Chapter 70 Program

The Chapter 70 program is the major program of state aid to public elementary and secondary schools. In addition to providing state aid to support school operations, it also establishes minimum spending requirements for each school district and minimum requirements for each municipality's share of school costs.

Chapter 70 Legislation & Regulation

• Legislation

• Regulations

• Compliance With Net School Spending Requirements

• Student Opportunity Act

• Supplemental Low-Income Data Collection

• Local Contribution Study

• Local Contribution Study Public Comment

• Retiree Health Insurance and Section 260 of the FY'15 State Budget

• Chapter 70 District Profiles
  The on-line Chapter 70 database shows, for each school district, yearly spending and state aid totals in comparison to the foundation budget. Trend data is available for each year going back to FY1993.

• Chapter 70 Trends in Aid and Local Contribution
  This tool shows trend data for the key factors influencing Chapter 70 required local contributions and state aid calculations going back to FY2007.

Chapter 70 State Aid and Spending Requirement

For earlier spending requirements related to Chapter 70 please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu.

Chapter 70 Resources

For earlier analyses related to Chapter 70 please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu.

Foundation Reserve Aid

Last Updated: January 22, 2025