Massachusetts teachers and school staff absent 12 days a year on average, state data shows

Massachusetts K-12 public school teachers and staff missed an average of about 12 days in the 2024-25 school year, according to new state data.

The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released attendance data for all staff at public K-12 schools in the state at a board meeting Tuesday, the first time the state has released this type of data.

On the state level, teachers missed an average of 11.7 days of the 2024-25 school year and administrators missed 11.3 days, according to the data. All school staff, including positions like paraprofessionals and support staff, missed an average of 11.9 days.

Each category averaged an attendance rate of around 93% to 94%, the state data showed.

As for students, absences are defined as missing more than half of the workday for a reason t