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Lake Dallas ISD CFO previews 2025–26 budget, flags enrollment dip and payroll pressures
Summary
CFO Anne Hahn outlined the district’s preliminary 2025–26 budget calendar and allocations, noting a projected enrollment decline of about 100 students, a $55 per-student basic allotment increase, ongoing reliance on payroll for 80–85% of spending, and preliminary campus and nonpayroll adjustments.
Lake Dallas Independent School District officials on June 16 reviewed preliminary budget assumptions for 2025–26 and a timetable that will lead to a public hearing and adoption later this summer.
Anne Hahn, the district's chief financial officer, told trustees the district will receive certified property values on July 25 and present final budgets on Aug. 11 before a required public hearing on Aug. 25. "For the first time since 2019, the basic allotment has now been raised. An additional $55 was added, so for each student, it's now $6,215," Hahn said.
Why it matters: Payroll is the district’s largest cost — Hahn said 80–85% of the budget — and the board will need to incorporate new state allotments for…
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