Austin ISD's Proposition A will pass with over 58% of the vote, according to voting results from Travis County. Prop A received 177,407 votes for and 128,420 votes against.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
What AISD is saying
The district celebrated the win in a statement released on Nov. 5. AISD Board President Arati Singh said the win will help keep teachers and staff at the district.
“I’m so grateful for the community’s support of Proposition A, which will help the district retain the educators and staff whose talents underpin everything we do at Austin ISD,” she said.
AISD Superintendent Matias Segura said the approval of Proposition A highlights Austin’s value of supporting schools.
“Austin loves our neighborhood schools, and we stand by our values,” he said. “Our community has once again stepped up for our students. We are thankful to Austin voters who are willing to make this investment because they know that when our students thrive, the rest of our community will too.”
What’s next
After the approval of Proposition A, Austin will see an over 8% increase in property taxes. The proposition will raise the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 tax rate to $0.9505 per $100 valuation. This is a $0.091 increase from the current $0.8595 per $100 valuation tax rate. Homeowners with an average home value—which has a taxable value of $544,493—will see an increase of $34 in property taxes per month, or $412 for the year, according to AISD officials.
AISD officials estimate $171 million in additional revenue through the tax increase. However, the district will keep about 24%, or $41 million due to recapture. Around 76% of the additional revenue will go to recapture.
The remaining $41 million in additional revenue will go to staff raises and district costs. An estimated $17.8 million will go towards a compensation plan to increase pay for 85% of regular benefit-eligible district employees, including teachers, librarians, counselors and other instructional staff. Teachers and librarians will see increases ranging from 0.86% increases to 8.32% increases, depending on years of experience and position.
Around $20 million will go towards increasing district savings and offsetting a budget deficit that sits at $119 million, and $3.2 million may go towards additional campus support, including instructional coaches and special education.
Because of the passing of Prop A, AISD will pay $821 million total in recapture, 51% of the fiscal year budget, up from 49% last fiscal year, according to the district.
Salary increases for staff will be reflected by mid-December paychecks with voter approval of the proposition.
The district will still make budget cuts of around $92 million over the next three years to reduce the budget deficit, according to AISD officials.
Updated 11:31 p.m. Nov. 5
As of 11:30 p.m., Austin ISD's Proposition A appears likely to pass with over 58.5% of the early vote. The tax rate election currently leads 163,857 votes in favor and 116,211 votes against. AISD has already claimed victory, but not all Travis County Election Day votes have been counted as of 10:54 p.m. Nov. 5.
All results are unofficial until canvassed. Visit communityimpact.com/voter-guide/election-results to see results from all local elections in your community.
Explained
If Prop A is passed, Austin would see an over 8% increase in property taxes. The proposition would raise the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 tax rate to $0.9505 per $100 valuation. This is a $0.091 increase from the current $0.8595 per $100 valuation tax rate. Homeowners with an average home value—which has a taxable value of $544,493—would see an increase of $34 in property taxes per month, or $412 for the year, according to AISD officials.
AISD officials estimate $171 million in additional revenue through the tax increase. However, the district will keep about 24%, or $41 million due to recapture. Around 76% of the additional revenue would go to recapture if Prop A is passed.
The remaining $41 million in revenue would go towards staff raises and district costs. An estimated $17.8 million for a compensation plan to increase pay for 85% of regular benefit-eligible district employees, including teachers, librarians, counselors and other instructional staff. Teachers and librarians will see increases ranging from 0.86% increases to 8.32% increases, depending on years of experience and position.
Around $20 million will go towards increasing district savings and offsetting the budget, and 3.2 million would go towards additional campus support, including instructional coaches and special education.
Learn more
Learn more about Prop A through previous reporting from Community Impact.
