SAN MARCOS CISD
The San Marcos CISD school board voted to adopt a $94,648,852 General Fund budget for the 2025-2026 school year with total expenditures of all funds planned for $10 million less than last year. The budget passed after a 6-1 vote for the General Fund. The estimated revenues for the next school year from the General Fund balance is $88,058,849, leaving a $6,590,003 budgeted shortfall. The General Fund is effectively all of the district’s expenditures excluding food service and debt service expenditures.
According to district officials, the majority of the budget goes to instruction which includes salaries for teachers. Many first year teachers were let go after the last school year as well as teachers who did not meet TEA certification requirements. Additional cuts were made to tighten the budget, which included eliminating positions or realigning positions.
