DatasetsMunicipal finance · FY2025
Texas school districts, FY2025, fund balance, debt and pensions.
For the largest Texas school districts: FY2025 fund balance, debt and pension liability, per student and as a share of spending.
| District | Students | Unassigned GF | % of GF spend | Debt / student | TRS pension liab. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Houston ISD | 176,727 | $464.8M | 20.6% | $8,565 | $768.0M |
| 02 | Dallas ISD | 139,802 | $635.0M | 35.3% | $33,176 | $751.4M |
| 03 | Cypress-Fairbanks ISD | 117,927 | $455.1M | 38.8% | $29,544 | $431.5M |
| 04 | Northside ISD | 100,208 | $270.2M | 25.0% | $24,396 | $361.0M |
| 05 | Katy ISD | 96,111 | $288.4M | 26.7% | $27,646 | $336.6M |
| 06 | Austin ISD | 72,272 | $184.3M | 10.5% | $34,747 | $308.6M |
| 07 | Fort Worth ISD | 70,405 | $284.5M | 33.3% | $22,188 | $331.8M |
| 08 | North East ISD | 56,420 | $171.8M | 29.4% | $19,640 | $200.1M |
| 09 | Arlington ISD | 53,339 | $184.1M | 29.0% | $22,949 | $246.1M |
| 10 | Garland ISD | 51,021 | $170.9M | 29.7% | $19,871 | $208.6M |
What you get
The fields you name, for every issuer you name.
Fields
| Issuer | District, city, county or authority |
|---|---|
| Fiscal year | With the year-end date |
| Enrollment | Or population, for general governments |
| Unassigned fund balance | General fund, and as % of general fund spending |
| Debt | Bonds and notes outstanding, per student or per resident |
| Pension liability | The issuer's share of the plan's net pension liability |
| Source | The document and page for every value, in your file |
- Coverage
- US municipal issuers: school districts, cities, counties, authorities
- Updates
- Each fiscal year, and on request
- Delivery
- CSV. Every value carries a link to the page it came from.
- Built to order
- Name the issuers and the fields. Get every value with its source.
Questions
Asked about this dataset
Is the TRS net pension liability in a district's financial statements the whole liability?
No. It is the district's proportionate share. The state's share is reported separately: Austin ISD shows $308,611,482 for the district and $386,356,618 for the state's share associated with the district. Both were measured as of August 31, 2024.
What fiscal year do Texas school districts use?
Either June 30 or August 31. In this sample Northside ISD and Katy ISD end August 31, 2025; the other eight end June 30, 2025.
Why can a recapture district's fund balance ratio look low?
Recapture payments are general fund expenditures. Austin ISD's $1,746,900,764 of general fund expenditures includes $771,603,135 of contracted instructional services (recapture).
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