The Allen Independent School District board of trustees voted to adopt the 2026-27 school year budget during a June 15 meeting. The budget projects a $5.3 million shortfall between revenues and expenses within the district’s general fund.

Budget Breakdown

The budget is broken down into three separate funds: general fund, student nutrition fund, and debt service fund. Projected revenue is falling about $4.5 million compared to the original budget adopted for the 2025-26 school year. The adjustment comes from a projected drop in local and state revenues.

District officials are projecting 19,575 students will be enrolled next school year, which is about a 2.8% decrease from the 2025-26 school year’s enrollment of 20,140 students. Projected expenses have decreased by about $2.5 million compared to the original budget adopted for the 2025-26 school year.

General fund expenditures account for faculty and staff salaries and district operations related to maintenance and transportation. Increases in district operations were driven by cost-of-fuel increases for transportation and payroll increases.

Original reporting: Community Impact — Allen — read the source article.