Cherry Sheets
Named for the cherry colored paper on which it was originally printed, the Cherry Sheet is the official notification by the Commissioner of Revenue to municipalities and regional school districts of estimated state aid to be paid and charges to be assessed over the next fiscal year. Cherry Sheets are usually issued each spring, following enactment by the Legislature of the state budget for the following year. With the menu below, you can either view on line the Cherry Sheet data for a particular community, or you can download spreadsheets (in MS-Excel format) containing data for all jurisdictions.
Cherry Sheet Manual
A detailed description of each receipt and assessment program.
Historical Cherry Sheets
Link to historical MS Excel spreadsheets FY1981 through present.
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You can also subscribe to be notified electronically when Cherry Sheets are available on line.
Occasionally it is necessary to issue revisions to Cherry Sheets. Users who have previously obtained Cherry Sheet data should check the release dates shown below to verify that they have the most recent data.FY2010 Cherry Sheets
FY2009 Cherry Sheets
Released July 14, 2008
FY2008 Cherry Sheets (Released July 12, 2007)
FY2007 Cherry Sheets (Release date 07-25-2006)
FY2006 Cherry Sheets (Release date 06-30-2005)
FY2005 Cherry Sheets (Release date 09-30-2004)
FY2004 Cherry Sheets (Release date 07-11-2003)
FY2003 Cherry Sheets (Release date 08-01-2002)
FY2002 Cherry Sheets (Release date 12-06-2001)
How to Get Additional Information on Local Aid
Questions or requests for further information about state aid to Massachusetts municipalities and regional school districts should be directed to Ms. Lisa Juszkiewicz (617-626-2386) at the Division of Local Services . Additional cherry sheet products include: five year state aid trend analyses by program, for individual communities trends in net state aid (total cherry sheet receipts minus assessments for any or all communities, from FY81 through the present) Excel worksheets containing receipts and assessments, by program, for all municipalities and regional school districts, for any year going back as far as FY1981.
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