Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Below is a table showing the percentage of spending on Special Education:
FY’19
FY’20
FY’21
FY’22
FY’23
% of Total Budget
% of Total Budget
% of Total Budget
% of Total Budget
% of Total Budget
District
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
Rank
Belmont Brookline Carlisle Concord
23% 21% 26% 25% 24% 28% 26% 25% 21% 21% 26% 27% 21% 25% 19% 24%
6 7 3 4 5 1 3 4 7 7 3 2 7 4 8 5
22% 6 22% 6 27% 2 26% 3 22% 6 28% 1 26% 3 28% 1 23% 5 22% 6 27% 2 28% 1 20% 7 26% 3 20% 7 25% 4
22% 7 21% 8 28% 2 25% 5 22% 7 26% 4 27% 3 30% 1 22% 7 21% 8 25% 5 26% 4 19% 9 25% 5
22% 6 21% 7 28% 1 25% 4 22% 6 26% 3 27% 2 27% 2 22% 6 21% 7 26% 3 26% 3 20% 8 25% 4
25% 3 22% 5 27% 1 24% 4 22% 5 26% 2 26% 2 21% 6 21% 6 N/A 27% 1 27% 1 20% 7 25% 3 19% 8 26% 2
Concord Carlisle
Lexington
Lincoln
Lincoln Sudbury
Natick
Needham Newton Sudbury Wayland Wellesley Weston Winchester
18% 10 19% 9
24% 6
24% 5
State Average 13
22%
23%
22%
22%
22%
The calculations above are based on the data submitted annually by school districts to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). In-district and out-of-district expenses, including transportation, across all funding sources are included in these calculations. Student Enrollment (Current and Projected) Wellesley Public Schools reports student enrollment and demographic data to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) three times a year: October 1, March 1 and Year End. The October 1 numbers are used to determine staffing for the annual budget development process. Wellesley utilizes the cohort survival method, a commonly used projection methodology among school districts throughout the country. The table below reflects kindergarten through Grade 12 enrollment figures.
13 Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) web site.
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