Education
BY CATHERINE WHITE
Clear Creek ISD projects $19.7M shortfall for FY 2026-27
Clear Creek ISD officials project a $19.7 million shortfall for fiscal year 2026-27 following a preliminary budget review presented to the board of trustees at its May 4 workshop session. CCISD anticipates $404.4 million in revenues and $424.2 million in expenses for FY 2026-27, according to budget documents. This represents an approximate $10.2 million decrease in revenue and a $5.1 million decrease in expenses compared to anticipated totals for FY 2025-26. District officials cited several budget challenges, including rising costs for fuel and insurance, projected enrollment decline and uncertainty from funding model changes tied to House Bill 2, passed during the 89th Texas Legislature.
CCISD's budget projections for FY 2026-27
Expenditure net change
Revenue net change
Local property tax revenue Property value audit
State funding Interest revenue reduction
Other expenditures
Security Staffing
$9M $6M $3M $0
$600K
$1M
$6.45M
$0 -$1M -$2M -$3M -$4M -$5M -$6M
-$600K
-$595.9K
-$3M -$6M -$9M
-$3.573M
-$1.2M -$1.5M
-$5.1M
-$12.47M
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Going forward
Maintenance & Operations Interest & Sinking
CCISD’s tax rate history
elimination of the 5% local optional homestead exemption, according to budget documents. To reduce expenditures, the district plans to review staffing ratios, course offerings, employee contract days and substitute usage for efficiency. Trustees will review compensation plans, receive updated demographic data and certified property values in July before adopting the final budget and tax rate for FY 2026-27 in August, according to budget documents.
The district’s 2026-27 tax rate is projected to be $0.9630 per $100 valuation of a home. This tax rate includes $0.6930 for maintenance and operations, or M&O—which funds daily operations, and $0.2700 for interest & sinking, or I&S—which pays bond debt. CCISD officials said they plan to pursue additional revenue through multiple sources, including evaluating a potential future VATRE for nine enrichment pennies, which would generate approximately $20 million, and considering the
$1.2 $1
$1.146
$0.9746 $0.969 $0.969 $0.963
$0.8 $0.6 $0.4 $0.2 $0
2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27* Fiscal year
*PROJECTED
SOURCE: CLEAR CREEK ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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