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K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 GAA$1,344,471,765$1,344,471,765
FY24$1,480,157,135$1,493,242,197
FY23$1,484,547,193$1,409,572,427
FY22$1,044,194,364$951,725,294
FY21$971,144,589$825,974,762
FY20$962,134,301$799,999,437
FY19$840,712,906$688,163,209
FY18$781,122,368$626,399,343
FY17$779,557,358$611,437,850
FY16$810,754,802$624,292,827
FY15$776,609,017$594,053,039
FY14$813,867,135$618,130,101
FY13$761,874,235$569,776,170
FY12$693,059,243$509,721,237
FY11$593,565,903$424,092,423
FY10$613,795,649$430,015,788
FY09$828,964,018$575,098,969
FY08$839,514,726$574,374,565
FY07$816,641,336$538,739,409
FY06$747,541,583$480,662,265
FY05$725,259,599$449,360,037
FY04$646,701,633$388,999,057
FY03$635,247,960$373,862,821
FY02$795,125,009$457,868,534
FY01$832,338,294$470,958,099

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Between and
Funding for K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid
76.3%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY25 GAA$1,344,471,765$1,344,471,765
FY25 Leg$1,362,189,254$1,362,189,254
FY25 Sen$1,333,962,106$1,333,962,106
FY25 SWM$1,316,125,706$1,316,125,706
FY25 House$1,356,169,705$1,356,169,705
FY25 HWM$1,345,276,705$1,345,276,705
FY25 Gov$1,332,066,081$1,332,066,081
FY24$1,480,157,135$1,493,242,197

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 SenFY25 GAA
Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (Chapter 40S Education Payments)$743,428$750,000$750,000$750,000$750,000
21st Century Education Trust Fund$2,973,711$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Civics Education Trust Fund$2,478,093$1,500,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
Genocide Education Trust Fund$1,982,474$2,000,000$500,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Early College and Innovation Pathways$4,956,186$5,000,000$0$5,000,000$2,500,000
School Meals$68,395,363$170,000,000$190,000,000$170,000,000$170,000,000
Mental Health Birth to Higher Education, FAIR SHARE$0$5,000,000$0$7,500,000$5,000,000
Literacy Launch Initiative, FAIR SHARE$0$30,000,000$30,000,000$10,000,000$20,000,000
Extraordinary Relief for School Districts$74,342,786$0$0$0$0
Education Information Technology Costs$24,304,513$24,931,893$24,682,574$24,682,575$24,682,574
Executive Office of Education (Office of the Secretary of Education)$2,334,211$3,084,991$3,054,141$3,084,991$3,054,141
Early College Programs$17,753,880$15,000,000$15,150,000$15,000,000$15,150,000
Computer Science Teacher Development$2,478,093$0$0$0$0
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education$12,385,891$13,258,175$13,125,593$13,125,593$13,125,593
METCO Program to Eliminate Racial Imbalance$31,288,857$29,408,285$30,408,285$29,408,285$29,908,285
Educational Programs and Special Projects$4,478,428$0$0$0$0
Education Capital Expenditures and Special Projects$1,609,029$0$0$0$0
Literacy Programs$6,147,161$5,298,364$5,998,364$5,298,364$6,338,364
Educational Improvement Project Grants$12,129,536$0$4,198,000$5,368,911$10,066,911
Civics Education$2,081,598$0$1,500,000$0$1,500,000
Financial Literacy Education$247,809$0$250,000$0$0
Early College Technology$865,350$0$0$0$0
School to Career Connecting Activities$7,243,679$7,318,346$8,457,715$7,593,346$8,143,346
Career Technical Partnership Grants$5,696,733$5,386,584$5,386,584$5,386,584$5,386,584
English Language Acquisition$5,009,629$3,672,228$3,697,228$3,672,228$3,697,228
Educational Services in Institutional Settings$8,582,922$8,729,028$8,754,028$8,729,028$8,754,028
Career and Technical Education$3,015,854$2,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Adult Basic Education$59,920,286$59,408,278$61,053,278$59,758,278$59,853,278
Transportation of Pupils - Regional School Districts$96,226,928$99,456,813$99,456,813$99,456,813$99,456,813
Non-Resident Pupil Transportation$991,237$1,000,000$0$1,000,000$1,000,000
Homeless Student Transportation$28,420,568$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815
Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs$3,558,090$2,000,320$3,392,809$3,392,809$2,000,320
School Lunch Program$5,267,609$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176
School Breakfast Program$116,063,336$4,566,445$5,016,445$5,016,445$5,016,445
Special Education Circuit Breaker$501,623,907$492,227,484$492,927,475$492,227,484$493,177,484
Social Emotional Learning Grants$5,947,423$6,033,474$0$6,000,000$6,000,000
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability$1,370,664$1,590,112$1,590,112$1,590,112$1,590,112
Public School Military Mitigation$1,437,294$725,000$1,375,000$1,450,000$1,450,000
Charter School Reimbursement$230,643,575$198,988,065$198,988,065$198,988,065$198,988,065
Education Technology Program$1,123,284$1,162,475$1,162,475$1,162,475$1,162,475
Student and School Assessment (MCAS Administration)$40,855,314$41,439,132$41,439,132$41,439,132$41,439,132
Assessment Consortium$653,673$550,000$0$550,000$550,000
Statewide College and Career Readiness Program$867,333$0$875,000$0$0
Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)$17,692,276$16,403,545$16,403,545$16,403,545$16,403,545
Extended Learning Time Grants$413,153$0$2,400,000$0$0
Teacher Certification Retained Revenue$2,378,969$2,612,438$2,612,438$2,612,438$2,612,438
Recovery High Schools$2,883,480$2,919,704$2,919,704$2,919,704$2,919,704
After-School and Out-of-School Grants$14,586,326$8,447,449$9,422,449$10,697,449$8,622,449
Safe and Supportive Schools$920,437$661,461$661,461$661,461$661,461
Franklin Institute of Boston$1$1$1$1$1
School of Excellence$1,982,474$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
YouthBuild Grants$2,973,711$1,750,000$1,750,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Mentoring Matching Grants$1,784,227$1,500,000$1,500,000$3,050,000$1,500,000
Student Wellness School Supports (SHARE)$658,079$0$2,000,000$0$0
Teacher Diversity Initiative $14,726,067$0$10,000,000$0$2,500,000
Rural School Aid$14,868,557$15,000,000$7,500,000$17,500,000$16,000,000
Summer Learning$4,009,417$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Hate Crimes and Bias in Schools Prevention Grants$792,990$800,000$825,000$1,000,000$1,025,000
Campus Hunger Initiative$991,237$0$0$500,000$500,000
FY24FY25 GovFY25 HouseFY25 SenFY25 GAA
Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (Chapter 40S Education Payments)$743,428$750,000$750,000$750,000$750,000
Genocide Education Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
21st Century Education Trust Fund$2,973,711$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
Civics Education Trust Fund$2,478,093$1,500,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
Genocide Education Trust Fund$1,982,474$2,000,000$500,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Early College and Innovation Pathways$4,956,186$5,000,000$0$5,000,000$2,500,000
School Meals$68,395,363$170,000,000$190,000,000$170,000,000$170,000,000
Mental Health Birth to Higher Education, FAIR SHARE$0$5,000,000$0$7,500,000$5,000,000
Literacy Launch Initiative, FAIR SHARE$0$30,000,000$30,000,000$10,000,000$20,000,000
Extraordinary Relief for School Districts$74,342,786$0$0$0$0
Grants to special education schools$0$0$0$0$0
Recovery High Schools$0$0$0$0$0
School-To-Work$0$0$0$0$0
Education Information Technology Costs$24,304,513$24,931,893$24,682,574$24,682,575$24,682,574
Executive Office of Education (Office of the Secretary of Education)$2,334,211$3,084,991$3,054,141$3,084,991$3,054,141
School Safety and Security Task Force$0$0$0$0$0
Programs for English Language Learners in Gateway Cities$0$0$0$0$0
Gateway Cities Student Support Counselors$0$0$0$0$0
Gateway Cities Career Academies$0$0$0$0$0
Gateway Cities Early Literacy Programs$0$0$0$0$0
Innovation Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Drop Out Re-Engagement Centers$0$0$0$0$0
Early College Initiative$0$0$0$0$0
STEM Teacher Corps$0$0$0$0$0
Early College Programs$17,753,880$15,000,000$15,150,000$15,000,000$15,150,000
Computer Science Teacher Development$2,478,093$0$0$0$0
School Safety and Security $0$0$0$0$0
Data Sharing$0$0$0$0$0
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education$12,385,891$13,258,175$13,125,593$13,125,593$13,125,593
METCO Program to Eliminate Racial Imbalance$31,288,857$29,408,285$30,408,285$29,408,285$29,908,285
Educational Programs and Special Projects$4,478,428$0$0$0$0
Education Capital Expenditures and Special Projects$1,609,029$0$0$0$0
Attracting Excellence To Teach$0$0$0$0$0
Charter School Grants$0$0$0$0$0
One-Time Payment to USED$0$0$0$0$0
Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
Charter School Facilities Grant$0$0$0$0$0
Literacy Programs$6,147,161$5,298,364$5,998,364$5,298,364$6,338,364
Magnet Educational Programs$0$0$0$0$0
Equal Education Improvement Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Program Evaluation$0$0$0$0$0
Substance Abuse Counselors$0$0$0$0$0
Teacher Quality Endowment Fund$0$0$0$0$0
Teacher Quality Investment$0$0$0$0$0
Certificate of Occupational Proficiency$0$0$0$0$0
Educational Improvement Project Grants$12,129,536$0$4,198,000$5,368,911$10,066,911
Civics Education$2,081,598$0$1,500,000$0$1,500,000
Teaching Financial Literacy $0$0$0$0$0
Financial Literacy Education$247,809$0$250,000$0$0
Early College Technology$865,350$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now$0$0$0$0$0
Technology for Student Achievement$0$0$0$0$0
Essex Agricultural Institute State Share$0$0$0$0$0
School-to-Work Programs Matching Grants$0$0$0$0$0
School to Career Connecting Activities$7,243,679$7,318,346$8,457,715$7,593,346$8,143,346
Career Technical Partnership Grants$5,696,733$5,386,584$5,386,584$5,386,584$5,386,584
Partnerships Advancing Learning Mathematics and Science (PALMS) - State Match$0$0$0$0$0
English Language Acquisition$5,009,629$3,672,228$3,697,228$3,672,228$3,697,228
Educational Services in Institutional Settings$8,582,922$8,729,028$8,754,028$8,729,028$8,754,028
Special Education For State Wards$0$0$0$0$0
Kindergarten Development Grants (Kindergarten Expansion Grants)$0$0$0$0$0
Early Literacy Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Early Intervention Tutorial Literacy (Reading Recovery)$0$0$0$0$0
School Link Services$0$0$0$0$0
Career and Technical Education$3,015,854$2,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Adult Basic Education$59,920,286$59,408,278$61,053,278$59,758,278$59,853,278
Skills Training Center - Cambridge$0$0$0$0$0
School Transportation Reimbursements$0$0$0$0$0
Homeless Student Transportation$0$0$0$0$0
Transportation of Pupils - Regional School Districts$96,226,928$99,456,813$99,456,813$99,456,813$99,456,813
Non-Resident Pupil Transportation$991,237$1,000,000$0$1,000,000$1,000,000
Homeless Student Transportation$28,420,568$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815
Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs$3,558,090$2,000,320$3,392,809$3,392,809$2,000,320
Grants to Junior Achievement$0$0$0$0$0
School Lunch Program$5,267,609$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176
School Breakfast Program$116,063,336$4,566,445$5,016,445$5,016,445$5,016,445
School Breakfast Program - Universal Eligibility$0$0$0$0$0
School Breakfast Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Summer Food Grants$0$0$0$0$0
State Wards Tuition Reimbursement$0$0$0$0$0
Behavioral Health in Schools$0$0$0$0$0
Special Education Circuit Breaker$501,623,907$492,227,484$492,927,475$492,227,484$493,177,484
Special Education Oversight$0$0$0$0$0
Educational Improvement Audits$0$0$0$0$0
Reduce Class Size K-3$0$0$0$0$0
Special Education Loan Pool$0$0$0$0$0
Additional Assistance COVID-19 Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Social Emotional Learning Grants$5,947,423$6,033,474$0$6,000,000$6,000,000
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability$1,370,664$1,590,112$1,590,112$1,590,112$1,590,112
Public School Military Mitigation$1,437,294$725,000$1,375,000$1,450,000$1,450,000
K-3 Class Size Reduction for Low Income Districts$0$0$0$0$0
Financial Literacy Program$0$0$0$0$0
Educator Evaluation System Implementation$0$0$0$0$0
School Safety and Supports$0$0$0$0$0
School Choice Reimbursements$0$0$0$0$0
Charter School Reimbursement$230,643,575$198,988,065$198,988,065$198,988,065$198,988,065
Innovation Schools$0$0$0$0$0
Education Technology Program$1,123,284$1,162,475$1,162,475$1,162,475$1,162,475
Education Data Warehouse and Reporting System$0$0$0$0$0
Lowell Truancy Prevention Program$0$0$0$0$0
Student and School Assessment (MCAS Administration)$40,855,314$41,439,132$41,439,132$41,439,132$41,439,132
Assessment Consortium$653,673$550,000$0$550,000$550,000
MCAS Low-Scoring Student Support$0$0$0$0$0
Certificate of Occupational Proficiency$0$0$0$0$0
Statewide College and Career Readiness Program$867,333$0$875,000$0$0
Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)$17,692,276$16,403,545$16,403,545$16,403,545$16,403,545
Leadership Academies$0$0$0$0$0
Extended Learning Time Grants$413,153$0$2,400,000$0$0
Teacher Certification Retained Revenue$2,378,969$2,612,438$2,612,438$2,612,438$2,612,438
Teacher Preparation and Certification$0$0$0$0$0
Recovery High Schools$2,883,480$2,919,704$2,919,704$2,919,704$2,919,704
Teaching and Learning Survey$0$0$0$0$0
Citizen Schools Matching Grants$0$0$0$0$0
After-School and Out-of-School Grants$14,586,326$8,447,449$9,422,449$10,697,449$8,622,449
Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Excellence Program$0$0$0$0$0
Safe and Supportive Schools$920,437$661,461$661,461$661,461$661,461
Alternative Education Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Mass Ed On-Line Program$0$0$0$0$0
Franklin Institute of Boston$1$1$1$1$1
Advanced Placement Courses$0$0$0$0$0
Gifted and Talented Children$0$0$0$0$0
School of Excellence$1,982,474$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
YouthBuild Grants$2,973,711$1,750,000$1,750,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Pioneer Valley Business Alliance$0$0$0$0$0
Mentoring Matching Grants$1,784,227$1,500,000$1,500,000$3,050,000$1,500,000
Student Wellness School Supports (SHARE)$658,079$0$2,000,000$0$0
Teacher Content Training$0$0$0$0$0
Bullying Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Teacher Diversity Initiative $14,726,067$0$10,000,000$0$2,500,000
School District Regionalization Grants$0$0$0$0$0
Regionalization Bonus$0$0$0$0$0
Creative Challenge Index$0$0$0$0$0
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Rural School Aid$14,868,557$15,000,000$7,500,000$17,500,000$16,000,000
Summer Learning$4,009,417$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Hate Crimes and Bias in Schools Prevention Grants$792,990$800,000$825,000$1,000,000$1,025,000
Schools of Excellence$0$0$0$0$0
Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
Campus Hunger Initiative$991,237$0$0$500,000$500,000
Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
Public School Improvement Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
School Safety Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
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