AISD sets budget

The Aubrey ISD school board unanimously approved the 202627 school budget and tax rate at the Aug. 19 meeting.

The 2026-27 tax rate is 0.7011 for maintenance and operations and 0.50 for interest and sinking, for a total tax rate of 1.2011 per $100 property valuation, compared to the 2025-26 total tax rate of 1.2249.

“If the tax rate's going down and people see their tax bill go up, that is because the value of their property increases,” said Dr. Brian Walton, chief financial offi cer. “It's not because we raised the tax rate. They're paying more taxes because of the value, not because of a tax increase.”