Harlingen CISD reports steady enrollment, preliminary local property valuation rise and budget schedule; federal grants monitored after brief pause

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District finance staff briefed the Finance and Planning Committee on enrollment, property valuations, the budget calendar and recent federal guidance affecting grants, and outlined next steps for campus budget work and federal drawdowns.

"Our current enrollment is 16,441 students. It's it's still, currently 339 students less from prior year, still resulting in the approximate, dollars 2,100,000.0 in current loss of revenue," the presenter said, reporting the Jan. 31 enrollment total and an estimated revenue impact tied to reduced average daily attendance and enrollment. The presenter said the district’s current attendance rate was 93.64% against a 94.5% goal and that the district will submit a waiver…