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Van Alstyne ISD reports steady enrollment at 2,853 and flags state funding shortfalls
Summary
Administrators reported steady district enrollment at 2,853 students and highlighted funding shortfalls in school safety and transportation for 2025–26, citing state contributions that leave local budgets covering the remainder.
District administrators reported April 20 that total student enrollment is steady at 2,853 students. The presentation said roughly 40 prospective students are waiting to enroll while others have moved out of state or to other districts.
Administrators also reviewed the district's 2025–26 budgets, noting the school safety budget totaled $682,272 with a state contribution of $225,000, and the transportation budget totaled $2,031,298 with a state contribution of $158,708. Board members heard that state funding covers only a portion of those costs and that local funds must make up the shortfall. The report was informational; no budget reallocation was proposed during the meeting.
The administrators noted staffing continuity: 25 of 32 leadership positions are now filled by employees promoted from VAISD classrooms. Trustees did not take formal action on funding shifts during the session.
