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Lunenburg’s FY2026 Monty Tech bill was $1,334,521; 95.2% of it is a minimum the state sets.
1 · The facts
$1,334,521
Monty Tech assessment, FY2026
$1,270,711
state-required minimum within it
$47,577
transportation and other operating
$16,233
capital
95.2%
of the bill set by the state formula
$14,605,342
one town-wide requirement, FY2026
$13,334,631
of it to Lunenburg Public Schools
$1,005,464
2021 projection for FY2026, at 2.5% a year
9.3%
a year, the required minimum (our arithmetic)
$1,452,379
Monty Tech assessment, FY2027
2 · What it shows
1
Transportation, $47,577, and capital, $16,233, are the only parts outside the formula.
2
The state requires $14,605,342 from the town; $13,334,631 of it is for Lunenburg Public Schools.
3
A 2021 projection at 2.5% a year put FY2026 at $1,005,464; the bill was $1,334,521.
The Monty Tech assessment, by year and part
Year
Totalnot from the books
Required minimum
Transportationnot from the books
Capitalnot from the books
FY2027
$1,452,379
$1,378,183
$74,196
$0
FY2026
$1,334,521
$1,270,711
$47,577
$16,233
FY2025
$1,225,646
$1,172,254
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—
FY2024
$1,181,390
$1,127,113
$34,700
$19,577
FY2023
$1,054,376
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The district’s budget books, except one year that is the Town’s appropriation and one stated by the district as the prior year’s figure. The required minimum is DESE’s. A blank is a part not published for that year.
What was said
“96 percent of the Monty Tech assessment is governed by the state, which determines contribution by average income and property values in town”
“what if anything can be done to reduce the contribution that Lunenburg needs to pay. Tom Brown states there is potential to change but that requires a change to the formula”