After-school activities fund
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The after-school activities fund spent $205,917 in FY2026. Trips were its largest use, then pay.
| Pay | Nature’s Classroom | Other trips, buses and venues | Exam boards | Everything else | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $74,143 | $49,290 | $50,305 | $14,644 | $28,631 |
| FY2024 | $77,186 | $49,393 | $51,812 | $15,615 | $33,769 |
| FY2025 | $71,454 | $37,562 | $62,760 | $1,108 | $27,948 |
| FY2026 | $64,364 | $32,120 | $58,110 | $29,882 | $21,440 |
Spent: payments plus what is still owed. Payees grouped by what each organisation is, our grouping.
| Paid in | Spent | |
|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $197,666 | $217,013 |
| FY2024 | $192,525 | $227,776 |
| FY2025 | $182,930 | $200,832 |
| FY2026 | $201,333 | $205,917 |
Paid in is deposits less refunds, on the income accounts the Town titles by school.
| Paid in | Spent | |
|---|---|---|
| High school | $252,503 | $320,597 |
| Middle school | $112,351 | $129,117 |
| Elementary | $253,628 | $240,742 |
| Primary | $24,111 | $27,535 |
| District-wide | $131,863 | $133,546 |
Four years together. District-wide holds the system-wide pay account.
1 · The facts
$201,333
paid into the fund, FY2026
$205,917
spent from it, FY2026
$168,365
to Nature’s Classroom, four years
$287,148
in pay, four years
$61,250
to exam boards, four years
$94,216
to bus and limousine companies, four years
$54,424
to hotels and function venues, four years
$74,347
to museums, parks and performers, four years
$6,728
interest the Town credited the fund, FY2026
$72,457
deposited under a memo naming a trip, test or prom
—
how much of the income is the student activity fee
not published
—
what the fund held at any year end
not published
2 · What it shows
- 1
Over FY2023 to FY2026 the fund spent $851,537, and 46% of it went on trips: the trip, the bus and the venue.
What it means: Outings are the largest use of what families pay into this fund; pay is the next.
- 2
Pay was $287,148 and exam boards $61,250; the rest was supplies and smaller payees.
What it means: The fund is not only trips: pay and AP exam fees run through it too.
- 3
The fund took in $774,455 over the same years, $77,082 less than it spent.
What it means: It spent money it already held as well as what came in; how much it held is unknown.
- 4
Of $775,666 deposited, $72,457 carried a memo naming a trip, a test or a prom.
What it means: Some of the income is families paying for one trip or exam; how much is unknown.
| FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | FY2026 | Four years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATURES CLASSROOM · Nature’s Classroom | $49,290 | $49,393 | $37,562 | $32,120 | $168,365 |
| COLLEGE BOARD · Exam boards | $0 | $15,615 | $1,108 | $29,826 | $46,550 |
| AP EXAMINATIONS · Exam boards | $12,946 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,946 |
| EDUCATIONAL TESTING · Exam boards | $1,698 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,698 |
| DEE BUS SERVICE INC · Bus and limousine companies | $12,489 | $20,314 | $27,374 | $22,896 | $83,073 |
| BUCKINGHAM BUS COMPA · Bus and limousine companies | $0 | $2,350 | $0 | $1,475 | $3,825 |
| VAN POOL · Bus and limousine companies | $320 | $1,180 | $1,150 | $320 | $2,970 |
| YANKEE LINE, INC · Bus and limousine companies | $2,150 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,150 |
| WACHUSETT MOUNTAIN · Hotels and function venues | $11,898 | $12,132 | $0 | $0 | $24,030 |
| CHOCKSETT INN INC · Hotels and function venues | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $14,780 | $15,780 |
| COLONIAL HOTEL · Hotels and function venues | $0 | $1,000 | $13,614 | $0 | $14,614 |
| JEMAZ INC · Museums, parks and performers | $3,648 | $5,121 | $5,600 | $6,399 | $20,768 |
| CANOBIE LAKE PARK CO · Museums, parks and performers | $4,590 | $0 | $0 | $4,060 | $8,650 |
| PAWTUCKET RED SOX · Museums, parks and performers | $1,989 | $2,880 | $1,952 | $1,547 | $8,368 |
| KRAFT SOCCER LLC · Museums, parks and performers | $5,020 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,020 |
| SOUTHWICK WILD ANIMA · Museums, parks and performers | $0 | $0 | $1,650 | $2,108 | $3,758 |
| BEAVER BROOK ASSOC · Museums, parks and performers | $1,148 | $1,338 | $1,184 | $0 | $3,670 |
| CROCODILE RIVER MUSI · Museums, parks and performers | $3,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $3,000 |
| MUSEUM OF SCIENCE · Museums, parks and performers | $0 | $0 | $1,550 | $1,210 | $2,760 |
| DAVID FRENCH MUSIC C · Museums, parks and performers | $1,757 | $902 | $0 | $0 | $2,659 |
| ANIMAL ADVENTURES · Museums, parks and performers | $1,305 | $880 | $0 | $0 | $2,185 |
| WORCESTER CENTER FOR · Museums, parks and performers | $0 | $0 | $884 | $918 | $1,802 |
| CONCORD MUSEUM · Museums, parks and performers | $0 | $0 | $1,695 | $0 | $1,695 |
| MOBILE ED PRODUCTION · Museums, parks and performers | $0 | $1,695 | $0 | $0 | $1,695 |
| EASTERN STATES EXPOS · Museums, parks and performers | $0 | $0 | $1,590 | $0 | $1,590 |
| POWERS AND SULLIVAN · Audit firm | $0 | $0 | $7,000 | $0 | $7,000 |
| Every other payee, people and refunds among them | $29,621 | $35,789 | $24,466 | $23,893 | $113,769 |
| Pay | $74,143 | $77,186 | $71,454 | $64,364 | $287,148 |
| Every payee | $217,013 | $227,776 | $200,832 | $205,917 | $851,537 |
Organisations paid $1,500 or more over four years, named as the journal prints them. People are never named.
Sources
- Lunenburg Budget Project — munis-school-journal.csv (every school journal line, FY2023–FY2026, our redacted reading of the Town’s Report 1)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — munis-school-journal-accounts.csv (every school account, fund 1305 among them)
- Town of Lunenburg — how the journal reached us, and what was redacted
- Lunenburg School Committee — minutes, 7 May 2025 (the student activity fee)