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District Transportation Contracts

Needham Public Schools transportation spending and bids

Norfolk, Massachusetts

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How much Needham Public Schools spends on transportation

In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Needham Public Schools reported spending $2,537,021, or $461 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $1,763,774 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.

That ranks 89th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 2.8% of the district's total spending.

At $461 per pupil, Needham Public Schools spends 52% less per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending fell 4% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $2,649,469. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 37%, compared with 42% statewide.

In-district, FY2025

$2,537,021

Per pupil

$461

Out-of-district, FY2025

$1,763,774

Needham Public Schools transportation spending by fiscal year, as reported to DESE
Fiscal yearIn-districtOut-of-district
2025
$2,537,021
$1,763,774
2024
$2,649,469
$1,435,550
2023
$2,282,889
$1,706,282
2022
$2,043,211
$1,443,590
2021
$1,930,978
$1,124,268
2020
$1,675,529
$1,445,972
2019
$1,849,514
$1,353,961
2018
$1,731,891
$1,270,255
2017
$1,691,793
$1,245,437
2016
$1,566,819
$1,209,577

Source: figures Needham 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). 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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Frequently asked questions

How much does Needham Public Schools spend on school transportation?

In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Needham Public Schools reported spending $2,537,021, or $461 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $1,763,774 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 Needham Public Schools' transportation spending going up?

In-district spending fell 4% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $2,649,469. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 37%, compared with 42% statewide. At $461 per pupil, Needham Public Schools spends 52% less per pupil than the state median of $961.

Does Needham 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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