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Pasadena ISD CFO warns district deficit will exceed $23 million as enrollment falls
Summary
At an April 28 board workshop, Pasadena ISD CFO Tama Alfred Stevens said the district’s adopted 2025–26 budget included a roughly $23 million shortfall and that lower‑than‑expected enrollment and state funding changes will increase the deficit; staff outlined staffing and operational measures to reduce the gap.
Tama Alfred Stevens, the district chief financial officer, told the Pasadena Independent School District Board of Trustees on April 28 that the district’s adopted 2025–26 budget included “just over a $23 million deficit” and that revenues are now below projections because enrollment fell short of forecasts.
Stevens said the district budgeted for 45,611 students but the state PE snapshot shows about 44,136 students, a decline that will reduce state funding and expand the shortfall. She also cited retroactive…
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