The Worcester Public Schools’ FY27 budget, Vision to Action, of $623.8 million is a 5.8% increase from the adopted budget of the year before. In Paying for a Public Education: FY27, The Research Bureau continues its annual practice of explaining how WPS' budget works, how Massachusetts determines what it costs for an “adequate education,” how WPS compares to other Gateway Cities, and what to watch out for in future years.

The City of Worcester’s adopted FY27 budget, Funding the Future: Smart Spending, Stronger Outcomes, totals approximately $1 billion, a 4.7% increase from FY26. Breaking Down the Budget: City of Worcester for Fiscal Year 2027 is the Bureau’s latest analysis in its long-running series on municipal finance, outlining how the City funds services, allocates resources, and prepares for future challenges.

Paying for a Public Education: An Examination of the FY26 Worcester Public Schools’ Budget is the latest in an on-going series from the Bureau, analyzing the budget-making process of the Worcester Public Schools and some of the new additions to this coming year's adopted budget.

Breaking Down the Budget: An Examination of Worcester’s FY26 City Budget is the Bureau’s latest analysis in its long-running series on municipal finance, outlining how the City funds services, allocates resources, and prepares for future challenges.

Each Year on July 1, Massachusetts cities and towns must implement a new budget. The City of Worcester’s Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) budget, entitled Empower Progress: Investing in Equity, Talent, and Culture, took effect on July 1, 2023.

The Worcester Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board has suspended fares at the agency since March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent emergency.

The yearly budget of the Worcester Public Schools is complicated, and necessarily so. With 23,735 students and 5,149 employees spread across 46 schools, there are many moving parts of which to take account.

EACH YEAR on July 1, Massachusetts cities and towns must implement a new budget. The City of Worcester’s Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) budget took effect on July 1, 2022.

Each year on July 1, Massachusetts cities and towns must implement a new budget. The City of Worcester’s Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget takes effect on July 1, 2021.

EACH YEAR on July 1, Massachusetts cities and towns must implement a new budget. The City of Worcester’s Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) budget takes effect on July 1, 2020. Municipal budgets must balance—expenditures cannot exceed revenues.