Distribution of the Boston Public School (BPS) department’s budget by neighborhood and project type from the FY26-30 five-year plan.

Table 1.
Neighborhood Development (M) Improvement (M) Maintaining (M) BPS Budget (M)
Allston $10.2 (100%), n= 1 $10.2
Brighton $2 (100%), n= 1 $2
Dorchester $57 (89.9%), n= 3 $2 (3.2%), n= 1 $4.4 (7%), n= 1 $63.4
East Boston $23.4 (79.6%), n= 2 $0.7 (2.4%), n= 1 $5.3 (18%), n= 1 $29.4
Jamaica Plain $0.7 (100%), n= 1 $0.7
Mattapan $2.2 (12.1%), n= 1 $16 (87.9%), n= 1 $18.2
Mission Hill $1.9 (100%), n= 1 $1.9
Roslindale $90.9 (100%), n= 1 $90.9
Roxbury $191.2 (98.6%), n= 3 $2.8 (1.4%), n= 1 $193.9
South End $151.6 (98.7%), n= 3 $2 (1.3%), n= 1 $153.6
West Roxbury $18.1 (100%), n= 1 $18.1
Multiple Neighborhoods $52.4 (72.4%), n= 3 $20 (27.6%), n= 2 $72.4
Citywide $110 (24.5%), n= 3 $218.6 (48.7%), n= 10 $120.1 (26.8%), n= 4 $448.7
NA $1.3 (100%), n= 2 $1.3

Most of the budget dedicated to BPS is for projects that develop new structures, while less than a quarter is allocated for maintaining existing structures. About a third of the budget is allocated for improving upon existing structures.

Figure 1.

Roxbury is the neighborhood with the highest (191.2 million) allocation of funds for Development Projects, while Mattapan is the neighborhood with the lowest (2.2 million).

Figure 2.

Roslindale is the neighborhood with the highest (90.9 million) allocation of funds for Improvement Projects, while East Boston and Jamaica Plain are the neighborhoods with the lowest (0.7 million).

Figure 3.

East Boston is the neighborhood with the highest (5.3 million) allocation of funds for Maintenance Projects, while Mission Hill is the neighborhood with the lowest (1.9 million).

Figure 4.