Keller ISD will head into fiscal year 2026-27 with a 1% raise for staff and net more than $321,000 for the general fund, following the board of trustees' budget approval at a June 25 school board meeting.
By the numbers
Projections from the district show KISD expects to collect nearly $346.41 million in revenue and incur a little more than $346.08 million in expenditures, leaving the district with a $321,485 surplus.
KISD’s revenue comes from local, state and federal sources, with local revenue sources, like property taxes, contributing about 57% of the district’s revenue. State revenue makes up about 42% and federal funding contributes the remaining 1%.
Across the general fund, the district cut about $11.7 million in expenditures, with reductions to the school leadership, instructional leadership and community education. The child nutrition fund was also reduced by about $1.3 million.
KISD saved about $7.4 million in staffing and administrative positions due to some positions remaining unfilled, KISD Chief Financial Officer Pamela Stranathan said at a
June 11 board meeting. The $7.4 million in savings from unfilled positions, combined with a 1% staff raise, $25 monthly increase in the district’s contribution to employee health insurance and additional payroll costs like state-mandated teacher raises, caused a total payroll reduction of about $3.08 million in FY 2026-27, Stranathan said.
After factoring in all budget cuts and staff raises, FY 2026-27 general fund expenditures are about $6 million lower than they were in FY 2025-26.
Some background
