CSISD sets Sept. 15 public meeting on budget and proposed tax rate

College Station ISD trustees will meet Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, for a workshop at 5 p.m. and a regular meeting at 7 p.m. in the CSISD Boardroom at 1812 Welsh Ave., the district said in a Sept. 9 Board of Trustees meeting notice. The meetings will be broadcast live on the district’s YouTube channel.

The Sept. 15 agenda includes a public meeting to discuss the budget and proposed tax rate. CSISD’s homepage also lists a notice of public meeting and Senate Bill 12 certification consideration among the materials posted for that night’s workshop and regular meeting.

Proposed tax rates

According to CSISD’s Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget and Proposed Tax Rate, the district is proposing:

• Maintenance and operations (M&O): $0.6912 per $100 of taxable value
• Interest and sinking (I&S / school debt service): $0.2790 per $100
• Combined total: $0.9702 per $100

Last year’s rates on the same notice were $0.6963 for M&O, $0.2790 for I&S and $0.9753 total. The proposed total equals the school voter-approval rate of $0.9702 shown on the form. Under state notice language, adopting a rate above the voter-approval rate would trigger an automatic election.

Budget and property value comparisons

The notice compares the proposed budget with last year’s. It lists increases of 1.015% for maintenance and operations, 1.025% for debt service and 1.0146% for total expenditures.

Total taxable value of all property rose from $16,204,471,203 in the preceding tax year to $16,914,703,604 in the current tax year. Taxable value of new property increased from $460,170,722 to $603,456,735. Outstanding bonded indebtedness is listed at $536,290,000.

Average residence impact and fund balances

On an average residence, the notice shows market value moving from $498,206 to $498,983 and taxable value from $343,643 to $349,575. Taxes due on that average residence would rise from $3,351.55 to $3,391.58 - an increase of $40.03 - even as the total rate edges down from $0.9753 to $0.9702.

Estimated fund balances remaining at the end of the current fiscal year, and not encumbered by a matching debt obligation (less amounts needed to operate before the first state aid payment), are $63,181,953 for maintenance and operations and $46,281,977 for interest and sinking, according to the notice.

Residents can attend in person at 1812 Welsh Ave. or watch the livestream. The district invites public participation in the discussion of the budget that will help determine the tax rate CSISD ultimately adopts.

Sources

https://www.csisd.org/

https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1787847758/csisdorg/iwyy5ev88uapxu0zwlge/50-280September.pdf