Supplementing staff From the cover
Two-minute impact
Boerne ISD tax rates
The district’s tax rate has decreased by about 25% from 2018 to 2025.
-25.34%
$1.5
A VATRE is required when a taxing entity wishes to increase the tax rate above the voter approval rate. If approved, the VATRE would generate an estimated $4.8 million in annual funding for BISD, with about 37% coming from the state. Recapture allows the state to redistribute funding from districts to lower-income ISDs. While the district has paid recapture in the past, any revenue generated by the VATRE would remain in BISD. Between 2005 and 2023, the district paid around $120 million in recapture. “No matter what data you look at, Boerne ISD has been at the bottom of funding,” Craft said. Chief Financial and Operations Officer Wes Scott, during the Aug. 18 board meeting, said these additional funds will supplement staff salary increases and fund capital improvements. While ballot language must legally state that the new rate is an increase, BISD and Kendall County Appraisal District data show an average decrease in total BISD taxes paid by property owners.
$1
$1.354
$1.284 $1.2519
$1.2046 $1.1786
$0.5
$0.9932 $0.9909 $1.0109
$0
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
SOURCE: BOERNE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
Average annual taxes paid
Trustees Rich Sena and Dallas Pipes, on Aug. 18, highlighted that the salary increases would benefit district employees. “You just have to take care of your people because it is not cheap to live in this town, it’s expensive,” Sena said.
2024 2025
$6K $0 $4K $2K
$5,018
$4,938
$4,918
$4,246
Under 65
Over 65/disabled
NOTE: OVER 65/DISABLED LOCKED IN 2024 TAX RATE NOTE
The cause
Starting teacher salary, 2024-25
$50,500
Boerne ISD Comal ISD Comfort ISD
received additional compensation to supplement teacher salaries, causing BISD to remain lower on the teacher salary scale. Aside from teacher pay, the VATRE will support salary increases for other district staff. Upon VATRE approval, the starting teacher salary would increase from $55,142 to $60,000. Communications Director Maggie Domin- guez said all pay scales will be reevaluated and increased following the approval of the VATRE.
District staff said while school funding increased statewide this year, BISD received one of the lowest per-student increases in the region—$379 per student compared to a statewide average that is nearly double. BISD currently ranks 15th out of 21 for starting teacher pay when comparing San Antonio-region school districts. This rank drops to 16th at five years of experi- ence and to 19th at 10 years of experience. In the last legislative session, school districts
$53,500
$55,142
$58,400
Northside ISD San Antonio ISD
$60,934 $60,320
Judson ISD
SOURCE: BOERNE ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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