Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School Superintendent Robert Dutch presented the school's $12.4 million budget for fiscal year 2015 to Selectmen on Tuesday.

The budget is set to increase by 3.16 percent, which is in line with the last few school budgets, but Wareham's assessment is decreasing by $248,000 to $2.7 million for 2015.

"It varies from year to year. It's tied to enrollment and several other factors that are really out of our control. What we control is the budget and the assessments are based on that," Dutch said.

Wareham student enrollment at Upper Cape Cod Tech decreased from 248 students last year to 236 students this year, but Wareham students still make up 33 percent of the student population. This year Bourne saw a spike in its student enrollment as that town sent 55 more students to Upper Cape Cod Tech this school year compared to last year.

During his presentation, Dutch also outlined Upper Cape students’ MCAS scores and the graduation rate, which are both above the state average, as well as the high school dropout rate, which has steadily shrunk to .3 percent over the years and is also below the state average.

Dutch said that 57 out of 153 students, or 37 percent of the senior class are in co-op programs, "Out working, earning and building that relationship with an employer in their industry."

Selectmen unanimously voted favorable action on the Town Meeting article to appropriate Wareham's assessment for Upper Cape next year.

"You run an outstanding school," said Selectman Peter Teitelbaum. "This time around we're happy to see our assessment go down, while I'm sure residents of one other communities are a little upset to see theirs go up, but that’s the rhythm and cycles you go through."

"I'm cognizant of the challenges Wareham and the public schools face financially. We keep that in mind in our own discussions as we develop our budget. I don't want you to think that's not the case," said Dutch. "We recognize we're partners in all of this."