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Lake Dallas ISD projects enrollment decline, flags tight 2025–26 budget even with proposed state boost
Summary
CFO Anne Hahn told the school board the district expects enrollment to fall to about 3,613 for 2025–26, that required non‑discretionary costs have risen, and that a Senate proposal to increase state funding would largely come with strings and fringe costs that leave almost no new flexible dollars.
Lake Dallas Independent School District officials told the board on May 19 that enrollment is projected to fall and that the district’s 2025–26 general fund will be tight even if pending state legislation increases education funding.
Anne Hahn, the district chief financial officer, told trustees the district’s October snapshot enrollment fell from 3,900 in 2022–23 to 3,717 in 2024–25 and that current enrollment as of May 16 was 3,708. Hahn said the district’s working projection for 2025–26 is about 3,613 students, not counting Pre‑K‑3.
Hahn said required, non‑discretionary costs — including property insurance and utilities — have risen in recent years and that projected required spending across categories has grown by roughly $700,000 since…
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