Del Valle ISD outlines budget squeeze: $13 million deficit, enrollment estimates and proposed raises hinge on state bills

Del Valle ISD officials told the Board of Trustees that the district faces a multi-million-dollar budget gap but is refining assumptions as the Texas Legislature considers school finance bills.

Chief Financial Officer Dina Edgar presented the monthly financial report and an updated budget outlook for the 2025–26 school year. Edgar said the district initially identified an approximate $13,000,000 deficit that administration has reduced to about $10,000,000 after updated property valuations and other adjustments. She described two budget scenarios: one under current law that would require using $2.5 million in fund balance and a second under House Bill 2 that would provide additional state funding and allow a 3% raise for all staff without using fund balance.

Edgar reviewed key assumptions: a demographer-projected average daily attendance of 11,931 (a projected increase…