Celina ISD officials adopted a total budget of $104.14 million for the 2025-26 school year.

The district’s board of trustees approved the budget during a June 23 meeting. The budget accounts for operating needs, food and nutrition services and paying off the district’s debt and interests.

The overview

Here is a breakdown of the total $104.14 million budget:
  • $70.9 million for the general fund
  • $2.70 million for the food service budget
  • $30.54 million in the debt service budget
District officials expect to pay $2.18 million to the state for its recapture payment. Recapture allows the Texas Legislature to take excess local property tax dollars from school districts and use it to help balance the state budget, according to www.recapturetexas.org.
Funding for a school district is based on average daily attendance, rather than base enrollment numbers. The 2025-26 budget is based on a projected enrollment of 6,245 students with an average daily attendance of 5,934, according to the June 23 meeting presentation.

One more thing


CISD teachers and staff will see pay increases for the 2025-26 school year.

The board approved a variety of pay increases including state and local funded raises during the June 23 meeting.

The state mandated pay increases come from House Bill 2 which passed the Texas Legislature earlier this year. The pay increase is only for teachers with three or more years of experience. Those mandated pay increases include:
  • $2,500 increase for teachers with 3-4 years experience
  • $5,000 increase for teachers with 5+ years experience
The $1.12 million pay increase will be funded by the state, according to the bill.

As the bill did not allocate funds to increase the salaries for teachers with less than two years of experience or other district staff, CISD officials approved additional pay increases, including:
  • $2,300 increase for teachers with 0-2 years experience
  • 4% increase for all staff
The additional pay increase for teachers with 0-2 years of experience will cost the district $22,800. The non teaching pay raises accounted for $1.4 million.