Education
BY SIENNA WIGHT & CHLOE YOUNG
Austin ISD officials weighing $117M-plus in cuts Austin ISD may make more than $100 million in budget cuts to staffing, academic programs and other operational expenses. What’s happening
Dripping Springs high school breaks ground Dripping Springs ISD officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for High School No. 2 on April 13. The details The new campus will have the capacity to serve 2,500 students and is the largest construction project in the district’s history. How we got here The district has been planning for a second high school for several years as a response to growing enrollment.
expenses, officials discussed four scenarios that could involve making anywhere from $117 million-$132 million in budget cuts. Additionally, the district may save $9 million-$10 million by removing vacant positions and receive $50 mil- lion from monetizing three district properties, Chief Financial Officer Katrina Montgomery said.
The cuts come as the district aims to reduce a budget shortfall of $181 million. To reduce
FY 2026-27 preliminary
Scenario A Scenario B Scenario C Scenario D
Revenue (+) Recapture (-)
$1.45B
$1.45B
$1.45B
$1.45B
$1.45B
$604M $604M $604M $604M $604M
Operating expenditures (-)
$1.03B ($181M)
$1.03B ($181M)
$1.03B ($181M)
$1.03B ($181M)
$1.03B ($181M) $10M $50M $132M
Net change
Vacancy savings (+)
$16M
$9M
$10M $50M $117M ($4M)
$10M $50M $131M $10M
SAWYER RANCH RD.
Property monetization (+)
TBD TBD
$50M $131M
Strategies (+)
Adjusted net change
($165M)
$9M
$11M
162
Unassigned fund balance percentage
ENCHANTED OAKS DR.
-2.4% +16.8% +15% +16.8% +17%
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SOURCE: AUSTIN ISD/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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