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Little Elm ISD holds public hearing on proposed $96.8 million 2026–27 budget
Summary
The Little Elm ISD Board of Trustees received a presentation June 22, 2026 on a proposed 2026–27 general fund budget of $96,790,290, down $3,457,926 from 2025–26; the district recorded no public comments and took no budget vote at the hearing.
President Mary Watkins called a public hearing June 22, 2026 for Little Elm ISD’s proposed 2026–27 general operating budget. Mr. Jesse Wyse briefed the board and attendees and presented an updated budget document showing Total All Functions of $96,790,290 for 2026–27, a decrease of $3,457,926 from the 2025–26 figure of $100,248,216.
"Mr. Jesse Wyse briefed the Board and those present about this item. Attached is a copy of the updated document presented," the minutes state. The district’s table shows that, despite the overall decrease, the per-student figure listed rises from $12,602 to $13,025 (an increase of $423). Major line-item changes in the budget document include a $2,014,042 reduction in Instruction (to $52,766,456), a $721,445 reduction in Plant Maintenance & Operations (to $11,092,204), a $592,816 reduction in Student Transportation (to $4,288,062), and a $258,184 increase in Recapture Payments (to $1,721,691).
The record also notes smaller adjustments across several functions: Instructional Staff Development down $257,508 to $2,056,288; Health Services up $7,495 to $1,006,239; and Data Processing Services down $9,864 to $2,232,005. The budget document includes line-item per-student calculations but does not provide a separate explanation of the per-student methodology in the minutes.
The minutes further record two statutory-notice entries appended to the budget table: a Senate Bill 622 requirement for statutorily required public notices listed at $7,600, and a Senate Bill 1495 entry labeled as related to lobbying or influencing legislation listed at $3,000. The public hearing record shows no citizen input at this meeting and no formal board vote on the budget itself; the hearing served to present the proposal and put the updated document into the record.
The board took no action to adopt the budget during this session. The district’s next formal steps on adoption are not specified in these minutes.
