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Boston Public Schools presents $1.73 billion FY27 budget as council probes enrollment, audits and priorities
Summary
Superintendent Mary Skipper presented a $1.73 billion FY27 budget to the City Council Ways and Means Committee April 16, citing rising costs and enrollment decline and urging preservation of direct student services while councilors pressed for clearer performance data and program audits.
Superintendent Mary Skipper told the City Council Ways and Means Committee that Boston Public Schools will submit a $1.73 billion budget for fiscal 2027 and stressed the district’s aim to protect classroom services amid financial pressure. “We appreciate having the opportunity to outline our $1.73 billion budget planning and overall strategy,” Skipper said as she opened the hearing.
The district framed the request around rising health-insurance, transportation and special-education costs, plus collective-bargaining obligations and a continuing enrollment decline…
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