Every number on this site comes from the District's own budgets and bond filings. Read them, check them, and ask the District to show its math before the 2027 bond vote.
Annual debt service in millions of dollars. Source: Frisco ISD Series 2026 Official Statement, Appendix A.
Every figure below comes from the Texas Education Agency's own public data for Frisco and 15 comparison districts.
Frisco had 2 in 2015-16 and has 10 today, while enrollment grew 18%. Plano has 5, Allen 4, Prosper 2.
2015-16 to 2023-24. That is about twice the rate of comparable districts (+17%).
Since 2021-22, enrollment fell and teaching positions fell with it (down 193), but non-teaching staff grew 8.7%.
Plano $355,135, Prosper $350,000, Lewisville $344,748, Allen $340,561, McKinney $305,000 (2025-26).
Old bonds start paying off after 2033. A new bond can keep the rate from ever coming down.
Up from $0.2M in 2015-16. These payments between districts typically include state recapture.
Sources: TEA PEIMS Staff Salaries and FTE Counts, 2015-16 to 2025-26; TEA PEIMS Actual Financial Data, FY2016 to FY2024 (function 41, general administration; function 91, payments between districts), adjusted to 2025-26 dollars using CPI-U; TEA PEIMS fall enrollment. Comparison districts: Plano, Allen, McKinney, Prosper, Lewisville, Conroe, Aldine, North East, Austin, Fort Worth, Arlington, Fort Bend, Garland, Klein, El Paso.
Your Frisco ISD tax bill has two parts. The Maintenance and Operations rate runs the schools. The Interest and Sinking rate pays only for bonds. As old bonds are paid off, the Interest and Sinking rate could fall.
The District has structured its existing payments to stay flat at about $195 million a year through 2033. After that, the payments drop. A new bond can be timed to fill that space. That is how a "no tax rate increase" bond works: your rate does not go up, but it may never go down either.
Source: Series 2026 Official Statement, Appendix A, Debt Service Requirements and Authorized But Unissued Bonds.
The District's operating budget has been held nearly flat, but bond payments keep climbing while the number of students shrinks. Each remaining student now carries more debt.
| School year | Debt service | Cost per student |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $176.3M | $13,923 |
| 2024-25 | $179.3M | $14,424 |
| 2025-26 | $198.4M | $15,414 |
| 2026-27 | $201.2M | $15,789 |
| Change | up 14% | up 13% |
Sources: Frisco ISD adopted budgets, All Funds summary, 2023-24 through 2026-27. Enrollment: NCES Digest of Education Statistics, Table 215.30 (fall 2021), and state enrollment data via the Texas Tribune Schools Explorer (2026).
Routine upkeep should come from the operating budget, not decades of debt. Frisco ISD cut its maintenance budget for 2026-27 and sets aside almost nothing for capital repairs from operations. That leaves bonds as the default for roofs, air conditioning, and building systems.
Source: Frisco ISD 2026-27 adopted budget, General Fund summary.
Frisco ISD has held its debt rate at exactly 27 cents per $100 since 2018. Districts its size show that rate can come down. Fort Worth ISD cut its debt rate from 27.55 cents to 24.22 cents for 2025-26.
| District | Students (fall 2021) | 2025-26 total rate | Debt (I&S) rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frisco ISD | 65,825 | $1.0194 | $0.2700 |
| Conroe ISD | 67,761 | $0.9496 | $0.2800 |
| Aldine ISD | 61,633 | $1.0340 | $0.3025 |
| North East ISD | 59,830 | $0.9822 | $0.3000 |
| Fort Worth ISD | 74,850 | $1.0291 | $0.2422 |
| Klein ISD | 53,294 | $1.0119 | not listed |
| Fort Bend ISD | 77,545 | $1.0569 | not listed |
A flat rate is not a flat bill. Frisco ISD reports the average home value rose from $551,246 to $565,084 for 2026, so the unchanged rate raised that homeowner's school tax bill by $141.
Sources: NCES Table 215.30 (enrollment); adopted 2025-26 tax rates published by each district or Community Impact; Fort Worth ISD adopted tax rate history; Frisco ISD 2026 tax rate announcement. Fort Bend's rate includes a temporary 7 cent disaster increase.
The 2027 Bond Committee has 100 members. Only 25 seats were open to residents who applied, and 99 people applied for them. The Board and District leadership chose 80 of the 100 members, including 20 District employees.
| Chosen by | Seats |
|---|---|
| Board of Trustees, 5 each | 35 |
| District leadership, from resident applications | 25 |
| District leadership, District staff | 20 |
| High school students, approved by principals | 12 |
| PTA council, Frisco Education Foundation, Frisco Chamber | 8 |
Source: Frisco ISD Deputy Superintendent of Business and Operations, written response to a resident inquiry, October 6, 2026.
Before anyone votes, Frisco ISD should publish the projected Interest and Sinking tax rate, year by year, two ways:
If the first line falls after 2034 and the second stays flat, the bond costs taxpayers real money compared to letting old debt pay off. Voters deserve to see both lines side by side.
This effort started with one Frisco resident reading the District's own documents. If these numbers concern you, get updates, share this page, and bring your questions to Board meetings during public comment.
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