Community Impact reports that at the April 21st workshop meeting of the Willis board of trustees Chief Financial Officer Garrett Matej presented the district budget for the fiscal years 2025-26 and 2026-27.
In consequence of the 2025-26 budget surplus, the district will be able to fund a one-time employee stipend. The 2026-27 budget is estimated at $104 million.
For fiscal year 2025-26, Matej said the projected revenue is $103.1 million with total projected expenditures at $100.13 million. Coming in at $2.96 million, the projected surplus will leave room for $1.8 million to pay for a $1,500 one-time stipend for employees of the district.
Taking a look at 2026-27’s $104 million projected revenue it breaks down to:
–$50.81 million revenue from local sources
–$52.67 million revenue from state programs
–$532,000 revenue from federal programs
In accord with Matej’s numbers, breaking down the Fiscal Year 2026-27’s projected $99.01 million in WISD expenditures includes:
$83.26 million in salary and benefits
$15.75 million for campus, department and operations
According to Matej, this leaves remaining for WISD an estimated budget capacity of $4.99 million, with an estimation of $4.08 million of the capacity to help out in district needs, which include but are not limited to:
$1.2 million for Castleshouldt Elementary
$1.01 million for Growth and enrollment positions
$382,799 for Transportation hours
$850,000 for Special Education
$495,496 for Reclassification of additional positions
