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Aid for Madrid schools educating students from other municipalities

The Community of Madrid allocates 1.5 million euros to compensate centers hosting students from outside their locality or offering compulsory secondary education.

Facade of a Community of Madrid town hall with classical architecture, warm afternoon light, and blue sky.
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Facade of a Community of Madrid town hall with classical architecture, warm afternoon light, and blue sky.

Approximately 70 municipalities in the Community of Madrid will receive financial aid to cover expenses related to educating students from outside their municipal boundaries or for providing educational stages such as early childhood education or compulsory secondary education.

The Community of Madrid has approved a budget of 1.5 million euros for the year 2026. This investment is designated for municipalities managing public schools under specific circumstances: those that enroll children and young people from other municipalities, or whose centers offer the first cycle of Early Childhood Education —for children under three years old— or Compulsory Secondary Education (known as CEIPSO).
The Governing Council greenlit this investment on June 24, 2026, and it is expected that around 70 local authorities across the region will benefit. The amounts are clearly defined in the call for applications, with each council potentially receiving a maximum of 250 euros per eligible student. Furthermore, if additional classrooms had to be opened to accommodate these students, the aid can reach up to 5,000 euros per extra classroom established.
This funding is intended to cover everyday expenses such as the maintenance of school buildings, security, basic utilities like water, electricity, and heating, as well as facility cleaning. In many small or medium-sized municipalities, bearing these costs when a portion of the student body comes from elsewhere represents a significant financial burden not always foreseen in local budgets. This aid aims to precisely offset that imbalance.
The inclusion of Compulsory Secondary Education in this call recognizes the additional cost for municipalities to maintain this complete educational offering within their own municipal boundaries. This allows adolescents to pursue their secondary education without having to travel to other towns, reducing reliance on school transport and facilitating family work-life balance, particularly in areas with limited mobility options.
This initiative, which the Regional Ministry of Education, Science, and Universities renews periodically, continues to serve as a tool to support public education throughout the region. It enables beneficiary municipalities to better manage the expenses associated with schooling that extends beyond strictly local limits.

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