Understanding BISD’s Growing Operating Costs
At a Glance
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$20.25M State funding gaps since 2020 |
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$11.25M Special education gap |
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$7.45M MSOC gap |
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$1.55M Transportation gap |
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+282% Insurance cost since 2019-20 |
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Rising Costs Series See how rising costs and state funding gaps are affecting the district budget.
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Business & Finance
Understanding BISD’s Growing Operating Costs
The cost of running our schools is rising faster than state funding. These pages show where the pressure is coming from and what it means for the district budget.
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Since 2020 State funding gaps have cost BISD $20.25 million BISD’s actual costs for special education, MSOC and transportation have exceeded state funding every year, by $3.1 million to $4.7 million a year. |
Explore the Rising Costs
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Insurance +282% Annual risk pool cost since 2019-20, now $1.83M a year. |
Special Education $11.25M State funding gap since 2020. Full page coming soon |
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Materials, Supplies & Operating $7.45M State funding gap since 2020. Full page coming soon |
Transportation $1.55M State funding gap since 2020. Full page coming soon |
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Electricity — Rising utility costs. Coming soon |
State Funding Gaps by Year
Special Education MSOC Transportation
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$3.14M | |||
| 2021 |
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$4.70M | |||
| 2022 |
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$4.04M | |||
| 2023 |
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$4.27M | |||
| 2024 |
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$4.10M |
Why It Matters
When state funding doesn’t cover the full cost of required services, the district must use local resources to close the gap, resources that would otherwise support classrooms and student programs.
Source: BISD “Gaps in State Funding” analysis, 2020–2024. Gap = BISD’s actual cost minus state funding. Insurance figures from WSRMP invoices and district records.