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Prosper ISD adopts 2025–26 budget and a 1.2141 tax rate; board cites growth, recapture and personnel costs
Summary
The Prosper ISD board on Aug. 25 adopted the district202526 annual budget and a property tax rate of 1.2141 after presentations from district finance staff; trustees and administrators described rising personnel costs, recapture payments and enrollment growth as principal drivers.
The Prosper Independent School District board of trustees on Aug. 25 approved the 202526 annual budget and set the district2025property tax rate at 1.2141, a motion the board characterized as effectively a 2.66% rate increase under state reporting rules.
The vote to approve the annual budget passed unanimously with six trustees voting in favor. "I move that the board approve the 2025 2026 Prosper ISD annual budget as presented by administration," Trustee Kelly Cavender said when making the motion; Trustee Tommy Van Wolf seconded. The tax-rate motion was made by Board President Bill Beavers and seconded by Trustee Dina Dixon; the board again voted 66.
Why it matters: trustees and administrators said the…
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