Net school spending
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Lunenburg spent 116.0% of the state’s minimum in FY2024, and met the minimum in all 31 years.
| Of the minimum, actual | Of the minimum, budgeted | |
|---|---|---|
| FY1994 | 103.9% | not published |
| FY1995 | 101.2% | not published |
| FY1996 | 100.3% | not published |
| FY1997 | 112.5% | not published |
| FY1998 | 112.7% | not published |
| FY1999 | 112.4% | not published |
| FY2000 | 110.4% | not published |
| FY2001 | 111.4% | not published |
| FY2002 | 110.7% | not published |
| FY2003 | 113.8% | not published |
| FY2004 | 109.2% | not published |
| FY2005 | 105.7% | not published |
| FY2006 | 113.5% | not published |
| FY2007 | 113.8% | not published |
| FY2008 | 112.9% | not published |
| FY2009 | 114.7% | not published |
| FY2010 | 114.2% | not published |
| FY2011 | 116.6% | not published |
| FY2012 | 120.4% | not published |
| FY2013 | 117.7% | not published |
| FY2014 | 119.5% | not published |
| FY2015 | 123.2% | not published |
| FY2016 | 123.9% | not published |
| FY2017 | 127.8% | not published |
| FY2018 | 129.8% | not published |
| FY2019 | 128.0% | not published |
| FY2020 | 124.1% | not published |
| FY2021 | 124.2% | not published |
| FY2022 | 127.7% | not published |
| FY2023 | 121.0% | not published |
| FY2024 | 116.0% | not published |
| FY2025 | not published | 117.8% |
| FY2026 | not published | 120.0% |
Actual and budgeted years are two stages, drawn apart and never joined.
1 · The facts
$22,564,041
required net school spending, FY2026
$13,334,631
of it the town’s required contribution
$9,229,410
of it Chapter 70
$20,730,114
required, FY2024
$24,043,452
spent, FY2024, actual
116.0%
of the minimum, FY2024
31 of 31
years the minimum was met, FY1994 to FY2024
100.3%
of the minimum, the narrowest year, FY1996
25.2%
rise in the minimum, FY2018 to FY2024
11.9%
rise in spending, the same years
120.0%
of the minimum, FY2026, budgeted
2 · What it shows
- 1
The FY2026 minimum, $22,564,041, is the town’s required contribution plus Chapter 70.
- 2
Lunenburg spent $24,043,452 against a minimum of $20,730,114 in FY2024, 116.0% of it.
- 3
From FY2018 to FY2024 the minimum rose 25.2% and spending rose 11.9%.
- 4
The FY2026 figure, 120.0% of the minimum, is a budget; it is never set against an actual.
| Year | Required | Net school spending | Of the minimum | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $22,564,041 | $27,085,833 | 120.0% | budgeted |
| FY2025 | $21,584,939 | $25,420,400 | 117.8% | budgeted |
| FY2024 | $20,730,114 | $24,043,452 | 116.0% | actual |
| FY2023 | $20,056,630 | $24,273,713 | 121.0% | actual |
| FY2022 | $18,731,996 | $23,919,189 | 127.7% | actual |
| FY2021 | $18,301,715 | $22,735,918 | 124.2% | actual |
| FY2020 | $17,948,505 | $22,275,868 | 124.1% | actual |
| FY2019 | $17,216,743 | $22,038,813 | 128.0% | actual |
| FY2018 | $16,554,528 | $21,483,776 | 129.8% | actual |
| FY2017 | $15,538,425 | $19,861,673 | 127.8% | actual |
| FY2016 | $15,341,250 | $19,004,427 | 123.9% | actual |
| FY2015 | $14,980,028 | $18,452,511 | 123.2% | actual |
| FY2014 | $14,787,979 | $17,672,191 | 119.5% | actual |
| FY2013 | $14,408,823 | $16,958,752 | 117.7% | actual |
| FY2012 | $13,504,496 | $16,265,437 | 120.4% | actual |
| FY2011 | $13,334,963 | $15,548,411 | 116.6% | actual |
| FY2010 | $13,550,875 | $15,471,660 | 114.2% | actual |
DESE’s district profiles. Actual to FY2024, budgeted after: two stages of one quantity, never differenced.
What was said
“This is the minimum spending every school district must spend not including debt services, capital transportation, meals.”