School receipts to the Town
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The schools brought in $183,945 in FY2025 that the Town books as general fund revenue, 3.1 times its plan.
| Preschool tuition | Student parking fees | School medical reimbursement | All three, one slide figure | What the Town planned on | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2011 | $29,404 | not published | $53,938 | not published | not published |
| FY2012 | $31,780 | $6,090 | $60,769 | not published | not published |
| FY2013 | $35,852 | $5,442 | $79,829 | not published | not published |
| FY2014 | $22,799 | $4,680 | $105,053 | not published | not published |
| FY2015 | $25,180 | $4,530 | $104,015 | not published | not published |
| FY2016 | $24,950 | $4,554 | not published | not published | not published |
| FY2017 | $38,697 | $5,200 | $90,913 | not published | not published |
| FY2018 | $37,126 | not published | $123,498 | not published | not published |
| FY2019 | $16,590 | $5,245 | not published | not published | not published |
| FY2020 | $18,633 | $4,440 | $37,134 | not published | $119,942 |
| FY2021 | $11,649 | $2,012 | $59,027 | not published | not published |
| FY2022 | $36,883 | $5,220 | $156,547 | not published | not published |
| FY2023 | not published | not published | not published | not published | not published |
| FY2024 | not published | not published | not published | $150,100 | not published |
| FY2025 | $70,247 | $3,581 | $110,117 | not published | $60,207 |
| FY2026 | not published | not published | not published | not published | $61,411 |
The plan is printed only for FY2020, FY2025 and FY2026. No receipts are held for FY2023.
Three receipts, one destination
Preschool tuition
What families pay for the Primary School’s preschool.
Student parking fees
What high school students pay to park.
School medical reimbursement
Reimbursement for school health services, named “Medical assist/SPED” in the Town’s books.
FY2025, the Town’s MUNIS local receipts report. All three are Town general fund revenue, department 31, “Dept Rev - School”.
What it means: None of the three is credited to a school fund or a school budget line; each is Town revenue.
Source [3]
Where the Town’s plan comes from
| The plan printed | Measured | Equals the FY2019 receipt | Equals the FY2020 receipt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preschool tuition, FY2020 plan | Planned at $16,590.00. Equals FY2019’s receipt to the dollar. | ● | |
| Student parking fees, FY2020 plan | Planned at $5,245.00. Equals FY2019’s receipt to the dollar. | ● | |
| School medical reimbursement, FY2020 plan | Planned at $98,107.00. Equals no earlier receipt held. | ||
| Preschool tuition, FY2025 plan | Planned at $16,590.00. Equals FY2019’s receipt to the dollar. | ● | |
| Student parking fees, FY2025 plan | Planned at $4,440.00. Equals FY2020’s receipt to the dollar. | ● | |
| School medical reimbursement, FY2025 plan | Planned at $39,177.00. Equals no earlier receipt held. |
Each per-account plan the Town printed, against every earlier receipt held. 4 of 6 match a receipt to the dollar.
What it means: Preschool tuition was planned at the FY2019 figure in both FY2020 and FY2025; nothing we hold says how the plan is set.
1 · The facts
$183,945
all three received by the Town, FY2025
$60,207
what the Town planned on, FY2025
3.1
received, as a multiple of the plan
4 of 6
printed plans equal to an earlier year’s receipt
$98,639
all three received, FY2012
—
received in FY2023
not published
2 · What it shows
- 1
The schools brought in $183,945 in FY2025, booked as Town general fund revenue.
What it means: The school budget is set without it; none of it reaches a school account.
- 2
The Town planned on $60,207 and received 3.1 times that.
What it means: Receipts above plan are part of what the state counts when it certifies free cash.
- 3
4 of the 6 plans the Town printed equal an earlier year’s receipt to the dollar.
What it means: The plan reads as a figure carried forward, not a forecast; nothing written says so.
Which record holds each year
- Annual town report
- Town MUNIS report
- All three as one, on a slide
- Only the plan, all three as one
▼ the event
By account
Preschool tuition
Student parking fees
School medical reimbursement
Not readable: the FY2023 annual report prints its receipts as a 93 dpi image. Printed only with parking and medical reimbursement, as one figure on a slide. Only the Town’s estimate for the three together is public; the receipts to 31 March are in a report not cleared for publication here.
Related
| Year | Preschool tuition | Student parking fees | School medical reimbursement | All three | Town’s plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | — | — | — | — | $61,411.00 |
| FY2025 | $70,247.48 | $3,580.52 | $110,117.08 | $183,945.08 | $60,207.00 |
| FY2024 | — | — | — | $150,100.00 | — |
| FY2023 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FY2022 | $36,882.93 | $5,220.00 | $156,547.17 | $198,650.10 | — |
| FY2021 | $11,648.82 | $2,012.39 | $59,026.76 | $72,687.97 | — |
| FY2020 | $18,632.79 | $4,440.00 | $37,133.91 | $60,206.70 | $119,942.00 |
| FY2019 | $16,590.50 | $5,245.00 | — | — | — |
| FY2018 | $37,125.77 | — | $123,497.59 | — | — |
| FY2017 | $38,697.09 | $5,200.00 | $90,913.21 | $134,810.30 | — |
| FY2016 | $24,950.42 | $4,554.00 | — | — | — |
| FY2015 | $25,180.12 | $4,530.00 | $104,015.17 | $133,725.29 | — |
| FY2014 | $22,798.72 | $4,680.00 | $105,052.59 | $132,531.31 | — |
| FY2013 | $35,851.71 | $5,441.55 | $79,829.43 | $121,122.69 | — |
| FY2012 | $31,780.18 | $6,089.50 | $60,769.00 | $98,638.68 | — |
| FY2011 | $29,403.50 | — | $53,938.11 | — | — |
General fund 0100, accounts 431900, 437400 and 473000.
Sources
- [1]Town of Lunenburg — annual town reports, receipts schedules, FY2011–FY2022
- [2]Town of Lunenburg — MUNIS revenue report, FY2020 year end
- [3]Town of Lunenburg — MUNIS local receipts report, FY2025
- [4]Town Manager — FY2026 budget presentation (FY2024 receipts, three together)
- [5]Town Manager — FY2027 budget presentation (FY2026 plan, three together)