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K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Funding History
Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$1,363,839,753$1,363,839,753
FY23 Current$1,516,997,391$1,427,761,907
FY22$1,048,057,705$946,875,831
FY21$1,032,130,435$870,151,827
FY20$977,876,168$805,963,576
FY19$850,785,745$690,305,780
FY18$783,993,513$623,192,557
FY17$781,334,975$607,461,949
FY16$825,962,144$630,429,500
FY15$778,502,323$590,282,999
FY14$818,997,781$616,576,085
FY13$771,492,009$571,913,036
FY12$699,595,564$510,019,739
FY11$596,002,121$422,101,546
FY10$618,269,696$429,354,605
FY09$838,019,168$576,286,479
FY08$846,216,670$573,886,525
FY07$824,902,940$539,420,947
FY06$786,802,351$501,473,388
FY05$701,880,137$431,063,730
FY04$505,521,245$301,412,717
FY03$634,842,051$370,349,919
FY02$802,853,585$458,267,760
FY01$875,048,691$490,786,019

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

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Between and
Funding for K-12: Non-Chapter 70 Aid
79.3%

comparisons adjusted for inflation (CPI)

Adjusted for inflation (CPI) NOT adjusted
FY24 Leg$1,363,839,753$1,363,839,753
FY24 Sen$1,182,577,846$1,182,577,846
FY24 SWM$1,170,906,081$1,170,906,081
FY24 Hou$1,346,807,988$1,346,807,988
FY24 HWM$1,337,622,988$1,337,622,988
FY24 Gov$1,182,401,468$1,182,401,468
FY23 Current$1,516,997,391$1,427,761,907
FY23 GAA$1,295,113,337$1,218,929,907
FY23 SWM$1,118,985,907$1,053,162,954
FY23 Hou$1,267,833,338$1,193,254,620
FY23 HWM$1,262,254,150$1,188,003,620
FY23 Gov$1,049,499,115$987,763,636
FY22 GAA$1,006,590,632$909,412,083

funding levels adjusted for inflation (CPI)

  • Active Line Items
  • All Line Items
FY23 CurrentFY24 GovFY24 HouFY24 SenFY24 Leg
Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (Chapter 40S Education Payments)$796,875$750,000$500,000$750,000$750,000
21st Century Education Trust Fund$5,312,501$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Civics Education Trust Fund$2,125,001$1,500,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
Genocide Education Trust Fund$1,593,750$1,500,000$500,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
Early College and Innovation Pathways$0$10,000,000$0$10,000,000$5,000,000
School Meals$0$0$161,000,000$0$69,000,000
Grants to special education schools$148,750,036$0$0$0$0
Education Information Technology Costs$21,727,882$24,519,373$24,519,373$20,437,241$24,519,373
Executive Office of Education (Office of the Secretary of Education)$2,477,213$2,354,846$2,354,847$2,354,846$2,354,846
Early College Programs$10,625,003$13,000,000$15,150,000$15,000,000$15,150,000
Computer Science Teacher Development$2,656,251$0$0$0$0
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education$13,272,616$12,495,387$12,495,386$12,495,387$12,495,386
METCO Program to Eliminate Racial Imbalance$31,246,154$28,910,829$31,000,000$28,908,138$29,400,000
Literacy Programs$6,016,495$5,266,231$5,666,731$5,266,231$5,666,731
Educational Improvement Project Grants$10,300,940$0$3,325,000$8,831,765$11,116,765
Civics Education$1,700,000$0$0$0$0
Teaching Financial Literacy $0$0$2,100,000$0$2,100,000
Financial Literacy Education$265,625$0$250,000$0$250,000
Early College Technology$1,062,500$0$0$0$0
School to Career Connecting Activities$9,190,627$7,999,940$9,000,000$7,847,715$7,807,715
Career Technical Partnership Grants$5,131,876$5,876,152$5,876,152$5,876,152$5,876,152
English Language Acquisition$4,879,771$3,599,086$3,624,084$3,599,086$3,624,084
Educational Services in Institutional Settings$9,135,338$8,608,798$8,658,798$8,608,798$8,658,798
Career and Technical Education$3,718,751$3,500,000$5,000,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Adult Basic Education$63,750,015$60,000,000$65,325,000$60,300,000$60,450,000
Transportation of Pupils - Regional School Districts$87,314,799$97,077,605$107,864,005$97,077,605$97,077,605
Non-Resident Pupil Transportation$265,625$5,195,429$0$5,195,429$1,000,000
Homeless Student Transportation$24,417,827$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815
Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs$3,604,860$3,292,809$3,292,809$3,392,809$3,392,809
School Lunch Program$5,646,313$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176
School Breakfast Program$191,267,519$4,566,445$4,566,445$4,566,445$107,066,445
Special Education Circuit Breaker$468,596,193$503,823,601$506,073,601$503,823,601$504,573,601
Social Emotional Learning Grants$6,375,002$6,000,000$0$6,000,000$6,000,000
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability$1,125,140$1,382,781$1,382,781$1,382,781$1,382,781
Public School Military Mitigation$1,540,625$1,300,000$1,450,000$1,450,000$1,450,000
Charter School Reimbursement$259,042,605$243,804,746$232,682,538$230,282,538$232,682,538
Education Technology Program$1,197,922$1,133,214$1,133,214$1,133,214$1,133,214
Student and School Assessment (MCAS Administration)$34,402,533$32,383,267$32,383,266$32,383,267$32,383,266
Assessment Consortium$584,375$550,000$0$550,000$550,000
Statewide College and Career Readiness Program$929,688$0$875,000$0$875,000
Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)$16,118,834$16,176,978$16,176,978$15,170,664$16,170,664
Extended Learning Time Grants$6,359,682$0$4,800,000$0$2,400,000
Teacher Certification Retained Revenue$2,443,751$2,400,000$2,400,000$2,400,000$2,400,000
Recovery High Schools$2,984,532$2,808,971$2,808,970$2,808,971$2,908,971
After-School and Out-of-School Grants$11,556,833$11,236,943$10,937,018$10,577,017$10,937,017
Safe and Supportive Schools$637,500$1,602,045$650,000$522,154$650,000
Franklin Institute of Boston$1$1$1$1$1
School of Excellence$2,125,001$2,000,000$1,500,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
YouthBuild Grants$3,187,501$2,400,000$2,400,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Mentoring Matching Grants$1,593,750$1,500,000$1,200,000$1,800,000$1,800,000
Student Wellness School Supports (SHARE)$2,178,126$2,000,000$2,000,000$0$1,000,000
Teacher Diversity Initiative $15,937,504$0$0$0$0
Child Sexual Abuse Prevention$2,496,876$0$0$0$0
Rural School Aid$5,843,751$7,500,000$10,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000
Summer Learning$1,062,500$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Hate Crimes and Bias in Schools Prevention Grants$425,000$400,000$400,000$800,000$800,000
Campus Hunger Initiative$0$0$0$1,000,000$1,000,000
FY23 CurrentFY24 GovFY24 HouFY24 SenFY24 Leg
Smart Growth School Cost Reimbursement (Chapter 40S Education Payments)$796,875$750,000$500,000$750,000$750,000
Genocide Education Trust Fund$0$0$0$0$0
21st Century Education Trust Fund$5,312,501$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000$5,000,000
Civics Education Trust Fund$2,125,001$1,500,000$1,500,000$2,500,000$2,500,000
Genocide Education Trust Fund$1,593,750$1,500,000$500,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
Early College and Innovation Pathways$0$10,000,000$0$10,000,000$5,000,000
School Meals$0$0$161,000,000$0$69,000,000
Grants to special education schools$148,750,036$0$0$0$0
Recovery High Schools$0$0$0$0$0
School-To-Work$0$0$0$0$0
Education Information Technology Costs$21,727,882$24,519,373$24,519,373$20,437,241$24,519,373
Executive Office of Education (Office of the Secretary of Education)$2,477,213$2,354,846$2,354,847$2,354,846$2,354,846
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$10,625,003$13,000,000$15,150,000$15,000,000$15,150,000
Computer Science Teacher Development$2,656,251$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$13,272,616$12,495,387$12,495,386$12,495,387$12,495,386
METCO Program to Eliminate Racial Imbalance$31,246,154$28,910,829$31,000,000$28,908,138$29,400,000
Educational Programs and Special Projects$0$0$0$0$0
Education Capital Expenditures and Special Projects$0$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$6,016,495$5,266,231$5,666,731$5,266,231$5,666,731
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 Investment$0$0$0$0$0
Certificate of Occupational Proficiency$0$0$0$0$0
Educational Improvement Project Grants$10,300,940$0$3,325,000$8,831,765$11,116,765
Civics Education$1,700,000$0$0$0$0
Teaching Financial Literacy $0$0$2,100,000$0$2,100,000
Financial Literacy Education$265,625$0$250,000$0$250,000
Early College Technology$1,062,500$0$0$0$0
Massachusetts Digital Literacy Now$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$9,190,627$7,999,940$9,000,000$7,847,715$7,807,715
Career Technical Partnership Grants$5,131,876$5,876,152$5,876,152$5,876,152$5,876,152
Partnerships Advancing Learning Mathematics and Science (PALMS) - State Match$0$0$0$0$0
English Language Acquisition$4,879,771$3,599,086$3,624,084$3,599,086$3,624,084
Educational Services in Institutional Settings$9,135,338$8,608,798$8,658,798$8,608,798$8,658,798
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$3,718,751$3,500,000$5,000,000$3,500,000$3,500,000
Adult Basic Education$63,750,015$60,000,000$65,325,000$60,300,000$60,450,000
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$87,314,799$97,077,605$107,864,005$97,077,605$97,077,605
Non-Resident Pupil Transportation$265,625$5,195,429$0$5,195,429$1,000,000
Homeless Student Transportation$24,417,827$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815$28,671,815
Advanced Placement Math and Science Programs$3,604,860$3,292,809$3,292,809$3,392,809$3,392,809
Grants to Junior Achievement$0$0$0$0$0
School Lunch Program$5,646,313$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176$5,314,176
School Breakfast Program$191,267,519$4,566,445$4,566,445$4,566,445$107,066,445
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$468,596,193$503,823,601$506,073,601$503,823,601$504,573,601
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$6,375,002$6,000,000$0$6,000,000$6,000,000
Office of Educational Quality and Accountability$1,125,140$1,382,781$1,382,781$1,382,781$1,382,781
Public School Military Mitigation$1,540,625$1,300,000$1,450,000$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$259,042,605$243,804,746$232,682,538$230,282,538$232,682,538
Innovation Schools$0$0$0$0$0
Education Technology Program$1,197,922$1,133,214$1,133,214$1,133,214$1,133,214
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)$34,402,533$32,383,267$32,383,266$32,383,267$32,383,266
Assessment Consortium$584,375$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$929,688$0$875,000$0$875,000
Partnership Schools Network (Targeted Intervention)$16,118,834$16,176,978$16,176,978$15,170,664$16,170,664
Leadership Academies$0$0$0$0$0
Extended Learning Time Grants$6,359,682$0$4,800,000$0$2,400,000
Teacher Certification Retained Revenue$2,443,751$2,400,000$2,400,000$2,400,000$2,400,000
Teacher Preparation and Certification$0$0$0$0$0
Recovery High Schools$2,984,532$2,808,971$2,808,970$2,808,971$2,908,971
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$11,556,833$11,236,943$10,937,018$10,577,017$10,937,017
Worcester Polytechnic Institute School of Excellence Program$0$0$0$0$0
Safe and Supportive Schools$637,500$1,602,045$650,000$522,154$650,000
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$2,125,001$2,000,000$1,500,000$2,000,000$2,000,000
YouthBuild Grants$3,187,501$2,400,000$2,400,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Pioneer Valley Business Alliance$0$0$0$0$0
Mentoring Matching Grants$1,593,750$1,500,000$1,200,000$1,800,000$1,800,000
Student Wellness School Supports (SHARE)$2,178,126$2,000,000$2,000,000$0$1,000,000
Teacher Content Training$0$0$0$0$0
Bullying Prevention$0$0$0$0$0
Teacher Diversity Initiative $15,937,504$0$0$0$0
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$2,496,876$0$0$0$0
Rural School Aid$5,843,751$7,500,000$10,000,000$15,000,000$15,000,000
Summer Learning$1,062,500$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000$3,000,000
Hate Crimes and Bias in Schools Prevention Grants$425,000$400,000$400,000$800,000$800,000
Schools of Excellence$0$0$0$0$0
Bay State Reading Institute$0$0$0$0$0
Campus Hunger Initiative$0$0$0$1,000,000$1,000,000
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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