Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
TRANSPORTATION REVOLVING FUND (Fund 0028) Director/Program Coordinator:
Director of Transportation
Program Description:
State regulations mandate that the district transport students in grades K-6 who live more than 2.0 miles from their neighborhood school. The district may provide transportation to students in grades K-6 who live less than 2.0 miles from the school, or those who are enrolled in grades 7-12, but are not under legal mandate to do so. The district may charge for this optional transportation service.
Fee Structure:
$200 per student; $500 family cap.
Fund Restrictions:
Funds can be used to compensate transportation staff/drivers, contracted providers, and any other equipment, and materials in the operation of the program. B. Fund Balance Over Target: Multi-Year Use May be Determined
Fund Balance Evaluation Rating:
Transportation
FY’22 Actual FY’23 Actual FY’24 Actual
FY’25 Proj.
FY’25 Proj.
Beg. Balance
$547,484
$550,085
$505,309
$485,013
$526,113
Revenue
Participation Fees
$392,246
$355,224
$299,804
$288,600
$262,500
Expenditures
Budget Offset Direct Expenses Ending Balance
$389,645
$400,000
$320,100
$247,500
$287,500
$0
$0
$0
$0
$0
$550,085
$505,309
$485,013
$526,113
$501,113
Deposits Collected in Advance (liability) Expendable Balance as of June 30th
($31,905)
($362,474)
($310,328)
($265,350)
($150,000)
$515,579
$142,835
$174,685
$260,763
$351,113
The table below reflects the number of riders (paid, fee waivers, and mandated) and the number of bus routes scheduled for the school year (in-town routes for all levels). These figures do not include the METCO buses or rider count. School Year SY’2020-2021 SY’2021-2022 SY’2022-2023 SY’2023-2024 SY’2024-2025 Riders / Buses 596 / 15 1,046 / 14.5 1,080 / 14 1,121 / 14 5 1,174 / 15 Hunnewell Swing Space Riders / Buses 177 / 5 176 / 5 With the Hunnewell School under construction from July 2022 through February 2024, the district provided free transportation to Hunnewell families from their neighborhoods to their assigned swing space school. Note: The Beginning Balance for each year includes funds collected in the prior school year (February through June) for bus registrations for the upcoming September school year. Funds paid in advance are liabilities as the corresponding expense (bus cost) is not booked until the succeeding year. These funds are not expendable as of
5 When Hunnewell reopened in February 2023, the district absorbed the cost of one (1) bus that was used to address overcrowding on a Middle School route during SY’23-24. The FY’25 budget included the full year cost of the bus.
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