Montpellier: spending by policy area · 2025

Schools

Nursery and primary schools, canteens, after-school care. Teachers are paid by the State.

€127.2M

23% of 2025 spending · €409 per resident

€120.3M in 2024

Breakdown of this item’s spending

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Combined classes68 %€86.9M
- Permanent staff salaries€26.6M
- Pension contributions€9.5M
- Contract staff salaries€8.4M
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€6.8M
- Social security contributions€6.4M
- Purchases of services (other than land for development)€4.2M
- Electricity€1.9M
- Contract staff bonuses and allowances€1.1M
- Other lines€4.6M
- Works and equipment€17.5M
School boarding and catering21 %€26.7M
- Food€4.9M
- Freight transport€1.4M
- Permanent staff salaries€1.3M
- Purchases of services (other than land for development)€1M
- Pension contributions€460k
- Contract staff salaries€373k
- Permanent staff bonuses and allowances€341k
- Social security contributions€323k
- Other lines€1.4M
- Works and equipment€15.2M
Primary schools6 %€7.9M
- Grants to associations and private bodies€1.1M
- Public buildings€1M
- School supplies€415k
- Other miscellaneous costs€189k
- Small equipment supplies€177k
- Security and caretaking€103k
- Maintenance€92k
- Equipment rentals — other€60k
- Other lines€108k
- Works and equipment€4.6M
Nursery schools4 %€5.5M
- Grants to associations and private bodies€1.2M
- Public buildings€435k
- Other miscellaneous costs€200k
- School supplies€187k
- Small equipment supplies€109k
- Other movable property€84k
- Equipment rentals — other€44k
- Other materials and supplies€38k
- Other lines€113k
- Works and equipment€3M
Other school support services< 1 %€132k
- Other materials and supplies€102k
- Other miscellaneous costs€12k
- Advertising, publications and public relations — miscellaneous€6k
- Food€5k
- Hospitality€1k
- Small equipment supplies€1k
- Office supplies€236
- Works and equipment€5k

Largest works since 2023

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Who won this item’s contracts since 2023

Compared with towns of the same size

27.3% of the town’s running costs goes to this item. Towns of the same size: 18.6%.

Source: the town’s 2025 accounts (DGFiP), by public policy. Amounts paid in the year. Works and companies: published contracts, amounts at signature. See the source

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Schools

Breakdown of this item’s spending

Largest works since 2023

Who won this item’s contracts since 2023

Compared with towns of the same size

Other policy areas of Montpellier, 2025