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Burnet school district holding public tax rate hearing

Burnet Consolidated Independent School District administration. Staff photo by Caden Senn

The Burnet Consolidated Independent School District will hold a public hearing on its tax rate for the 2026-27 school year at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 17, to help fund its recently-passed $58.5 million budget.

The public is invited to attend the hearing to provide any comments and ask questions about the tax rate, which will be up for adoption immediately following the hearing.

District administration has preliminarily suggested keeping the tax rate the same as it was in the 2025-26 school year, sitting at a total rate of $0.871 per $100 property valuation. Of that, $0.676 is dedicated to the M&O rate and $0.195 is dedicated to the I&S rate.

In Texas school financing, a school district’s overall tax rate is divided between the M&O rate (maintenance and operations) and the I&S rate (interest and sinking). The M&O rate can only be used to fund day-to-day operations, like salaries and utilities. The I&S rate can only be used to pay down debt.

caden@thepicayune.com

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