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Georgetown ISD weighs delaying openings of two new campuses amid enrollment and budget shortfall
Summary
Trustees reviewed demographer revisions showing about 384 fewer students than earlier projections, a roughly $3.88 million revenue shortfall and four budget scenarios. Staff presented trade-offs: open both schools in 2027 (staffing costs ~ $5M) vs. delay to protect fund balance and avoid multi‑million cuts or a tax ratification.
Georgetown ISD trustees spent the bulk of their Jan. 12 workshop reviewing revised enrollment projections and budget scenarios tied to openings of two planned campuses.
District staff said the demographer's 2025 projection reduces expected 2026–27 enrollment by about 384 students compared with a 2023 projection, creating an estimated revenue gap of roughly $3.88 million. Kenneth (finance staff) presented four budget scenarios that model outcomes of (a) no new schools and no cuts, (b) opening only the middle school, (c) opening only the elementary, and (d)…
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