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District Transportation Contracts

Wakefield Public Schools transportation spending and bids

Massachusetts

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How much Wakefield Public Schools spends on transportation

In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Wakefield Public Schools reported spending $1,469,715, or $434 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $309,936 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.

That ranks 178th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 2.3% of the district's total spending.

At $434 per pupil, Wakefield Public Schools spends 55% less per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending rose 13% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Fiscal 2025 is its highest year in DESE's figures since fiscal 2016. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 47%, compared with 42% statewide.

In-district, FY2025

$1,469,715

Per pupil

$434

Out-of-district, FY2025

$309,936

Wakefield Public Schools transportation spending by fiscal year, as reported to DESE
Fiscal yearIn-districtOut-of-district
2025
$1,469,715
$309,936
2024
$1,304,686
$336,273
2023
$1,322,007
$333,324
2022
$930,454
$568,125
2021
$954,006
$467,657
2020
$873,390
$574,006
2019
$999,578
$452,686
2018
$957,441
$558,305
2017
$824,790
$551,604
2016
$783,565
$524,368

State transportation reimbursements, fiscal year 2025

Source: figures Wakefield 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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Frequently asked questions

How much does Wakefield Public Schools spend on school transportation?

In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Wakefield Public Schools reported spending $1,469,715, or $434 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $309,936 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 Wakefield Public Schools' transportation spending going up?

In-district spending rose 13% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Fiscal 2025 is its highest year in DESE's figures since fiscal 2016. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 47%, compared with 42% statewide. At $434 per pupil, Wakefield Public Schools spends 55% less per pupil than the state median of $961.

Does Wakefield 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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