Duxbury, MA: District has 21 out-of-district SPED students at >$90,000 each

Nov 13, 2026, (2) Duxbury Schools Propose 3.04% FY28 Budget Increase

Duxbury school administrators on Wednesday proposed a fiscal 2028 net operating budget of $47,885,914, a 3.04% increase, and the School Committee separately voted 5-0 to recommend a $2,125,000 capital budget. The committee is expected to vote on the operating budget Dec. 2.

Operating budget. Director of Business and Finance Lisa Freeley said the net figure is what the district will ask the town to appropriate, after subtracting $3.168 million in grants, tuition, fees and reimbursements from the gross cost of running the schools. She said the committee will vote on the budget in cost-center format on Dec. 2. . . .

Salaries make up more than 80% of the gross budget, and special education about 25%, Freeley said. The district has 21 students in out-of-district placements, with tuition averaging over $99,000 per student, and two placements will be restructured for FY28, one with a 29% increase. . . .