College Station ISD reviews 2025–26 budget after legislative changes, weighs districtwide raises

College Station ISD trustees on June 6 heard a detailed review of 2025–26 state funding changes and the district’s proposed budget adjustments, and discussed pay options for district employees.

Finance staff presented changes driven by the recently signed House Bill 2 and other legislation. “This allotment right here brings about 1,516,000 in that ballpark. It's based on enrolled student,” said a district finance presenter, describing a new $106-per-enrolled-student allotment the legislature added to fund transportation, insurance, retirement and similar costs. The presenter said the $106-per-student allotment will bring roughly $1.5 million to the district but that earlier insurance and other cost increases mean much of that money is already spoken for.

Why it matters: trustees were asked to adopt a 2025–26 budget in July while new law interpretations and program rules remain incomplete. The district faces tradeoffs between preserving campus services, adjusting staffing to reflect enrollment declines and funding raises for teachers and other employees.

Most important legislative changes and district impacts

- Basic allotment: HB2 raised the basic allotment by $55 per student; staff said that increase alone does not fully offset other funding shifts and cost increases. The presenter summarized the net effect: in their projections “if we had no raises, we would have a surplus of $4,500,000.”

- New allotments: an “ABC” allotment ($106 per enrolled student, estimated at about $1.516 million for College Station ISD) directed to transportation, employee health…