Cypress Edition | December 2025

Education

BY SARAH BRAGER

Cy-Fair ISD shrinks 2025 decit by over $16M Cy-Fair ISD concluded scal year 2024-25 with a smaller budget decit than initially projected, according to a Nov. 6 nancial accountability presentation to the board of trustees. The overview In June, CFISD ocials projected the district’s budget shortfall for FY 2024-25 at approximately $24 million, Community Impact previously reported. A Nov. 6 presentation of the district’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report shows CFISD spent approximately $27.6 million more than it brought in last scal year. However, the district concluded the scal year with only an $11.1 million decit after sta accounted for a net reduction in payroll costs due to unlled positions. More details CFISD ended FY 2024-25 with a fund balance

CFISD approves new 2026 fall break Cy-Fair ISD students and sta will get a week-long fall break from school starting Oct. 12-16 in the 2026-27 academic year. How we got here As a district of innovation in Texas, CFISD gets more exibility from the state to create an academic calendar that best ts community needs, ocials said. All calendars must include a minimum of 75,600 minutes for students, inclement weather days and a 187-day contract for teachers, per the Texas Education Code. Districtwide Educational Improvement Council member and CFISD teacher David Hunt said they’ve considered adding a fall break for the past several years in order to compete with neighboring districts that oer the week o.

Cy-Fair ISD expenditures, FY 202425

Instruction: 65.7% Other: 12.2%* Facilities: 7.9% Campus leadership: 5.1% Transportation: 4.9% Counseling: 4.2%

*OTHER INCLUDES COSTS FOR TECHNOLOGY, HEALTH AND SAFETY, DISTRICT LEADERSHIP AND EXTRACURRICULARS

NOTE: THE DISTRICT SPENT $79M ON NUTRITION SERVICES, BUT THAT FUNDING DOES NOT COME FROM LOCAL TAX DOLLARS.

SOURCE: CYFAIR ISDCOMMUNITY IMPACT

of $549.6 million, per the report. The district spent only 1.56% of its annual budget on general administration costs, including district leadership, compared to the statewide average of 3.51%, the report found. The district spent the bulk of its budget on instruction, according to a spending breakdown.

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