Level service cost

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Keeping the same schools costs $1,396,847 more in FY2028, by our estimate: $28,361,400 in all.

Cost increase by lineour estimate

Each line’s FY2027 cost grown one year at the rate model.json assumes for it. Out-of-district tuition is held flat.

1 · The facts

$26,572,288
the school budget, FY2027, as adopted
$392,264
salaries restored at the September Special Town Meeting
1,581
pupils, held the same next year
$28,361,400
level service, FY2028 (ours)
our estimate
$1,396,847
more than at FY2027 prices (ours)
our estimate
$535,536
of it salaries, at 4.0% (ours)
our estimate
$361,716
health insurance, at 9.0% (ours)
our estimate
64.2%
of the cost rise is salaries plus insurance (ours)
our estimate

2 · What it shows

1
Level service is the same staff, buses and buildings; $1,396,847 of it buys nothing new.
2
Salaries add $535,536 and health insurance $361,716: 64.2% of the cost rise.
3
The $392,264 restored in September carries into FY2028 as salary.

The increase, line by line (ours)

	FY2027 cost	Assumed growth	Increase
Salaries	$13,388,394	4.00%	$535,536
Health insurance	$4,019,071	9.00%	$361,716
Special education, in district	$5,544,996	6.43%	$356,525
Transportation	$1,053,360	6.00%	$63,202
Everything else	$1,653,079	3.00%	$49,592
Utilities	$605,511	5.00%	$30,276
Out-of-district special education	$700,142	0.00%	$0

FY2027 cost is the adopted budget’s lines plus the salaries restored in September.

1 · The facts

2 · What it shows

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