Monty Tech funding
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Also under Monty Tech
State Chapter 70 aid paid 54.2% of Monty Tech’s FY2026 operating budget; the member towns paid 38.0%.
| State Chapter 70 aid | Member towns’ assessments | State transportation aid | Excess & Deficiency (reserves) | Regional Transportation Fund | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $18,762,805 | $13,178,539 | $2,000,000 | $500,000 | $200,000 |
| FY2027 | $18,872,680 | $13,968,980 | $2,075,000 | $500,000 | $100,000 |
The district’s own Budget Summary, a sheet it assembled: FY2026 approved, FY2027 proposed. Operating budget only; grants and revolving funds are outside it.
1 · The facts
$34,641,344
Monty Tech operating budget, FY2026
$18,762,805
state Chapter 70 aid, paid by the state
$13,178,539
assessed on the member towns
$2,000,000
state transportation aid
$500,000
from Excess & Deficiency, the district’s reserve
$200,000
from its Regional Transportation Fund
$1,334,521
of it assessed on Lunenburg, FY2026
$25,827
a pupil, all funds, no capital or debt (DESE), FY2025
$3,681,900
grant awards the district charts for FY2025
$20,827
Monty Tech foundation budget a pupil, FY2026
39.5%
of it required of the member towns, FY2026
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Monty Tech’s spending by fund, FY2026
not published
2 · What it shows
- 1
The state’s Chapter 70 aid paid 54.2% of the FY2026 budget; the towns’ assessments 38.0%.
- 2
Lunenburg’s $1,334,521 was 10.1% of the towns’ assessments; it pays none of the Chapter 70.
- 3
More aid both ways: a $20,827 budget a pupil to Lunenburg’s $13,770; a 39.5% local share to its 60.4%.
- 4
This is the operating budget only; DESE’s $25,827 a pupil for FY2025 counts every fund.
Related
| FY2026 approvednot from the books | Sharenot from the books | FY2027 proposednot from the books | Sharenot from the books | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Chapter 70 aid | $18,762,805 | 54.2% | $18,872,680 | 53.1% |
| Member towns’ assessments | $13,178,539 | 38.0% | $13,968,980 | 39.3% |
| State transportation aid | $2,000,000 | 5.8% | $2,075,000 | 5.8% |
| Excess & Deficiency (reserves) | $500,000 | 1.4% | $500,000 | 1.4% |
| Regional Transportation Fund | $200,000 | 0.6% | $100,000 | 0.3% |
| Total Budget | $34,641,344 | 100.0% | $35,516,660 | 100.0% |
The FY 2027 Budget Summary, PDF page 25. Excess & Deficiency is the sum of what it applies to operating and to capital. The five sum to the printed Total Budget in both years, checked by the generator.
| Year | Foundation enrolment | Foundation budget a pupil | Towns’ required share | Chapter 70 aid a pupil |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 · Lunenburg | 1,603 | $13,770 | 60.4% | $5,758 |
| FY2026 · Monty Tech | 1,488 | $20,827 | 39.5% | $12,609 |
| FY2025 · Lunenburg | 1,633 | $13,199 | 58.4% | $5,505 |
| FY2025 · Monty Tech | 1,476 | $20,261 | 38.9% | $12,515 |
| FY2024 · Lunenburg | 1,615 | $12,792 | 57.7% | $5,461 |
| FY2024 · Monty Tech | 1,465 | $20,127 | 37.9% | $12,504 |
DESE’s Chapter 70 district profile, sheet DataC70. A pupil means a FOUNDATION pupil, the formula’s own count, not a headcount. The towns’ required share is the required local contribution over the foundation budget.
Sources
- Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District — FY27 Monty Tech Budget Presentation, FY 2027 Budget Summary, PDF page 25
- The same presentation — Update of Annual Grant Awards, PDF page 5
- Massachusetts DESE, expenditures by function, all funds — district-expenditures-by-function.xlsx
- Massachusetts DESE — dese-ch70-district-profile.xlsx
- Massachusetts DESE — dese-ch70-key-factors.xlsx
- DESE’s Chapter 70 apportionment for Monty Tech, reprinted in the FY27 Monty Tech Budget Presentation, PDF page 24