Education
Boston's FY27 budget invests in schools so that every child in every classroom has an equitable, world-class, high-quality education.
Boston’s FY27 budget supports a high quality educational experience for every child. Between the Boston Public Schools (BPS) and charter schools, public education makes up over 41% of the City’s FY27 budget. A BPS operating budget of $1.73 billion will support approximately 47,000 students in public schools at BPS and in public charter schools, and $306 million will support roughly 10,200 Boston students in charter schools.
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Education Funding
Nearly 90% of the BPS budget will go into schools or toward direct student services.
Education Budget by Fiscal Year
The City's education budget will increase by $98 million over the FY26 appropriation, a combination of $88 million growth in the Boston Public Schools (BPS) budget and $10 million growth in Charter School Tuition Assessment payments.
BPS’s FY27 growth is primarily driven by familiar cost pressures. Like other districts in Massachusetts, BPS has seen significant increases in health insurance, collective bargaining, special education, and transportation.
New in FY27 is BPS’s Reimagine School Funding (RSF) formula. RSF ensures that each school will have adequate funds to meet its instructional needs for its student population while retaining the flexibility to spend funds at the discretion of its community.
In FY27, BPS will continue work in key priority areas. To further invest in inclusive practices, BPS is continuing a multi-year rollout to new grades. Additionally, as part of the commitment to supporting dual language learning, Boston Public Schools will introduce 6 new classrooms across 4 schools. To support all learners in the BPS schools, BPS will also be introducing additional alternative programming and classrooms.
BPS Capital
The Long Term Facilities Plan for Boston Public Schools will result in new, renovated, and reconfigured school buildings, often in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA). The planning process is focused on creating high-quality, twenty-first-century learning environments that enable students to close opportunity gaps. To support this vision, over $1.2 billion of the FY27-31 Capital Plan is dedicated to BPS projects, almost 30% of the total investment.
This Capital Plan allows the City to invest in new BPS projects and continue to support projects already in the pipeline, including:
- Opening the newly renovated Carter School in fall 2026, welcoming students into a state-of-the-art facility built in partnership with the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA).
- Three major new construction projects are progressing in collaboration with the MSBA Core Program at the Shaw-Taylor, Ruth Batson, and Madison Park schools.
- The White Stadium renovation, which will provide BPS athletics with a modern state-of-the-art facility.
- Key state of good repair investments across the district, including bathroom upgrades and renovations, installing new water fountains, repairing pools, upgrading elevators, and repairing roofs and envelopes at multiple schools.
- Progress on the city's long term facilities plan with upgrades to the Frederick School and Brighton High, expansion of preK district-wide, the successful move of the Horace Mann School, and the recent completion of the PJ Kennedy addition.
- Large-scale facility projects at other schools in the district, including HVAC projects at the JFK and Otis Elementary, accessibility upgrades at the Adams School in collaboration with the MSBA, and renovations at the Mattahunt Elementary.
Learn more about the Budget
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