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(Photo/Alex Kielar) The updated version of the 2025-2026 budget was presented to the BISD school board by Kenneth Thompson at the board’s Monday, Aug. 11 meeting. The board will hold its public meeting on the budget and tax rate Monday, Aug. 25 at noon.
The Breckenridge Independent School District board has set its public meeting to review its proposed 2025-2026 budget and proposed tax rate. The public meeting will occur at 12 p.m. Monday, Aug. 25 in the Central Administration Office at 212 North Miller.
After discussions are had, the board will either vote to adopt the budget and tax rate that same day or have to set another special meeting for adoption later if more deliberation is needed.
The proposed 2025-2026 budget presented by Kenneth Thompson at the Monday, Aug. 11 meeting had revisions from the previous proposed budget from Monday, July 28. Compared to $1,177,085 from the initial proposed budget, the new version has a proposed general operating budget of $1,552,553.
There is a $607,031 increase in proposed revenue, coming from local program and state program revenues. In the expenditures, the new proposed budget adds an additional $552,736 to plant maintenance and operations, $117,508 to instructional and school leadership and $118,774 for data processing services for the largest additions, as well as subtracting $383,331 for instruction.
The tax rate for maintenance and operations (M&O) is proposed at 0.7575 per $100 of valuation, which is the voter-approved rate and also the same rate as last year. The proposed budget sees a 3.96% increase to M&O from last year’s budget, a 100% decrease to debt service and 3.15% decrease to total expenditures.
The proposed levy would see an increase of $66.39 in taxes on the average household.
