Education
BY COLE GEE
Conroe ISD projects $770M budget, revenue increases for FY 202627
Looking ahead
Garza said CISD’s considerations for the 2026-27 proposed budget include factors such as student enrollment; the opening of three new campuses; a growing special education population; and the unknown impact of education savings accounts on students leaving the district. An estimated timeline was presented at the board meeting for the approval of the 2026-27 budget: • April 21: Budget update • April 30: Preliminary property values received • June: Compensation plan approval • July: Planning and decision-making committee to meet • July 25: Certiied property values and tax rate circulation • Aug. 18: Public hearing on budget and tax rate adoption
Conroe ISD is projecting a balanced budget of $770.42 million for scal year 2026-27, according to an April 21 presentation by CISD Chief Financial Ocer Karen Garza. Garza projected an $8.36 million increase in both revenues and expenses compared to initial projections due to increases to local property taxes and state funding, as well as special education intensity formula changes due to House Bill 2. HB 2, according to previous reporting, gave an $8.4 billion boost to public education funding. Due to the static enrollment, however, CISD projects to lose around $5 million-$9 million in funding in FY 2027-28, which Garza said could have “signicant” implications on the planned opening of four new campuses across the state.
Preliminary budget numbers FY 2025-26 budget $761.05M
FY 2026-27 proposed budget $770.42M
+$9.37M
FY 2025-26 Tax rates (per $100 valuation) $0.9496
FY 2026-27 (projected) $0.9348
-$0.0148
SOURCE: CONROE ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT
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