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Keller ISD staff outline 2025–26 budget assumptions, project roughly $9.4 million shortfall

5409716 · January 31, 2025
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Summary

District finance staff presented budget assumptions for 2025–26 including a projected enrollment decline of 450 students, 94% average daily attendance, no increase to the state basic allotment and an estimated $9.4 million funding gap, while noting $45 million in reductions over the past two years.

District finance staff presented a preliminary framework for the 2025–26 Keller ISD budget during the Jan. 30 board meeting, warning trustees that a roughly $9.4 million shortfall is the starting point for discussions and identifying a set of assumptions the district plans to use.

Key points from the presentation - Projected shortfall: staff opened the discussion with a working figure of $9,400,000 that must be addressed in the 2025–26 budget unless state funding or other assumptions change. - Assumptions used for planning: a balanced-budget target, enrollment decline of 450 students, average daily attendance (ADA) of 94%, and no increase in the state basic…

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