Thomaston Public Schools Education Budget
FY 2024-2025
Budget Request
| Operating budget | Less Revenues | Town Allocation budget |
2023-2024 | $ 18,098,977 | ($1,212,103) | $ 16,886,874 |
2024-2025 | $ 19,106,899 | ($1,177,197) | $ 17,929,702 |
$ Increase | $ 1,007,922 | | $ 1,042,828 |
% Increase | 5.57% | | 6.18% |
Historical budgets�
Budget year | Budget | Increase/ (Decrease) | % increase/ (decrease) |
2017-2018 | $ 14,870,691 | $ 42,573 | 0.29% |
2018-2019 | $ 15,069,534 | $ 198,843 | 1.34% |
2019-2020 | $ 15,298,827 | $ 229,293 | 1.52% |
2020-2021 | $ 15,257,126 | $ (41,701) | (0.27%) |
2021-2022 | $ 15,428,514 | $ 171,388 | 1.12% |
2022-2023 | $ 15,931,434 | $ 502,920 | 3.26% |
2023-2024 | $ 16,886,874 | $ 955,440 | 6.00% |
2024-2025 | $ 17,929,702 | $ 1,042,828 | 6.18% |
Budget overview – budget changes
Object | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | increase | Explanation |
111 Certified Personnel | $7,771,895 | $7,878,146 | $106,251 | Eliminate additional administrator’s salary, contractual increases |
112 Non-certified personnel | $1,970,276 | $2,092,651 | $122,375 | Contractual increases, moved HR here from contracted services |
200 Employee Benefits | $2,768,334 | $2,805,915 | $37,581 | Anthem increase estimated at 11.6%, increased wages = increased FICA, no remaining Severance |
Total salaries and benefits | $12,510,505 | $12,776,712 | $266,207 | Overall 2.13% increase |
Budget overview – budget changes
Object | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | increase | Explanation |
300 Other professional services | $862,245 | $953,302 | $91,057 | Special Education costs, Athletic Trainer |
400 Property services | $945,382 | $1,023,140 | $77,758 | Building repairs/maintenance |
510 Public Transportation | $869,516 | $1,039,231 | $169,715 | Contractual increases, increased special education costs |
521 Malpractice insurance | $345 | $450 | $105 | |
560 Tuition | $424,546 | $532,560 | $108,014 | Special Education |
563 Special Education Nonpublic | $233,090 | $461,278 | $228,188 | Special Education |
Budget overview – budget changes
Object | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | Increase/ (decrease) | Explanation |
590 Other Professional Services | $146,836 | $163,198 | $16,362 | Transportation for field trips, athletics |
611 Instructional Supplies | $244,096 | $211,984 | $(32,112) | Special Education decrease |
641 Textbooks | $52,319 | $47,868 | $(4,451) | |
642 Library books/periodical | $8,769 | $10,314 | $1,545 | |
690 Other supplies/materials | $169,152 | $171,752 | $2,600 | |
Budget overview – budget changes
Object | 2023/2024 | 2024/2025 | Increase/ (decrease) | Explanation |
730 Instructional Supplies | $38,570 | $41,873 | $3,303 | |
735 Technology Software | $43,068 | $53,821 | $10,753 | Contractual increases in licenses |
739 Other Equipment | $130,686 | $212,259 | $81,573 | Debt service payments |
890 Other Objects | $207,749 | $229,960 | $22,211 | Professional Improvement |