Bedford Public Schools transportation spending and bids
Massachusetts
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How much Bedford Public Schools spends on transportation
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Bedford Public Schools reported spending $2,360,864, or $944 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $1,001,340 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.
That ranks 99th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 4.8% of the district's total spending.
At $944 per pupil, Bedford Public Schools spends about the same per pupil as the state median of $961. In-district spending fell 20% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $2,940,275. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 49%, compared with 42% statewide.
In-district, FY2025
$2,360,864
Per pupil
$944
Out-of-district, FY2025
$1,001,340
| Fiscal year | In-district | Out-of-district |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2,360,864 | $1,001,340 |
| 2024 | $2,940,275 | $1,056,700 |
| 2023 | $2,248,996 | $597,885 |
| 2022 | $2,014,697 | $452,388 |
| 2021 | $1,771,574 | $450,832 |
| 2020 | $1,500,278 | $748,781 |
| 2019 | $1,589,692 | $708,137 |
| 2018 | $1,589,674 | $606,735 |
| 2017 | $1,515,743 | $652,466 |
| 2016 | $1,416,444 | $1,121,022 |
State transportation reimbursements, fiscal year 2025
- Transportation for students experiencing homelessness (McKinney-Vento)$67,447
- Vocational students attending school out of district$3,725
Source: figures Bedford Public Schools reported to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) in its End of Year Financial Reports, District Expenditures by Function Code (in-district transportation is function 3300), and DESE's fiscal 2025 transportation reimbursements. Per-pupil figures are DESE's. Out-of-district transportation covers students the district educates elsewhere, such as in other districts, collaboratives or private special education schools. Retrieved October 15, 2026.
Transportation bids
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How much does Bedford Public Schools spend on school transportation?
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Bedford Public Schools reported spending $2,360,864, or $944 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $1,001,340 for transporting students to out-of-district placements. The figures come from the district's End of Year Financial Report to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
Is Bedford Public Schools' transportation spending going up?
In-district spending fell 20% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $2,940,275. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 49%, compared with 42% statewide. At $944 per pupil, Bedford Public Schools spends about the same per pupil as the state median of $961.
Does Bedford Public Schools have an open transportation bid?
Not on record right now. RouteReady checks COMMBUYS, BidNet and more than a hundred town and district procurement pages every day and alerts subscribers the morning a matching bid posts.
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