During the 2023–2024 school year the 70 Commonwealth charter schools in Massachusetts served a total of 45,665 students. Below you will find links to the final FY2024 charter school tuition and reimbursement data files.
The data provided below reflect final, full-time equivalent enrollment across the entire school year as reported by each charter school this spring.
FY24 Charter FTE and Tuition for charter schools includes the number of students at each charter school and the total dollars paid.
FY24 Charter Tuition Payments and Reimbursements for sending districts shows each district's total enrollment at all charter schools; the local tuition assessed (including facilities); and the Commonwealth's reimbursement to districts for facilities tuition and increases in tuition.
FY24 Rates By Charter School and Sending District is a comprehensive and sortable list of FTEs, data related to net school spending (NSS) caps, and tuition rates for each charter school by sending district.
FY2024 Charter School Student Rosters for each charter school and sending district will be available to download from the Charter School Claim Form Drop Box on the ESE Security Portal by the end of June.
The charter school tuition rate has three components. The facilities component is set by the legislature at $1,188 per pupil. The details for the other two components are provided below.
Foundation Budget is a spreadsheet containing the statutory Foundation Budgets of all applicable charter school sending districts. A drop-down menu allows the user to select the school, campus, and district.
FY24 Net School Spending Percentage Above Foundation Budget is a spreadsheet that provides the calculation used to determine the percentage of net school spending above foundation budget. Deductions for retired teacher's health insurance and out-of-district special education costs are shown in detail.
Questions regarding charter school tuition and reimbursements may be addressed to Rob O'Donnell in the Office of District and School Finance at (781) 338-6512 or Robert.F.O'Donnell@mass.gov .
Last Updated: August 12, 2024
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