Greater Nashua
School officials approve $144m budget for FY27
NASHUA - The Board of Education recently cast a unanimous vote to send its $144.4 million budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 to the Board of Aldermen. This amount reflects a six percent increase over last year and does not yet include the cost of benefits. The percentage increase is currently double the limit set by Mayor James Donchess. The budget also includes $106 million for labor costs, an increase of $3.4 million over last year, $12 million for transportation, an increase of $1.2 million and $7.2 million for out of district tuition, an increase of $1 million. Prior to the March 9 vote, Gary Hoffman, president of the Nashua Teachers’ Union, said he understood the reasons for the six percent bump. “The costs that are driving that increase are largely things we cannot control,” he said. He said special education costs are projected to be $5.4 million, reflecting ...
