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LTISD projects $4.1M deficit under current assumptions; staff outlines budget timeline

Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees · December 17, 2025
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Summary

District finance staff presented a preliminary FY 2026-27 outlook showing a projected $4.1 million deficit, enrollment decline to ~10,462 students, and startup costs tied to a planned High School 2. Administrators outlined April-June workshops and said they will seek cost-savings and revenue options.

Pam Sanchez presented a high-level preliminary view of the Lake Travis ISD general operating budget for the 2026-27 school year and a five-year forecast aimed at guiding staffing, compensation and program decisions.

Sanchez told trustees the district is using conservative assumptions: projected enrollment of 10,462 students for next year (a decline of about 130 from the current snapshot) and a 2% property-value projection. Under the current assumptions, Sanchez said revenues would not cover expenditures and…

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