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Denton ISD reviews enrollment, attendance and state-funded allotments ahead of next year’s budget
Summary
District staff told trustees enrollment has risen while attendance (ADA) has lagged, prompting a 2026 budget ADA of 30,800 (94.5% rate). Staff highlighted pre-K growth, increases to early-education and special-education allotments under recent legislation, Fast Growth Allotment tier risks, and uncertainty around vouchers and Denton Digital enrollment.
At the board workshop, Jennifer Stewart reviewed ten years of enrollment and attendance data to set planning assumptions for next year’s budget. She said enrollment has steadily increased while attendance (average daily attendance, ADA) has not kept pace; for the 2026 budget the district set ADA at 30,800, based on a 94.5% attendance assumption. Stewart cited an October snapshot attendance of 95.43% and noted the district's fourth-6-weeks ADA of 94.59% — the highest fourth-6-weeks percentage in several years.
Stewart called attention…
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