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All of FY2026’s $240,450 increase was the Legislature’s minimum: $150 for each of 1,603 pupils.
Where each year’s rise came from
Foundation aid, the formulaMinimum aid, the Legislature
Foundation aid, the formula
Minimum aid, the Legislature
FY2017
$516,774
$0
FY2018
$921,248
$0
FY2019
$252,202
$0
FY2020
$233,668
$0
FY2021
$2,198
$0
FY2022
$0
$49,680
FY2023
$898,610
$0
FY2024
$26,481
$70,419
FY2025
$138,143
$31,689
FY2026
$0
$240,450
DESE’s own split of each year’s rise; no other component paid anything in these years.
1 · The facts
$240,450
rise in Chapter 70, FY2026
$150
minimum aid a pupil, FY2026, set by the Legislature
law
1,603
foundation pupils, FY2026
$0
from the formula’s foundation aid, FY2026
$8,739,315
foundation budget less required contribution, FY2026
$8,988,960
Chapter 70 already paid, FY2025
$249,645
by which that exceeds the need (our arithmetic)
4 of 5
recent years in which minimum aid was paid
$30
minimum aid a pupil, FY2022
law
$60
minimum aid a pupil, FY2024
law
$104
minimum aid a pupil, FY2025
law
6 of 6
compared districts at the same rate, FY2026
2 · What it shows
1
The formula’s own foundation aid paid $0 for FY2026; the whole rise was $150 a pupil.
2
The need was $8,739,315 against $8,988,960 already paid, so the formula added nothing.
3
Minimum aid was paid in 4 of 5 recent years, at $30, $60, $104 and $150 a pupil.
What was said
“Their budget has a minimum aid to school raising from the $75 per student to $150, however, this is a huge example of how you can’t count on anything because this has to”