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Georgetown ISD finance team previews 2026–27 budget calendar, enrollment and tax‑rate tradeoffs
Summary
Budget workshop #1 showed the district used a demographer projection of 14,131 and an ADA assumption of 13,141, reported current enrollment slightly lower than projection, and presented long‑term funding context including basic‑allotment trends, ESSER phase‑out, copper‑pennies mechanics and recapture implications for local tax policy.
At its Dec. 1 workshop, Georgetown ISD’s finance team walked trustees through the first of five budget workshops for the 2026–27 budget cycle, giving an enrollment snapshot, a budget calendar and a primer on long‑term state funding mechanics that will shape local choices on pay and taxes.
Speaker 6 opened the budget portion by noting the demographer’s projection of 14,131 students (the figure used for the district’s budget assumptions) and an average‑daily‑attendance (ADA) budget assumption of 13,141. Staff reported the district’s current enrollment at roughly 14,013 students, which staff said is 118 students below the…
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