absent #      
Select a Comparable DistrictChronically absent %      
Students Incl 937,090 947,168 946,517 949,726 944,518 924,377
Chronically absent # 165,632 262,191 210,358 187,102 177,218 158,306
StateChronically absent % 17.7% 27.7% 22.2% 19.7% 18.8% 17.1%

Percentage of students suspended in-school at least once
Percentage of students suspended in-school at least once chart
OrgNameSuspensionn rate20212022202320242025
Students Incl50,61650,03649,82249,85749,185
In-school # 11 206 212 226 150
BostonIn-school % 0.0% 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 0.3%
Students Incl     
In-school #     
Select a Comparable DistrictIn-school %     
Students Incl933,897943,549942,880945,909940,187
In-school # 2,370 15,040 13,095 13,119 12,659
StateIn-school % 0.3% 1.6% 1.4% 1.4% 1.3%

Percentage of students suspended out-of-school at least once
Percentage of students suspended out-of-school at least once chart
OrgNameSuspensionn rate20212022202320242025
Students Incl50,61650,03649,82249,85749,185
Out-of-school # 57 1,710 1,751 1,658 1,554
BostonOut-of-school % 0.1% 3.4% 3.5% 3.3% 3.2%
Students Incl     
Out-of-school #     
Select a Comparable DistrictOut-of-school %     
Students Incl933,897943,549942,880945,909940,187
Out-of-school # 4,529 29,348 23,743 22,709 21,855
StateOut-of-school % 0.5% 3.1% 2.5% 2.4% 2.3%

Annual dropout rate
Dropout rate chart
OrgNameDropout20212022202320242025
# Dropouts 292 520 650 640 518
Boston% Dropouts 2.0% 3.7% 4.5% 4.5% 3.6%
# Dropouts     
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# Dropouts 4,297 6,060 5,915 5,852 5,143
State% Dropouts 1.5% 2.1% 2.1% 2.0% 1.8%

4-year cohort graduation rate
4-year cohort graduation rate chart
OrgNameGraduation rate20212022202320242025
Students Incl3,8673,5933,7673,7114,154
Boston% Graduated (4 Yrs)78.8%81.0%80.5%79.7%81.3%
Students Incl     
Select a Comparable District% Graduated (4 Yrs)     
Students Incl74,22673,90172,60273,04376,414
State% Graduated (4 Yrs)89.8%90.1%89.2%88.4%89.3%

5-year cohort graduation rate
5-year cohort graduation rate chart
OrgNameGraduation rate20202021202220232024
Students Incl3,9233,8673,5933,7673,711
Boston% Graduated (5 Yrs)81.4%84.0%86.3%84.4%84.9%
Students Incl     
Select a Comparable District% Graduated (5 Yrs)     
Students Incl74,23274,22673,90172,60273,043
State% Graduated (5 Yrs)91.0%91.8%91.9%90.9%90.5%

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