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/fy2026-school-surplus.json
The school general fund closed FY2026 with $482,118 unspent and uncommitted, 1.8% of its budget.
The whole flow, on one scale · $85,090 moved in mid-year
Zoomed to $434k–$776k · $236,767 still encumbered
1 · The facts
$26,332,564
school budget after transfers, FY2026
$25,613,679
paid by the close (period 13)
$236,767
still committed to open purchase orders
$482,118
left unspent, school general fund, FY2026
1.8%
of the school budget left unspent
$718,885
left if every open order is released (our sum)
$482,101
the same figure in the June report (period 12)
$16.95
change between the two runs
$600,000
returned the year before, as the Committee heard in July
—
whether each open order is paid or released
not published
—
what reaches the town as certified free cash
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The school budget closed FY2026 with $482,118 left, 1.8% of $26,332,564.
2
Another $236,767 is committed to open orders; released in full, the figure reaches $718,885.
3
Between the September and October runs the figure moved $16.95; no payment changed.
4
In July the Committee heard it would be well below about $600,000; $482,118 is below it, $718,885 above.
The school general fund, FY2026, two runs of one report
Year
June report (period 12)
Closed year (period 13)
Voted
$26,247,474.00
$26,247,474.00
Moved by transfer, net
$85,090.24
$85,090.24
Budget after transfers
$26,332,564.24
$26,332,564.24
Paid
$25,613,679.23
$25,613,679.23
Still committed
$236,783.89
$236,766.94
Left unspent
$482,101.12
$482,118.07
MUNIS year-to-date budget reports for department 300, run 1 September and 6 October 2026. Left is the report’s own column: budget less paid less still committed.
What was said
“the approximately $600,000 that had been returned”