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Superintendent reports enrollment dip, preliminary fund balance and bond-funded facility projects

WESLACO ISD Board of Trustees · October 21, 2025
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Summary

Superintendent Richard Rivera reported a 160‑student enrollment decline vs. last year, preliminary fund balances (beginning fund balance $71.553M; general fund approx. $59.0M after Child Nutrition allocation) and updates on bond-funded roofs, restrooms and track projects.

Superintendent Dr. Richard Rivera gave the board an update on enrollment, finances and bond‑funded projects at the Aug. 26 meeting.

Rivera said October enrollment stood at 16,116 — 160 fewer students than the same time last year — and estimated that difference at roughly $1.3 million in lost attendance-based funding at current ADA. He listed likely causes including immigration concerns and competition from charter schools and praised principals and staff for strong early‑year average daily attendance (ADA) percentages at many…

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