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Prosper ISD previews $431 million preliminary 2025–26 budget; state formula and four new campuses drive costs
Summary
At a regular meeting, district staff presented a preliminary 2025–26 budget showing roughly $431 million in expenses, a $68 million year-over-year increase driven mainly by opening four campuses and personnel costs; officials said state funding formula changes and property tax compression add uncertainty ahead of an August adoption.
Dr. Penn, a district administrator, presented a preliminary 2025–26 budget Wednesday that projects roughly $431,000,000 in high-level expenses and a $68,000,000 increase from the current year, driven primarily by staffing and the opening of four new campuses.
The presentation matters because Prosper ISD is one of the fastest-growing districts in the state and the budgetary decisions will determine staffing, campus services and tax and debt-service planning ahead of formal adoption in August.
Dr. Penn said the district expects most of the increase in instruction, with about $40,000,000 of the total growth allocated to teachers and classroom resources. "The formula from the state is what drives our revenue, not so much the taxes," he said, describing recent…
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