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Belton ISD projects a multimillion-dollar shortfall for 2025–26; staff outline assumptions and compensation scenarios
Summary
District staff told trustees that after reductions and anticipated state revenue the 2025–26 general fund still faces a projected shortfall; presenters outlined enrollment, property valuation and payroll assumptions and said final figures depend on TEA guidance and certified values in July.
BELTON, Texas — Belton Independent School District staff presented 2025–26 budget assumptions and compensation scenarios at a June 16 board workshop, saying earlier reductions trimmed roughly $11 million but an estimated $2.3 million shortfall remains under current assumptions.
Melissa, a district staff member leading the budget presentation, told trustees the district is using a conservative enrollment projection of 13,584 students (about 1% below 2024–25) and assumed refined average daily attendance at roughly 92% of enrollment. Property values were estimated at 8% growth for planning, with preliminary appraisal-district estimates nearer 6.5%; certified values in July will determine the official tax base used for adoption.
Melissa and other presenters reviewed prior reductions the district made heading into 2024–25 and into 2025–26 planning: about $6.8 million in permanent reductions or deferments implemented earlier and roughly $5.5 million in additional reductions identified by…
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