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Brazosport ISD proposes campus consolidations to close budget gap as enrollment falls
Summary
District staff told trustees that declining enrollment and lower average daily attendance have produced a projected budget shortfall and presented campus‑consolidation scenarios intended to raise facility utilization and save millions while protecting classroom positions; trustees and residents pressed for details on class sizes, transfers and timelines.
Brazosport ISD officials on Tuesday told the board that falling student enrollment and average daily attendance have produced a structural funding shortfall and outlined campus consolidation scenarios intended to reduce operating costs while protecting classroom programs. "This creates a projected budget deficit of approximately $12,300,000," presenter Luthie Cansino said during a 2026–27 budget workshop, identifying lower ADA, a roughly $1,500,000 reduction in Chapter 313 receipts and other revenue pressures.
Cansino placed the districtwide utilization rate at about 69%, below the 85–95% range staff described as optimal, and said consolidation and grade reconfiguration could raise overall utilization to about 77% while preserving programs. The slide deck offered three scenarios, including a year‑one reconfiguration in the Lake Jackson feeder pattern that would close a middle school,…
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