District Transportation Contracts

Ware Public Schools transportation spending and bids

Massachusetts

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How much Ware Public Schools spends on transportation

That ranks 141st of the 314 Massachusetts districts that reported in-district transportation spending, and transportation made up 7.9% of the district's total spending.

At $1,703 per pupil, Ware Public Schools spends 77% more per pupil than the state median of $961. In-district spending fell 21% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $2,272,606. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 36%, compared with 42% statewide.

In-district, FY2025

$1,800,316

Per pupil

$1,703

Out-of-district, FY2025

$273,886

Ware Public Schools transportation spending by fiscal year, as reported to DESE
Fiscal year	In-district	Per pupil	Out-of-district
2025	$1,800,316	$1,703	$273,886
2024	$2,272,606	$2,074	$70,648
2023	$2,023,529	$1,824	$3,724
2022	$1,684,228	$1,499	$236,988
2021	$1,243,764	$1,111	$132,747
2020	$1,067,031	$935	$100,289
2019	$1,325,576	$1,136	$241,544
2018	$1,330,038	$1,117	$207,965
2017	$1,334,233	$1,110	$107,055
2016	$1,323,070	$1,060	$148,923

State transportation reimbursements, fiscal year 2025

Transportation for students experiencing homelessness (McKinney-Vento)$4,949

Source: figures Ware 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 Ware Public Schools spend on school transportation?

In fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025), Ware Public Schools reported spending $1,800,316, or $1,703 per pupil, on in-district student transportation. It also reported $273,886 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 Ware Public Schools' transportation spending going up?

In-district spending fell 21% from fiscal 2024 to 2025. Its highest year was fiscal 2024, at $2,272,606. Since fiscal 2019 it is up 36%, compared with 42% statewide. At $1,703 per pupil, Ware Public Schools spends 77% more per pupil than the state median of $961.

Does Ware 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.