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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.
Legislation
Regulations
Compliance With Net School Spending Requirements
Student Opportunity Act
Supplemental Low-Income Data Collection
Retiree Health Insurance and Section 260 of the FY'15 State Budget
Chapter 70 District ProfilesThe 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 ContributionThis tool shows trend data for the key factors influencing Chapter 70 required local contributions and state aid calculations going back to FY2007.
For earlier spending requirements related to Chapter 70 please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu .
07/09/2026, FY2027 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
01/28/2026, FY2027 Preliminary Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/07/2025, FY2026 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/29/2024, FY2025 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
08/09/2023, FY2024 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
07/28/2022, FY2023 Chapter 70 Aid and Net School Spending Requirements
For earlier analyses related to Chapter 70 please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu .
07/12/2023, FY2019 Economically Disadvantaged Legislative Report
12/04/2020, FY2021 Local Contribution Study
10/30/2015, Final Report of the Foundation Budget Review Commission
08/08/2013, Report on the Status of the Public Education Financing System in Massachusetts
02/01/2005, Hancock v. Driscoll -- Hancock v Driscoll - final decision of the Supreme Judicial Court
04/26/2004, Hancock v Driscoll report of Judge Margot Botsford
For earlier Rural School Aid, please contact sfinance@doe.mass.edu
08/13/2026, FY2027 Rural School Aid
06/16/2026, FY2026 Supplemental Rural School Aid
11/04/2025, FY2026 Rural School Aid
11/22/2024, FY2025 Rural School Aid
10/16/2023, FY2024 Rural School Aid
09/13/2022, FY2023 Rural School Aid
04/15/2022, FY2022 One-Time Assistance for Districts with Pandemic-Related Enrollment Disruptions Impacting Chapter 70 Aid
10/01/2021, FY2022 Rural School Aid
Last Updated: August 13, 2026