State aid
Chapter 70 aid
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Chapter 70 was $9,229,410 of the $11,244,422 the state’s cherry sheet gave Lunenburg for FY2026. All of that year’s rise was the Legislature’s $150-a-pupil minimum; the formula itself added $0.
| Chapter 70 | General government aid | Every other line, our subtraction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $4,528,374 | $931,718 | $555,416 |
| FY2011 | $4,498,396 | $894,449 | $589,474 |
| FY2012 | $4,522,545 | $829,777 | $584,068 |
| FY2013 | $5,219,937 | $894,449 | $604,373 |
| FY2014 | $5,354,696 | $915,592 | $585,113 |
| FY2015 | $5,605,872 | $940,983 | $647,795 |
| FY2016 | $5,834,483 | $974,858 | $709,151 |
| FY2017 | $6,351,257 | $1,016,777 | $630,913 |
| FY2018 | $7,272,505 | $1,056,431 | $643,857 |
| FY2019 | $7,538,072 | $1,093,406 | $442,856 |
| FY2020 | $7,771,740 | $1,122,928 | $414,261 |
| FY2021 | $7,773,938 | $1,122,928 | $530,753 |
| FY2022 | $7,823,618 | $1,162,230 | $454,523 |
| FY2023 | $8,722,228 | $1,224,990 | $552,910 |
| FY2024 | $8,819,128 | $1,264,190 | $710,468 |
| FY2025 | $8,988,960 | $1,302,115 | $470,468 |
| FY2026 | $9,229,410 | $1,316,438 | $698,574 |
| FY2027 | $9,485,250 | $1,379,895 | $1,031,760 |
The final state budget’s cherry sheet for each year: the state’s estimates, not receipts.
1 · Chapter 70
$9,229,410
Chapter 70, FY2026
$240,450
its rise, all minimum aid
$0
from the formula’s foundation aid
$22,073,946
foundation budget, FY2026
$13,334,631
the town’s required contribution, FY2026
2 · The spending floor
116.0%
spent against the minimum, FY2024
31 of 31
years the minimum was met
238 of 362
rank on that ratio, FY2024
3 · All state aid
$11,244,422
all cherry sheet aid, FY2026
35.1%
Chapter 70 of the school appropriation
2.71%
a year, our projection of all state aid
our estimate
-$390,814
receipts against the estimate, 2024 proof
4 · What it adds up to
- 1
Chapter 70 was $9,229,410 in FY2026; all of its $240,450 rise was the Legislature’s minimum.
- 2
The town’s required contribution, $13,334,631, is worked out from property and incomes, not pupils.
- 3
Lunenburg met the state minimum in every year measured; in FY2024 it spent 116.0% of it.
- 4
Chapter 70 is 35.1% of the school appropriation; all state aid is a larger, different figure.
- 5
We project all state aid at 2.71% a year; receipts once fell $390,814 short of the cherry sheet.
Chapter 70
- Chapter 70 by year →Chapter 70 was $9,229,410 in FY2026 and $3,921,700 in FY2007; it fell in 2 of 19 years.
- Minimum aid →All of FY2026’s $240,450 increase was the Legislature’s minimum: $150 for each of 1,603 pupils.
- Foundation budget →The state priced Lunenburg’s schools at $22,073,946 for FY2026; Chapter 70 equals 41.8% of that.
- Required local contribution →What the state requires the town to put in rose 37.8% from FY2019 to FY2026; Chapter 70 rose 22.4%.Also under School spending
- Aid per pupil →Chapter 70 averaged $5,757.59 a pupil in FY2026, yet one pupil more or fewer moved it by $150.00.
The spending floor
- Net school spending →Lunenburg spent 116.0% of the state’s minimum in FY2024, and met the minimum in all 31 years.Also under School spending
- Spending against the median →In FY2024 Lunenburg ranked 238 of 362 districts on spending against its minimum; in FY2018 it was 181 of 361.Also under School spending
All state aid
- Total state aid →The state’s cherry sheet carries $11,244,422 for Lunenburg for FY2026; Chapter 70 is 82.1% of it.
- Share of the school budget →Chapter 70 was 35.1% of the FY2026 school appropriation; the School Committee said 35%.
- State aid growth →Our projection grows all state aid 2.71% a year; the cherry sheet’s median yearly rise was 2.80%.
- Cherry sheet variance →Cherry sheet receipts came in $390,814 short of the estimate in 2024 and $327,281 over in 2023.
- Cherry sheet assessments →The cherry sheet charged Lunenburg $1,003,251 for FY2026; 80.3% was tuition for pupils schooled elsewhere.