Allen ISD’s board of trustees will consider adopting the 2026-27 school year budget at an upcoming meeting in June.
In a nutshell
District officials discussed the budget again during a May 26 meeting. It will be the last time board members discuss the budget before considering adoption in June, Superintendent Robin Bullock said.
Kyle Penn, assistant superintendent of Business and Technology, presented a look at raw numbers for the district’s upcoming school year budget. District officials do not expect a “massive” shift between the numbers presented in May and what will be considered in June, Penn said.
The details
The budget is broken down into three separate funds:
- General fund
- Student nutrition fund
- Debt service
The student nutrition and debt services funds are projected to balance expenses and revenues. District officials are currently projecting a shortfall of $3.8 million between revenues and expenses in the general fund, according to Penn’s presentation.
Despite the shortfall, officials anticipate adding a “comparable amount” into the district’s fund balance at the end of the current year, Penn said. Bullock said that’s based on multiple factors, such as conservative spending and restructuring.
“It is still a deficit budget, but we’re sitting pretty good,” Bullock said.
A closer look
The 2026-27 general fund projects about a $4.5 million decrease in revenue from local, state and federal sources compared to last year, according to Penn’s presentation. A lot of that projected reduction is coming from an expected decrease in students, Penn said.
“We know that most of our revenue is driven by our student count,” he said. “So a lot of our revenue reduction of about $5 million is just reduced student count.”
Allen ISD enrollment is projected to fall again in the 2026-27 school year, according to a report from School District Strategies.
Instructional expenses are projected to decrease by about $2.7 million in the next school year as well, according to the staff presentation. Instructional expenses make up about 57% of the general fund’s total expenses and account for the pay increase passed by Allen ISD in May.
The decrease comes from a reduction in positions through absorbing vacant positions and restructuring some programs, Penn said.
Looking ahead
District officials will finalize line items within the budget during June, Penn said. Board members will consider adoption of the budget at a June 15 meeting. The district will receive certified taxable values from the Collin Central Appraisal District in late July, according to Penn's presentation.
Board members are expected to consider and vote on a property tax rate in August.
