Manchester Essex Regional school transportation spending and bids
Massachusetts
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How much Manchester Essex Regional spends on transportation
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Manchester Essex Regional reported spending $518,810, or $437 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $607,202 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.
That ranks 257th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 3.4% of the district's total spending.
At $437 per pupil, Manchester Essex Regional spends 55% less per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending rose 15% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2022, at $646,527. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 11%, compared with 42% statewide.
In-district, FY2025
$518,810
Per pupil
$437
Out-of-district, FY2025
$607,202
| Fiscal year | In-district | Out-of-district |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $518,810 | $607,202 |
| 2024 | $452,085 | $720,130 |
| 2023 | $518,752 | $527,162 |
| 2022 | $646,527 | $444,880 |
| 2021 | $435,364 | $213,320 |
| 2020 | $379,166 | $336,107 |
| 2019 | $468,672 | $276,582 |
| 2018 | $422,071 | $285,381 |
| 2017 | $367,166 | $161,928 |
| 2016 | $409,191 | $150,141 |
State transportation reimbursements, fiscal year 2025
- Regional school transportation$223,514
Source: figures Manchester Essex Regional 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 Manchester Essex Regional spend on school transportation?
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Manchester Essex Regional reported spending $518,810, or $437 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $607,202 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 Manchester Essex Regional's transportation spending going up?
In-district spending rose 15% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2022, at $646,527. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 11%, compared with 42% statewide. At $437 per pupil, Manchester Essex Regional spends 55% less per pupil than the state median of $961.
Does Manchester Essex Regional 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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