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EPISD earns 'superior' FIRST rating for 2024 audit period; comptroller reports 124.8 days cash on hand
Summary
The district comptroller presented the 2025 FIRST (Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas) results: El Paso ISD received a superior rating (94/100) for the 2024 audit period, meeting or passing the critical FIRST indicators and reporting strong cash‑on‑hand and low administrative cost ratio.
El Paso — The El Paso Independent School District received a "superior" rating on the 2025 Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) report, the district comptroller told trustees during the Oct. 21 meeting.
Maria Alonso, the district comptroller, told the board the FIRST rating is issued by the Texas Education Agency and for 2025 the district's results reflect the financial audit covering July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024 (the 2024 audit period). Alonso said EPISD met all five critical FIRST indicators, including timely…
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