District overview

Sudbury Public Schools

Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.

A town-funded PreK-8 system budgeting for enrollment growth while the Town manages school capital work

Five elected School Committee members govern five schools; Town Meeting controls the appropriation

Sudbury Public Schools operates four elementary schools and one middle school. Its five-member elected School Committee sets policy, hires and evaluates the superintendent, and recommends the operating budget, while Sudbury Town Meeting authorizes the municipal appropriation supported by local property taxes and Massachusetts aid. Town facilities staff manage major school construction, so operating and capital decisions follow related but distinct approval paths.

Enrollment is expected to grow

The FY27 budget says NESDEC projects roughly 170 additional PreK-8 students over five years and adds enrollment-driven classroom positions.

Salary settlements are the largest named FY27 driver

Contractual salary obligations add $1.67 million; enrollment-driven positions add $241,248 and special-education contracted services add $146,451.

Reported per-pupil spending is $21,982.87

The budget book describes that as fourth-lowest among the School Committee's peer group for the cited comparison period.

School safety work is moving through Town capital channels

Town Meeting materials assign $660,500 to replace fire alarms and emergency lighting and install BDA systems at Haynes and Nixon.

The reported per-pupil comparison reflects the source period used in the FY27 book, not a calculated FY27 operating-budget-per-enrollee figure. Town-managed capital appropriations are separate from the School Committee operating budget.

Where the district stands

Reported per-pupil expenditureverified

21,982.87 dollars per pupil

Comparison figure reported in the FY27 budget book; source-period methodology is not restated on the page.

FY27 contractual salary budget driververified

1,673,772 dollars

Newly negotiated settlements for Units A, B and C.

Enrollment-driven classroom positionsverified

241,248 dollars

Named FY27 budget driver.

Projected five-year enrollment growthverified

170 students (approximate)

NESDEC projection summarized in the FY27 budget book.

Major projects

Haynes and Nixon fire-alarm, lighting and BDA replacement

bid package issued; Town appropriation proposed

The work replaces fire-alarm systems and emergency lighting and installs bi-directional amplifier systems at both elementary schools, including associated electrical and architectural work.

Next: Confirm the final appropriation and contract award, then publish construction and school-impact dates

Apr 2, 2026Town Facilities published the project scope and procurement notice
May 4, 2026Project scheduled for Annual Town Meeting appropriation consideration
Jul 1, 2026FY27 capital implementation year began

Funding

Sudbury Annual Town Meeting capital appropriation / available Town funds

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