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Special education across every fund rose 28.0% from FY2023 to FY2026; the general fund’s part rose 41.5%.
Special education spending by fund
General fundCircuit breakerIDEA grantsOther special education grants
General fund
Circuit breaker
IDEA grants
Other special education grants
FY2023
$4,279,700
$494,968
$559,211
$1,743
FY2024
$4,642,014
$466,296
$585,772
$13,477
FY2025
$5,111,664
$498,451
$475,488
$0
FY2026
$6,055,912
$337,499
$435,542
$0
Actuals on the accounts the school ledger labels special education, net of every reclassification. FY2026 is not yet closed.
1 · The facts
$5,335,622
every fund, FY2023
$6,828,953
every fund, FY2026, not yet closed
$4,279,700
from the general fund, FY2023
$6,055,912
from the general fund, FY2026
19.8%
paid outside the general fund, FY2023
11.3%
paid outside the general fund, FY2026
12.3%
general fund part, growth a year, FY2023 to FY2026
$333,495
circuit breaker, FY2026, one year-end reclassification
$79,857
still on order on these accounts, FY2026
$192,122
school psychologists, FY2026, not counted above
—
benefits and town-side costs of these staff
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The general fund paid $1,776,212 more in FY2026 than in FY2023; every fund together, $1,493,331 more.
2
Other funds paid 19.8% of it in FY2023 and 11.3% in FY2026: $1,055,922, then $773,041.
3
The general fund’s part grew 12.3% a year, against the 2.5% a year the levy may rise.
Special education in the school journal, by year
Year
General fund
Circuit breaker
Grants
Every fund
Outside the general fund
FY2026
$6,055,912
$337,499
$435,542
$6,828,953
11.3%
FY2025
$5,111,664
$498,451
$475,488
$6,085,603
16.0%
FY2024
$4,642,014
$466,296
$599,250
$5,707,560
18.7%
FY2023
$4,279,700
$494,968
$560,954
$5,335,622
19.8%
Grants are the IDEA grants and the special education program improvement grants together.