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145 of the 177 children schooled elsewhere in FY2026 went to districts that spend more a pupil.
1 · The facts
145 of 177
went to districts spending more a pupil
97
at Monty Tech, FY2026
$25,827
Monty Tech, a pupil, FY2025
$18,027
Lunenburg, a pupil, FY2025
$20,182
Leominster, a K-12 district, a pupil
$22,714
Fitchburg, the other K-12 district
16
at 2 virtual districts spending less
16
in 9 other districts, not compared
2 · What it shows
1
Monty Tech took 97 of the 177 and spent $25,827 a pupil to Lunenburg’s $18,027.
2
The two K-12 districts on the list, Leominster and Fitchburg, spent $20,182 and $22,714.
3
These are where children went, not districts chosen as peers.
Where Lunenburg children went
Kind
Children, FY2026
A pupil, FY2025
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical
regional vocational technical
97
$25,827
Leominster
K-12 district
18
$20,182
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)
charter
15
$18,747
Fitchburg
K-12 district
8
$22,714
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District
Commonwealth virtual
8
$13,037
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District
Commonwealth virtual
8
$11,230
Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)
charter
7
$19,927
DESE’s residents-sending and enrolment files for the children; its end-of-year finance collection for spending, a year earlier. Kind is our reading of each district.
What was said
“bringing back things like vocational programs to the school, even if it means that we'd have to disentangle ourselves from Monty Tech that is something that has real long-term value”