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Dickinson ISD adopts $144 million 2025–26 budget, raises tax rate and calls voter-approval election
Summary
The Dickinson Independent School District board approved a $144 million general fund budget for 2025–26, set a $1.142 total tax rate (0.722 M&O and 0.42 I&S), and voted to place a voter-approval tax-rate election on the November ballot after the rate exceeded the state threshold.
The Dickinson Independent School District Board of Trustees unanimously approved a $144,000,000 proposed budget for the 2025–26 school year, set an M&O tax rate of $0.722 and an I&S (debt service) rate of $0.42 for a total tax rate of $1.142, and passed an order to call a voter-approval tax-rate election for November after the adopted rate exceeded the state threshold.
Board President Corey Magliolo presided over the meeting as district staff presented the budget. Kelly, a district staff member who presented the figures, said the district calculated the budget on an average daily attendance (ADA) of 11,600 — an estimate based on 92% attendance of a potential enrollment of 12,600 students.
The budget allocates about 84% of expenditures to salaries and benefits, with 7% for professional and contracted…
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