School Finance: Chapter 70 Program

FY08 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements

July 12, 2007

On July 12^th Governor Patrick signed the FY08 state budget which authorizes $3.725 billion in Chapter 70 education aid to Massachusetts school districts. The Chapter 70 numbers are identical to those voted by the House of Representatives and Senate in their April 4^th joint local aid resolution. The documents below provide the numbers and an explanation of how they were calculated.

Summary charts for all 437 districts, showing foundation enrollment, foundation budgets, required local contribution, Chapter 70 aid and required net school spending.

Summary chart for regional school districts, showing foundation enrollment and required local contribution for each member of the district.

White paper describing the major components of the formula

  Download MS EXCEL file size: 3.2 MB

Complete formula spreadsheet, showing the detailed calculations for each municipality and district.

Questions about the Chapter 70 program should be addressed to: