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Leominster presents $111.3 million preliminary FY26 budget; officials cite enrollment and low‑income increases
Summary
Budget presenters said the district’s preliminary net school spending request is $111,313,888; state Chapter 70/78 increases and a 9.1% rise in low‑income students are driving most of the additional funding requests and staffing adjustments.
Leominster Public Schools officials presented a preliminary fiscal 2026 budget that asks for $111,313,888 in net school spending and highlights rising enrollment, growing low‑income student counts and continued pressure from special‑education costs.
Melanie (presenter name listed as Melanie) walked the School Committee through the district’s foundation budget and line‑item changes. She said fiscal 26 shows a net school spending increase of $7,579,126; of that amount, $5,952,698 is attributed to Chapter 78 (state aid) and $1,626,428 to required local contribution adjustments. "In fiscal 26, the preliminary increase in net school spending amounts to $7,579,126 Of this, dollars 5,952,698 is attributed to…
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