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K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY27 GAA$1,509,235,574$1,509,235,574
FY27 Sen$1,511,615,574$1,511,615,574
FY27 SWM$1,501,516,508$1,501,516,508
FY27 House$1,508,478,092$1,508,478,092
FY27 HWM$1,555,414,145$1,555,414,145
FY27 Gov$1,555,414,145$1,555,414,145
FY26$2,114,555,540$2,067,268,142
FY25$2,011,000,561$1,880,247,950
FY24$1,639,313,018$1,493,242,197
FY23$1,598,646,410$1,409,572,427
FY22$1,146,861,083$951,725,294
FY21$1,066,741,668$825,974,762
FY20$1,056,780,451$799,999,437
FY19$923,456,065$688,163,209
FY18$857,939,507$626,399,343
FY17$856,276,840$611,437,850
FY16$890,544,555$624,292,827
FY15$853,038,341$594,053,039
FY14$893,963,185$618,130,101
FY13$836,853,448$569,776,170
FY12$761,266,086$509,721,237
FY11$651,981,192$424,092,423
FY10$674,201,832$430,015,788
FY09$910,545,815$575,098,969
FY08$922,134,862$574,374,565
FY07$897,010,407$538,739,409
FY06$821,110,260$480,662,265

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

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Funding for K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid
129.3%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (cpi)

Adjusted for inflation (cpi) NOT adjusted
FY27 GAA$1,509,235,574$1,509,235,574
FY27 Sen$1,511,615,574$1,511,615,574
FY27 SWM$1,501,516,508$1,501,516,508
FY27 House$1,508,478,092$1,508,478,092
FY27 HWM$1,555,414,145$1,555,414,145
FY27 Gov$1,555,414,145$1,555,414,145
FY26$2,114,555,540$2,067,268,142

funding levels adjusted for inflation (cpi)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY26FY27 GovFY27 HouseFY27 SenFY27 GAA
1233-2401Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (Chapter 40S Education Payments)$1,227,449$2,300,000$1,200,000$2,300,000$2,300,000
1595-003521st Century Education Trust Fund$1,022,874$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
1595-0115Civics Education Trust Fund$2,557,186$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,750,000$2,500,000
1595-0116Genocide Education Trust Fund$3,068,623$3,000,000$500,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
1596-0111Cell Phone-Free Public Schools Grant Program$1,022,874$0$0$0$0
1596-2413Early College and Innovation Pathways$1,373,761$0$0$0$0
1596-2422School Meals$196,391,873$198,000,000$198,000,000$180,000,000$180,000,000
1596-2436Mental Health Birth to Higher Education, FAIR SHARE$7,320,791$6,000,000$0$2,000,000$2,000,000
1596-2437Literacy Launch Initiative, FAIR SHARE$53,304,172$25,000,000$0$0$0
1596-2451School Transportation Reimbursements$51,143,717$62,000,000$62,000,000$0$58,415,894
1596-2510Reimagining High School$8,182,995$11,200,000$0$0$0
1596-2513Career, Vocational, & Tech School Capital Improvements$102,287,434$0$0$0$0
1596-2514Adult English Language Learners Waitlist$15,343,115$0$0$0$0
1596-2515High Dosage Early Literacy $46,603,178$0$0$0$0
1596-2516Special Education Instruction and Transportation$194,601,843$0$0$0$0
1596-2517One-Time Education Projects$92,882,934$0$0$0$0
1596-2519Regional School Transportaton Costs$8,318,526$0$0$0$0
1596-2604Special Education Reimbursement Fund$155,476,900$0$0$0$0
1596-2624School District Regionalization and Shared Services Grant Program$16,877,427$0$0$0$0
1596-2703Civics Education Grants$2,096,892$0$0$0$0
1596-2704Regional School Transportation Reserve$3,068,623$0$0$0$0
1596-9805Encourage Public School Educators $12,862,645$0$0$0$0
1596-9813Rural School Aid$4,091,497$0$0$0$0
7009-1700Education Information Technology Costs$26,244,435$28,659,407$28,086,218$28,086,218$28,086,218
7009-6379Executive Office of Education (Office of the Secretary of Education)$3,247,400$3,441,036$3,372,215$3,372,215$3,372,215
7009-6600Early College Programs$17,809,865$15,000,000$15,200,000$21,000,000$15,200,000
7009-6601Computer Science Teacher Development$1,612,464$0$0$0$0
7010-0005Department of Elementary and Secondary Education$13,899,349$13,688,493$13,464,723$16,039,723$16,089,723
7010-0012METCO Program to Eliminate Racial Imbalance$31,559,170$29,908,286$35,000,000$29,908,286$30,908,286
7010-0013Educational Programs and Special Projects$994,720$0$0$0$0
7010-0015Education Capital Expenditures and Special Projects$72,276$0$0$0$0
7010-0033Literacy Programs$9,429,734$5,266,750$5,706,750$5,266,750$5,706,750
7010-1192Educational Improvement Project Grants$12,534,919$0$2,895,000$5,276,566$7,971,566
7010-1193Civics Education$1,738,886$0$0$0$0
7027-0019School to Career Connecting Activities$7,192,102$6,472,081$6,672,801$6,472,081$6,672,081
7027-0020Career Technical Partnership Grants$4,918,928$4,764,496$4,764,496$7,764,496$4,764,496
7027-1004English Language Acquisition$4,256,094$3,712,905$3,762,905$3,712,905$3,762,905
7028-0031Educational Services in Institutional Settings$9,012,488$8,750,748$8,775,748$8,750,748$8,775,748
7035-0001Career and Technical Education$3,225,634$3,087,315$3,087,315$3,087,315$3,087,315
7035-0002Adult Basic Education$60,296,968$58,391,405$58,391,405$58,391,405$58,391,405
7035-0006Transportation of Pupils - Regional School Districts$54,997,674$57,112,492$57,162,492$114,167,912$57,162,492
7035-0007Non-Resident Pupil Transportation$0$0$0$1,360,474$0
7035-0008Homeless Student Transportation$29,327,664$35,219,466$35,219,466$35,219,466$35,219,466
7035-0035Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs$2,291,683$0$2,250,320$2,250,320$2,250,320
7053-1909School Lunch Program$5,435,734$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176
7053-1925School Breakfast Program$4,971,265$4,429,965$4,429,965$4,429,965$4,429,965
7061-0012Special Education Circuit Breaker$501,159,793$652,694,886$653,444,886$653,894,886$654,644,886
7061-0028Social Emotional Learning Grants$3,068,623$2,986,027$0$3,500,000$3,500,000
7061-0029Office of Educational Quality and Accountability$1,626,485$1,599,268$1,599,268$1,599,268$1,599,268
7061-0033Public School Military Mitigation$1,478,565$1,272,545$1,432,545$1,455,500$1,455,500
7061-9010Charter School Reimbursement$203,539,786$200,402,605$200,402,605$200,402,605$200,402,605
7061-9200Education Technology Program$1,282,988$1,302,145$1,302,145$1,302,145$1,302,145
7061-9400Student and School Assessment (MCAS Administration)$42,082,359$40,832,690$40,832,690$40,832,690$40,832,690
7061-9401Assessment Consortium$255,719$247,500$0$495,000$495,000
7061-9406Statewide College and Career Readiness Program$0$0$875,000$0$875,000
7061-9408Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)$18,384,933$16,408,966$16,533,966$16,408,966$16,533,966
7061-9601Teacher Certification Retained Revenue$2,786,864$2,620,882$2,620,882$2,620,882$2,620,882
7061-9607Recovery High Schools$2,864,344$2,775,683$2,775,683$2,775,683$2,775,683
7061-9611After-School and Out-of-School Grants$9,148,831$7,203,178$7,503,178$7,503,178$7,803,178
7061-9612Safe and Supportive Schools$1,001,574$648,949$648,949$648,949$648,949
7061-9619Franklin Institute of Boston$1$0$0$1$1
7061-9624School of Excellence$2,045,749$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
7061-9626YouthBuild Grants$3,068,623$1,750,000$1,885,000$3,000,000$3,135,000
7061-9634Mentoring Matching Grants$1,534,312$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,800,000$1,500,000
7061-9650Student Wellness School Supports (SHARE)$511,437$495,000$1,000,000$0$250,000
7061-9805Teacher Diversity Initiative $8,489,857$0$0$0$0
7061-9813Rural School Aid$16,365,989$20,000,000$10,000,000$16,000,000$16,000,000
7061-9814Summer Learning$6,076,470$2,940,300$2,940,300$2,940,300$2,940,300
7061-9815Hate Crimes and Bias in Schools Prevention Grants$1,074,018$1,014,500$425,000$1,014,500$1,039,500
7100-4003Campus Hunger Initiative$511,437$500,000$0$500,000$500,000
FY26FY27 GovFY27 HouseFY27 SenFY27 GAA
1233-2401Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (Chapter 40S Education Payments)$1,227,449$2,300,000$1,200,000$2,300,000$2,300,000
1595-0012Genocide Education Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
1595-003521st Century Education Trust Fund$1,022,874$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000$1,000,000
1595-0115Civics Education Trust Fund$2,557,186$2,500,000$2,500,000$2,750,000$2,500,000
1595-0116Genocide Education Trust Fund$3,068,623$3,000,000$500,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
1596-0111Cell Phone-Free Public Schools Grant Program$1,022,874$0$0$0$0
1596-2413Early College and Innovation Pathways$1,373,761$0$0$0$0
1596-2422School Meals$196,391,873$198,000,000$198,000,000$180,000,000$180,000,000
1596-2436Mental Health Birth to Higher Education, FAIR SHARE$7,320,791$6,000,000$0$2,000,000$2,000,000
1596-2437Literacy Launch Initiative, FAIR SHARE$53,304,172$25,000,000$0$0$0
1596-2451School Transportation Reimbursements$51,143,717$62,000,000$62,000,000$0$58,415,894
1596-2510Reimagining High School$8,182,995$11,200,000$0$0$0
1596-2513Career, Vocational, & Tech School Capital Improvements$102,287,434$0$0$0$0
1596-2514Adult English Language Learners Waitlist$15,343,115$0$0$0$0
1596-2515High Dosage Early Literacy $46,603,178$0$0$0$0
1596-2516Special Education Instruction and Transportation$194,601,843$0$0$0$0
1596-2517One-Time Education Projects$92,882,934$0$0$0$0
1596-2519Regional School Transportaton Costs$8,318,526$0$0$0$0
1596-2604Special Education Reimbursement Fund$155,476,900$0$0$0$0
1596-2624School District Regionalization and Shared Services Grant Program$16,877,427$0$0$0$0
1596-2703Civics Education Grants$2,096,892$0$0$0$0
1596-2704Regional School Transportation Reserve$3,068,623$0$0$0$0
1596-9805Encourage Public School Educators $12,862,645$0$0$0$0
1596-9813Rural School Aid$4,091,497$0$0$0$0
1599-0012Extraordinary Relief for School Districts$0$0$0$0$0
1599-0766Grants to special education schools$0$0$0$0$0
4512-0211Recovery High Schools$0$0$0$0$0
7003-0603School-To-Work$0$0$0$0$0
7009-1700Education Information Technology Costs$26,244,435$28,659,407$28,086,218$28,086,218$28,086,218
7009-6379Executive Office of Education (Office of the Secretary of Education)$3,247,400$3,441,036$3,372,215$3,372,215$3,372,215
7009-6390School Safety and Security Task Force$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6400Programs for English Language Learners in Gateway Cities$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6401Gateway Cities Student Support Counselors$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6402Gateway Cities Career Academies$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6403Gateway Cities Early Literacy Programs$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6404Innovation Fund$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6405Drop Out Re-Engagement Centers$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6406Early College Initiative$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6407STEM Teacher Corps$0$0$0$0$0
7009-6600Early College Programs$17,809,865$15,000,000$15,200,000$21,000,000$15,200,000
7009-6601Computer Science Teacher Development$1,612,464$0$0$0$0
7009-6800School Safety and Security $0$0$0$0$0
7009-7000Data Sharing$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0005Department of Elementary and Secondary Education$13,899,349$13,688,493$13,464,723$16,039,723$16,089,723
7010-0012METCO Program to Eliminate Racial Imbalance$31,559,170$29,908,286$35,000,000$29,908,286$30,908,286
7010-0013Educational Programs and Special Projects$994,720$0$0$0$0
7010-0015Education Capital Expenditures and Special Projects$72,276$0$0$0$0
7010-0016Attracting Excellence To Teach$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0017Charter School Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0018One-Time Payment to USED$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0020Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0030Charter School Facilities Grant$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0033Literacy Programs$9,429,734$5,266,750$5,706,750$5,266,750$5,706,750
7010-0042Magnet Educational Programs$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0043Equal Education Improvement Fund$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0050Program Evaluation$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0060Substance Abuse Counselors$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0116Teacher Quality Endowment Fund$0$0$0$0$0
7010-0216Teacher Quality Investment$0$0$0$0$0
7010-1022Certificate of Occupational Proficiency$0$0$0$0$0
7010-1192Educational Improvement Project Grants$12,534,919$0$2,895,000$5,276,566$7,971,566
7010-1193Civics Education$1,738,886$0$0$0$0
7010-1193Teaching Financial Literacy $0$0$0$0$0
7010-1194Financial Literacy Education$0$0$0$0$0
7010-1195Early College Technology$0$0$0$0$0
7010-1202Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now$0$0$0$0$0
7010-9300Technology for Student Achievement$0$0$0$0$0
7027-0002Essex Agricultural Institute State Share$0$0$0$0$0
7027-0016School-to-Work Programs Matching Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7027-0019School to Career Connecting Activities$7,192,102$6,472,081$6,672,801$6,472,081$6,672,081
7027-0020Career Technical Partnership Grants$4,918,928$4,764,496$4,764,496$7,764,496$4,764,496
7027-1000Partnerships Advancing Learning Mathematics and Science (PALMS) - State Match$0$0$0$0$0
7027-1004English Language Acquisition$4,256,094$3,712,905$3,762,905$3,712,905$3,762,905
7028-0031Educational Services in Institutional Settings$9,012,488$8,750,748$8,775,748$8,750,748$8,775,748
7028-0302Special Education For State Wards$0$0$0$0$0
7030-1002Kindergarten Development Grants (Kindergarten Expansion Grants)$0$0$0$0$0
7030-1003Early Literacy Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7030-1005Early Intervention Tutorial Literacy (Reading Recovery)$0$0$0$0$0
7032-0650School Link Services$0$0$0$0$0
7035-0001Career and Technical Education$3,225,634$3,087,315$3,087,315$3,087,315$3,087,315
7035-0002Adult Basic Education$60,296,968$58,391,405$58,391,405$58,391,405$58,391,405
7035-0003Skills Training Center - Cambridge$0$0$0$0$0
7035-0004School Transportation Reimbursements$0$0$0$0$0
7035-0005Homeless Student Transportation$0$0$0$0$0
7035-0006Transportation of Pupils - Regional School Districts$54,997,674$57,112,492$57,162,492$114,167,912$57,162,492
7035-0007Non-Resident Pupil Transportation$0$0$0$1,360,474$0
7035-0008Homeless Student Transportation$29,327,664$35,219,466$35,219,466$35,219,466$35,219,466
7035-0035Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs$2,291,683$0$2,250,320$2,250,320$2,250,320
7035-0123Grants to Junior Achievement$0$0$0$0$0
7053-1909School Lunch Program$5,435,734$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176
7053-1925School Breakfast Program$4,971,265$4,429,965$4,429,965$4,429,965$4,429,965
7053-1927School Breakfast Program - Universal Eligibility$0$0$0$0$0
7053-1928School Breakfast Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7053-1929Summer Food Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0009State Wards Tuition Reimbursement$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0010Behavioral Health in Schools$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0012Special Education Circuit Breaker$501,159,793$652,694,886$653,444,886$653,894,886$654,644,886
7061-0013Special Education Oversight$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0019Educational Improvement Audits$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0022Reduce Class Size K-3$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0025Special Education Loan Pool$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0027Additional Assistance COVID-19 Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0028Social Emotional Learning Grants$3,068,623$2,986,027$0$3,500,000$3,500,000
7061-0029Office of Educational Quality and Accountability$1,626,485$1,599,268$1,599,268$1,599,268$1,599,268
7061-0033Public School Military Mitigation$1,478,565$1,272,545$1,432,545$1,455,500$1,455,500
7061-0222K-3 Class Size Reduction for Low Income Districts$0$0$0$0$0
7061-0928Financial Literacy Program$0$0$0$0$0
7061-2200Educator Evaluation System Implementation$0$0$0$0$0
7061-2300School Safety and Supports$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9000School Choice Reimbursements$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9010Charter School Reimbursement$203,539,786$200,402,605$200,402,605$200,402,605$200,402,605
7061-9011Innovation Schools$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9200Education Technology Program$1,282,988$1,302,145$1,302,145$1,302,145$1,302,145
7061-9300Education Data Warehouse and Reporting System$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9307Lowell Truancy Prevention Program$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9400Student and School Assessment (MCAS Administration)$42,082,359$40,832,690$40,832,690$40,832,690$40,832,690
7061-9401Assessment Consortium$255,719$247,500$0$495,000$495,000
7061-9404MCAS Low-Scoring Student Support$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9405Certificate of Occupational Proficiency$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9406Statewide College and Career Readiness Program$0$0$875,000$0$875,000
7061-9408Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)$18,384,933$16,408,966$16,533,966$16,408,966$16,533,966
7061-9411Leadership Academies$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9412Extended Learning Time Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9601Teacher Certification Retained Revenue$2,786,864$2,620,882$2,620,882$2,620,882$2,620,882
7061-9604Teacher Preparation and Certification$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9607Recovery High Schools$2,864,344$2,775,683$2,775,683$2,775,683$2,775,683
7061-9608Teaching and Learning Survey$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9610Citizen Schools Matching Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9611After-School and Out-of-School Grants$9,148,831$7,203,178$7,503,178$7,503,178$7,803,178
7061-9612Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Excellence Program$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9612Safe and Supportive Schools$1,001,574$648,949$648,949$648,949$648,949
7061-9614Alternative Education Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9615Mass Ed On-Line Program$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9619Franklin Institute of Boston$1$0$0$1$1
7061-9620Advanced Placement Courses$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9621Gifted and Talented Children$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9624School of Excellence$2,045,749$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
7061-9626YouthBuild Grants$3,068,623$1,750,000$1,885,000$3,000,000$3,135,000
7061-9632Pioneer Valley Business Alliance$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9634Mentoring Matching Grants$1,534,312$1,500,000$1,500,000$1,800,000$1,500,000
7061-9650Student Wellness School Supports (SHARE)$511,437$495,000$1,000,000$0$250,000
7061-9804Teacher Content Training$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9805Bullying Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9805Teacher Diversity Initiative $8,489,857$0$0$0$0
7061-9809School District Regionalization Grants$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9810Regionalization Bonus$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9811Creative Challenge Index$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9812Child Sexual Abuse Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
7061-9813Rural School Aid$16,365,989$20,000,000$10,000,000$16,000,000$16,000,000
7061-9814Summer Learning$6,076,470$2,940,300$2,940,300$2,940,300$2,940,300
7061-9815Hate Crimes and Bias in Schools Prevention Grants$1,074,018$1,014,500$425,000$1,014,500$1,039,500
7066-0024Schools of Excellence$0$0$0$0$0
7080-0200Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
7100-4003Campus Hunger Initiative$511,437$500,000$0$500,000$500,000
7516-0200Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
T10-PSIPublic School Improvement Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
T10-SSTSchool Safety Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
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