Somerville Public Schools — Financial

The most recent financial decisions in Somerville Public Schools began in fall 2025, when the committee unanimously approved a $20-per-week tuition increase for full-paying Community Schools families. The change came after the program's revolving account developed a multiyear structural deficit, making the tuition adjustment a direct response to that imbalance.

In December 2025, the committee unanimously asked the city to create a special-education reserve fund. The reserve would be capped at 2% of annual net school spending and would cover unexpected special-education, recovery-high-school, tuition, and transportation costs, giving the district a cushion against one-off expenses.

The following spring, the superintendent proposed a $122.46 million FY27 school budget, a 7.58% increase over the prior year. Personnel costs account for $104.24 million of the plan, with $18.22 million earmarked for non-personnel costs—together marking the newest stage of a budget picture shaped by structural deficits, a new reserve fund, and rising spending.