Wales Public Schools transportation spending and bids
Massachusetts
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How much Wales Public Schools spends on transportation
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Wales Public Schools reported spending $142,710, or $1,496 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $146,021 for transporting students to out-of-district placements.
That ranks 297th of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 9.7% of the district's total spending.
At $1,496 per pupil, Wales Public Schools spends 56% more per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending fell 23% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $185,341. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 57%, compared with 42% statewide.
In-district, FY2025
$142,710
Per pupil
$1,496
Out-of-district, FY2025
$146,021
| Fiscal year | In-district | Out-of-district |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $142,710 | $146,021 |
| 2024 | $185,341 | $94,873 |
| 2023 | $116,157 | $176,266 |
| 2022 | $93,960 | $164,927 |
| 2021 | $86,497 | $139,765 |
| 2020 | $82,530 | $147,164 |
| 2019 | $91,095 | $114,224 |
| 2018 | $85,198 | $87,787 |
| 2017 | $85,895 | $82,750 |
| 2016 | $158,206 | $38,333 |
Source: figures Wales 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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How much does Wales Public Schools spend on school transportation?
In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Wales Public Schools reported spending $142,710, or $1,496 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $146,021 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 Wales Public Schools' transportation spending going up?
In-district spending fell 23% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $185,341. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 57%, compared with 42% statewide. At $1,496 per pupil, Wales Public Schools spends 56% more per pupil than the state median of $961.
Does Wales 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.