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No published document says what one out-of-district placement costs.
Two counts of children, neither a price
Placed out of district, the town’s countnot from the booksIn the circuit breaker claim, DESE
Placed out of district, the town’s count
In the circuit breaker claim, DESE
FY2006
not published
21 children
FY2007
not published
18 children
FY2008
not published
24 children
FY2009
not published
23 children
FY2010
not published
26 children
FY2011
15 children
23 children
FY2012
24 children
25 children
FY2013
22 children
29 children
FY2014
26 children
23 children
FY2015
30 children
28 children
FY2016
19 children
23 children
FY2017
14 children
20 children
FY2018
14 children
14 children
FY2019
12 children
12 children
FY2020
11 children
13 children
FY2021
12 children
9 children
FY2022
8 children
7 children
FY2023
7 children
6 children
FY2024
8 children
7 children
FY2025
10 children
9 children
FY2026
not published
9 children
The town counts placements on one day in March. The state’s claim counts children whose costs passed its threshold, in district or out, by year of payment.
1 · The facts
$1,205,949
out-of-district tuition, every fund, FY2025
10
children placed, 1 March, FY2025
9
children in the circuit breaker claim, FY2026
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what one placement costs, by type
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The tuition total and the count of children placed do not divide into a price.
2
The circuit breaker claim is not a placement count either.