District overview
Katy Independent School District
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
How does Katy ISD fund a fast-growing district?
An elected seven-member board adopts the operating budget, tax rate, debt-service plan, policies, and major contracts for roughly 95,000 students. Texas school-finance formulas combine local property-tax revenue with state funding, while voter-authorized bonds fund much of the district’s construction program.
One elected board
Seven trustees make districtwide budget, policy, leadership, attendance-boundary, and facilities decisions.
Operating and debt taxes
The 2025 total rate was $1.1171 per $100 of valuation: $0.7271 for maintenance and operations and $0.3900 for debt service.
Growth drives construction
Recent approvals include new campuses, renovations, building systems, and transportation infrastructure intended to add capacity or renew facilities.
Campus decisions remain visible
Districtwide meetings frequently identify individual schools for renovations, safety systems, waivers, and boundary planning.
A large approved project amount is not the same as an annual operating expense, and an adopted deficit budget does not establish that the district will finish the year in deficit.
Where the district stands
Context from the district budget announcement; this source is outside the collected meeting-document set.
Context from the district budget announcement; this source is outside the collected meeting-document set.
Context calculation: $1.17 billion divided by 95,000 projected students. This is a budget ratio, not audited spending per pupil, and excludes food service and debt service.
Context from the district budget announcement; actual year-end results can differ from the adopted budget.
Major projects
Elementary School #49 and attendance boundaries
in_progressThe board approved construction-related items for a new elementary school, and later meetings began planning the attendance-boundary changes associated with its expected opening.
- Board approved construction items for Elementary School #49
- Board received 2027-28 attendance-boundary planning update
Funding
District capital program; approved total project cost is capped at $52,170,799
District virtual high school
approvedThe board authorized a district virtual high school for 2026-27 and directed submission of the state application.
- Board approved launch and state application
Funding
District operating budget; no program amount is stated in the public minutes
Campus renovation and building-systems program
in_progressThe board approved major renovations and infrastructure work at multiple named campuses, including Beck Junior High, McRoberts and Hayes elementary schools, Mayde Creek, Paetow High, and Stockdick Junior High.
- McRoberts and Hayes renovation contracts approved
- Beck Junior High renovation and three-campus life-safety work approved
- Mayde Creek electrical project approved
- Paetow and Stockdick building-control replacements approved
Funding
District capital and bond programs; funding varies by project
Recent news
Reviewed all 44 collected official agendas and minutes, reconciled agenda/minute pairs by meeting, and used official Katy ISD budget information for current fiscal context. Calculated values are labeled context.
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