The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) on Tuesday released attendance data of teachers and administrative staff of the state’s school districts for the 2024-2025 school year.

This marks the first time DESE has released school staff attendance data. The department shared the data for transparency and to complement student attendance data, which they have released in the past, according to a DESE spokesperson. The data and future data will be used to identify trends going forward, the spokesperson told MassLive.

The average attendance rate for the 82,453 teachers in Massachusetts was 93.5% during the 2024-2025 school year, according to the data. There were an average of 11.7 absences among teachers during the school year.

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