Cambridge Public Schools transportation spending and bids
Middlesex, Massachusetts
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How much Cambridge Public Schools spends on transportation
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Cambridge Public Schools reported spending $9,512,038, or $1,362 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $5,199,900 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.
That ranks 14th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 4.5% of the district's total spending.
At $1,362 per pupil, Cambridge Public Schools spends 42% more per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending rose 16% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Fiscal 2025 is its highest year in DESE's figures since fiscal 2016. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 53%, compared with 42% statewide.
In-district, FY2025
$9,512,038
Per pupil
$1,362
Out-of-district, FY2025
$5,199,900
| Fiscal year | In-district | Out-of-district |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,512,038 | $5,199,900 |
| 2024 | $8,179,014 | $4,209,472 |
| 2023 | $7,597,059 | $4,347,880 |
| 2022 | $7,023,995 | $4,275,318 |
| 2021 | $5,342,743 | $2,919,427 |
| 2020 | $5,528,515 | $3,633,762 |
| 2019 | $6,218,833 | $3,645,461 |
| 2018 | $6,139,683 | $2,930,524 |
| 2017 | $5,115,767 | $2,708,500 |
| 2016 | $4,683,773 | $2,664,324 |
State transportation reimbursements, fiscal year 2025
- Transportation for students experiencing homelessness (McKinney-Vento)$98,592
- Vocational students attending school out of district$11,360
Source: figures Cambridge 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 Cambridge Public Schools spend on school transportation?
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Cambridge Public Schools reported spending $9,512,038, or $1,362 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $5,199,900 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 Cambridge Public Schools' transportation spending going up?
In-district spending rose 16% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Fiscal 2025 is its highest year in DESE's figures since fiscal 2016. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 53%, compared with 42% statewide. At $1,362 per pupil, Cambridge Public Schools spends 42% more per pupil than the state median of $961.
Does Cambridge 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.