Lake Dallas ISD adopts 2025–26 budget, keeps tax rate steady at 1.2552

Anne Hahn, the district chief financial officer, presented the proposed 2025–26 budget Aug. 25 and asked the board to adopt the general fund, child nutrition, debt service and compensatory-education budgets along with the tax rate. "Tonight is our public hearing for the 25‑26 school year budget," Hahn told the board.
Hahn said the proposed general-fund revenue for 2025–26 is $44,714,253 and proposed general‑fund expenditures total $45,536,706, producing a planned deficit of $822,453. The child‑nutrition fund shows a deficit of $174,890 as the district will continue the Community Eligibility Provision for elementary campuses (elementary students eat free). Hahn attributed much of the proposed revenue increase to new state allotments for teacher and support‑staff retention and noted anticipated decreases in federal SHARS reimbursements.
The board voted unanimously to adopt the budgets. Ms. Collier moved to adopt the general fund, debt service, food service and compensatory-education budgets for 2025–26; Mr. Baird seconded. The motion passed by unanimous vote.
On the tax rate, Hahn presented a proposed rate identical to the prior year: maintenance and operations 0.7552 and debt service 0.50 for a combined 1.2552. She explained state required public-notice language related to the "no new revenue" calculation and how rising property values produce the required comparative statements; the district's certified property value rose from $2,967,000,000 to $2,981,000,000 (an increase of about $13.76 million) in the prior year. The board approved the tax-rate ordinance in a recorded unanimous vote.
Hahn noted that because overall values rose the district's state recapture payments have increased (she cited roughly $240,000 in recent years) and that the tax-rate motion includes standard state-mandated language about the effective tax rate calculation.
All votes on the budgets and tax rate were unanimous.