Growth side by side
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FY2008 to FY2024: spending up 12.7% after inflation (61.3% as printed); pupils down 13.4%, teacher FTE 4.6%.
| Spending as printed, actual | Spending adjusted for inflation, actual | Spending as printed, budgeted | Pupils, 1 October | Teacher FTE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2008 | 100.0% | 100.0% | not published | 100.0% | 100.0% |
| FY2009 | 101.7% | 100.2% | not published | 95.3% | 100.6% |
| FY2010 | 103.8% | 101.4% | not published | 93.3% | 100.8% |
| FY2011 | 104.3% | 100.6% | not published | 90.5% | 85.6% |
| FY2012 | 109.1% | 102.6% | not published | 89.7% | 95.7% |
| FY2013 | 113.8% | 105.4% | not published | 87.0% | 86.2% |
| FY2014 | 118.6% | 108.2% | not published | 85.7% | 84.2% |
| FY2015 | 123.8% | 111.7% | not published | 85.4% | 85.0% |
| FY2016 | 127.5% | 114.1% | not published | 85.9% | 87.6% |
| FY2017 | 133.3% | 116.8% | not published | 88.4% | 93.8% |
| FY2018 | 144.2% | 122.8% | not published | 90.0% | 96.3% |
| FY2019 | 147.9% | 122.6% | not published | 90.4% | 92.5% |
| FY2020 | 149.5% | 121.9% | not published | 90.0% | 89.9% |
| FY2021 | 152.6% | 123.0% | not published | 87.3% | 91.0% |
| FY2022 | 160.5% | 122.3% | not published | 87.6% | 93.1% |
| FY2023 | 162.9% | 117.0% | not published | 85.6% | 94.4% |
| FY2024 | 161.3% | 112.7% | not published | 86.6% | 95.4% |
| FY2025 | not published | not published | 170.6% | 85.7% | 87.9% |
| FY2026 | not published | not published | 181.7% | 86.0% | 86.5% |
Each series over its own FY2008 value. Adjusted for inflation: each older year at what it would cost at FY2024 prices (Boston-area prices, ours).
1 · The facts
+12.7%
net school spending after inflation, FY2008 to FY2024
+61.3%
net school spending as printed, the same years
+43.2%
Boston-area inflation, the same years, July-June
-13.4%
pupils enrolled 1 October, the same years
-4.6%
teacher FTE, the same years
181.7%
budgeted FY2026 spending, as a share of FY2008
-14.0%
pupils, FY2008 to FY2026
-13.5%
teacher FTE, FY2008 to FY2026
+10.7%
teacher FTE, FY2013 to FY2024
-0.4%
pupils, FY2013 to FY2024
2 · What it shows
- 1
After inflation spending rose 12.7% over FY2008 to FY2024, and pupils fell 13.4%.
- 2
Teacher FTE reads -4.6% from FY2008 and +10.7% from FY2013; the start year sets the sign.
- 3
Budgeted FY2026 spending is 181.7% of the FY2008 level as printed, drawn as its own line.
- 4
The three moving apart does not show why they did.
| Year | Spending as printed | Spending after inflation | Pupils | Teacher FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 (budgeted) | 181.7% | 119.8% | 86.0% | 86.5% |
| FY2025 (budgeted) | 170.6% | 115.4% | 85.7% | 87.9% |
| FY2024 | 161.3% | 112.7% | 86.6% | 95.4% |
| FY2023 | 162.9% | 117.0% | 85.6% | 94.4% |
| FY2022 | 160.5% | 122.3% | 87.6% | 93.1% |
| FY2021 | 152.6% | 123.0% | 87.3% | 91.0% |
| FY2020 | 149.5% | 121.9% | 90.0% | 89.9% |
| FY2019 | 147.9% | 122.6% | 90.4% | 92.5% |
| FY2018 | 144.2% | 122.8% | 90.0% | 96.3% |
| FY2017 | 133.3% | 116.8% | 88.4% | 93.8% |
| FY2016 | 127.5% | 114.1% | 85.9% | 87.6% |
| FY2015 | 123.8% | 111.7% | 85.4% | 85.0% |
| FY2014 | 118.6% | 108.2% | 85.7% | 84.2% |
| FY2013 | 113.8% | 105.4% | 87.0% | 86.2% |
| FY2012 | 109.1% | 102.6% | 89.7% | 95.7% |
| FY2011 | 104.3% | 100.6% | 90.5% | 85.6% |
| FY2010 | 103.8% | 101.4% | 93.3% | 100.8% |
| FY2009 | 101.7% | 100.2% | 95.3% | 100.6% |
| FY2008 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Our arithmetic on DESE’s figures and the BLS price index, July-June averages. A budgeted year is never set against an actual one.
Sources
- Massachusetts DESE, Chapter 70 district profiles — dese-ch70-district-profile.xlsx
- Massachusetts DESE — dese-enrollment-by-grade.xlsx
- Massachusetts DESE — dese-teacher-data.xlsx
- Lunenburg Budget Project — dese-ch70-formula.csv (net school spending and Chapter 70, by year)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — dese-enrollment.csv (DESE’s 1 October headcount, by year)
- Lunenburg Budget Project — PROVENANCE.md (where the price index came from, and the fiscal-year average)
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U Boston-Cambridge-Newton — cpi-u-CUURS11ASA0-1990-1999.json
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U Boston-Cambridge-Newton — cpi-u-CUURS11ASA0-2000-2009.json
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U Boston-Cambridge-Newton — cpi-u-CUURS11ASA0-2010-2019.json
- US Bureau of Labor Statistics, CPI-U Boston-Cambridge-Newton — cpi-u-CUURS11ASA0-2020-2026.json