Humble ISD adopts balanced 2025–26 budget, approves compensation plan

The Humble Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt a balanced 2025–26 operating budget and to approve a districtwide compensation plan at a special public meeting.

The adopted budget incorporates an estimated $52 million in new statewide school finance funding over the two‑year biennium from House Bill 2, including about $26 million expected in the first year that the district incorporated into the 2025–26 budget. The board also approved a compensation package that includes the state-directed classroom teacher allotments (roughly $2,500 or $5,000 depending on years of experience) and a recommended 3% average increase for other employee groups, plus targeted equity adjustments for under‑market roles.

The budget presentation noted that the $26 million of new funding in 2025–26 is the first‑year portion of the two‑year increase; district staff said the additional funding is already committed to recurring obligations in the first year. Billy Beatty, who led the budget presentation, told trustees, “we are not bringing you a deficit budget,” and said the recommended budget leaves a small operating surplus while preserving assigned fund balance for cashflow and contingencies.

Why it matters: district officials said the…