Education
BY BRADLEY DOUNTZ, AUBREY HOWELL & HANNAH NORTON
Katy ISD among leading districts for savings accounts Katy ISD is one of the top districts across the state with over 5,000 students applying to receive funds for private education or homeschooling under Texas’ education savings account program, according to the state comptroller’s office. The state received a total of 274,183 applications following the March 31 deadline extension, officials said in an April 1 social media post. By the numbers Katy ISD saw 5,108 students who live in the district’s boundaries apply for the program following several other Greater Houston area districts includ- ing Houston, Fort Bend and Cy-Fair ISDs, data shows. About the program State lawmakers created the Texas Education Free- dom Accounts program in 2025, and accepted students will receive funding for the 2026-27 school year.
Texas education savings account applications by school district
1 Lamar CISD to raise meal prices Lamar Consolidated ISD officials said the district will need to increase the cost of meals—by 15 cents for breakfast and 25 cents for lunch—in the 2026-27 school year to comply with federal meal program regulations. 2 Katy ISD could face staffing reduction The potential net reduction could affect 106 positions in the 2026-27 school year as the district faces flat enrollment stemming from low birth rates, Chief Financial Officer Christopher J. Smith said. However, Chief Human Resources Officer Brian Schuss said all current staff members will remain employed next year with reductions from vacancies, attrition and excess. 3 Lamar CISD officials approve Innovative School Day vendors At a March 17 meeting, Lamar CISD board of trustees approved nine contract agreements for the district’s Innovative School Day program. Katy ISD and Lamar CISD news 3 stories we’re following online
Some of Texas’ largest public school districts were home to the highest numbers of applications to the state’s new education savings account program. Houston ISD
12, 267
Dallas ISD
8,617
Fort Bend ISD
8,429
Northside ISD
6,955
Cy-Fair ISD
5,858
North East ISD
5,414
Plano ISD
5,206
Katy ISD
5,108
SOURCE: TEXAS COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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