Plymouth Public Schools transportation spending and bids
Plymouth, Massachusetts
1 procurement record in 2026 tracked by RouteReady, none open right now.
How much Plymouth Public Schools spends on transportation
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Plymouth Public Schools reported spending $9,848,945, or $1,427 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $1,476,395 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.
That ranks 13th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 6.2% of the district's total spending.
At $1,427 per pupil, Plymouth Public Schools spends 48% more per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending rose 6% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Fiscal 2025 is its highest year in DESE's figures since fiscal 2016. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 32%, compared with 42% statewide.
In-district, FY2025
$9,848,945
Per pupil
$1,427
Out-of-district, FY2025
$1,476,395
| Fiscal year | In-district | Out-of-district |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $9,848,945 | $1,476,395 |
| 2024 | $9,297,433 | $1,602,535 |
| 2023 | $9,558,238 | $1,133,955 |
| 2022 | $8,908,066 | $1,524,213 |
| 2021 | $7,102,102 | $1,134,328 |
| 2020 | $5,739,902 | $954,876 |
| 2019 | $7,445,406 | $1,204,263 |
| 2018 | $6,967,774 | $985,774 |
| 2017 | $6,360,360 | $859,858 |
| 2016 | $6,334,629 | $812,422 |
State transportation reimbursements, fiscal year 2025
- Transportation for students experiencing homelessness (McKinney-Vento)$164,130
- Vocational students attending school out of district$9,703
Source: figures Plymouth 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.
1 transportation bid on record
Notice of Intent to Sign Contract
Upcoming · due Aug 3, 2026
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How much does Plymouth Public Schools spend on school transportation?
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Plymouth Public Schools reported spending $9,848,945, or $1,427 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $1,476,395 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 Plymouth Public Schools' transportation spending going up?
In-district spending rose 6% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Fiscal 2025 is its highest year in DESE's figures since fiscal 2016. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 32%, compared with 42% statewide. At $1,427 per pupil, Plymouth Public Schools spends 48% more per pupil than the state median of $961.
Does Plymouth 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.
Districts with similar transportation spending
- Framingham Public Schools — $10.9 million in-district
- Cambridge Public Schools — $9.5 million in-district
- Newton Public Schools — $11.2 million in-district
- Revere Public Schools — $9.0 million in-district
- Chicopee Public Schools — $11.3 million in-district
- Lexington Public Schools — $8.9 million in-district