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The state paid $579,142 in FY2026 on $1,257,225 of eligible costs for 9 children: 46.1%.
Circuit breaker account
Circuit breaker received that year
Earned by that year’s costs, received next year
Every non-general fund, not split
General fund
Other funds
1 · The facts
$579,142
paid by the state in FY2026, for FY2025 costs
$1,257,225
eligible costs it was paid on
9
children claimed, FY2026
$471,771
threshold taken off first, FY2026
$52,419
of threshold per child claimed
46.1%
of eligible costs paid (our division)
13
of 21, eligible less threshold equals the claim
42.3%
of the net claim paid, FY2010
75.0%
of the net claim paid, FY2023
29
children claimed, FY2013
$94,993
of the FY2026 payment for transport
2 · What it shows
1
The threshold, $471,771 in FY2026, comes off first; the state paid 46.1% of eligible costs.
2
The share of the claim paid has moved: 42.3% in FY2010, 75.0% in FY2023.
3
Children claimed fell from 29 in FY2013 to 9 in FY2026.
4
Since FY2022 the state also repays transport: $94,993 of the FY2026 payment.
The circuit breaker, by year of payment
Year
Children claimed
Eligible costs
Threshold
Paid
Share of claim paid
FY2026
9
$1,257,225
$471,771
$579,142
73.7%
FY2025
9
$1,198,030
$465,489
$508,441
69.4%
FY2024
7
$914,865
$346,458
$401,966
70.7%
FY2023
6
$838,507
$284,178
$415,750
75.0%
FY2022
7
$1,061,557
$373,632
$519,394
75.0%
FY2021
9
$1,081,273
$435,168
$484,579
75.0%
FY2020
13
$1,233,945
$595,296
$478,987
75.0%
FY2019
12
$1,107,905
$529,272
$430,958
74.5%
FY2018
14
$1,112,072
$603,316
$366,790
72.1%
FY2017
20
$1,550,970
$856,800
$507,832
73.2%
FY2016
23
$2,010,177
$964,712
$784,099
75.0%
FY2015
28
$2,070,408
$1,159,424
$672,634
73.8%
FY2014
23
$1,698,959
$931,776
$575,389
75.0%
FY2013
29
$1,946,230
$1,109,106
$615,317
73.5%
FY2012
25
$1,542,888
$931,686
$419,945
68.7%
FY2011
23
$1,368,309
$830,674
$201,165
43.7%
FY2010
26
$1,491,707
$951,864
$211,224
42.3%
FY2009
23
$1,495,433
$796,680
$474,301
72.0%
FY2008
24
$1,291,577
$775,100
$305,393
75.0%
FY2007
18
$976,678
$553,280
$298,889
75.0%
FY2006
21
$1,003,928
$530,950
$293,705
75.0%
DESE’s reimbursement file. A payment reimburses the year before; transport is in the paid column from FY2022.
What was said
“75% reimbursement for FY25 out of district special education transportation costs through the circuit breaker program increased from 44%”