BY HANNAH JOHNSON
Celina ISD officials set the tax rate for the 2025- 26 school year budget. The district’s board of trustees approved the district’s tax rate of $1.2089 per $100 of assessed value during an Aug. 18 board meeting. This rate is just under a 3% reduction in taxes for the CISD community, Chief of Business Resources Melissa Kelly said. Last year’s rate, which was approved by voters last November in a tax rate election, was $1.2358 per $100 valuation. More details The tax rate is split between two funds. The maintenance and operations rate covers Celina ISD lowers tax rate for 2025-26 school year
Tax rate history
Celina ISD's tax rate has steadily decreased since FY 2018-19.
Maintenance and operations
Interest and sinking
$2
$1.64
$1.5489
$1.4832
$1.4409
$1.4235
$1.5
$1.2381
$1.2358
$1.2089
$1
$0.5
$0
2018-19
2019-20
2022-23
2024-25*
2025-26
2020-21
2021-22
2023-24
Fiscal year
*APPROVED THROUGH TAX RATE ELECTION
SOURCE: CELINA ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
the district’s operational expenses, such as payroll and other day-to-day costs. This rate is $0.7389 per $100 valuation. The debt service, sometimes called interest and sinking, rate goes toward paying a district’s principal and interest on debts. The district’s debt service rate is $0.47 per $100 valuation.
Some context CISD officials adopted a total budget of $104.14 million for the 2025-26 school year in June: • $70.9 million for the general fund • $2.7 million for the food service budget • $30.54 million in the debt service budget
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