lunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/topics/school-user-fees.json
At their limits, bus and activity fees would add $187,990 by our estimate: 20.2% of the FY2028 gap.
Fees against the projected gapour estimate
Bus fee at its peak (ours)$81,746 · 9%
Activity fee at its cap (ours)$106,244 · 11%
Left open (ours)$744,541 · 80%
The FY2028 gap as our model projects it; each fee’s part is what it adds over today, on participation we assumed.
1 · The facts
$187,990
added by both fees at their limits (ours)
our estimate
20.2%
of the projected FY2028 gap (ours)
our estimate
$180
bus fee, one rider, a year
$1,053,360
general education buses, FY2027 budget
$146,006
the most a bus fee raises, at $715 (ours)
our estimate
$64,260
what $180 raises now, on our rider count
our estimate
420
paying riders the model assumes (ours)
our estimate
1,074
bus requests, June 2025
$106,244
music post, supplies, band buses, advisors (ours)
our estimate
$465
activity fee that would cover them (ours)
our estimate
375
activity participants the model assumes (ours)
our estimate
—
whether any activity fee is charged today
not published
2 · What it shows
1
No bus fee covers general transport: our model peaks at $146,006 against $1,053,360.
2
An activity fee of $465 would cover $106,244 of programmes, on 375 students we assumed.
3
The model assumes 420 paying riders; the district reported 1,074 bus requests.
4
Both are paid by the families whose children ride or perform: $187,990 at most.
What was said
“We have received 1,074 bus requests, and have 494 unpaid at this time.”