The amount will be distributed among 101 authorities to finance services such as behaviour support, school improvement and management of school assets.
The DfE took £148m from the Local Authority Central Services Equivalent Fund (Lacseg) in 2011/12, but repaid £58m in July 2012. The latest £94.16m refund is for a £265m cut made by the DfE in 2012/13.
The refund is the second made to local authorities following legal action taken by 31 councils in 2011. They called for a judicial review after claiming the amount taken by the DfE to fund schools that had converted to academy status exceeded how much they would save from no longer being responsible for them.
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