Business and Finance

  • Business & Finance Picture
     
    The Business and Finance Department is responsible for all financial accounting of the school district funds including Budget, Federal and State Grants, Audit of Activity Funds, Parent Organizations, Activity Funds, Accounts Payable, Purchasing, Payroll and Benefits, Risk Management, Fixed Assets, Investments and Financial Reporting. 

Tax & Budget Data

  • Adopted Tax Rate (per $100 valuation)
     
     General Operations (M&O)

    $1.0600

    80.3%
     Debt Service (I&S) $0.2600    19.7%
     Total Rate $1.3200  100.0%
     
     

    General Fund Balance

     
    Unassigned Fund Balance as of June 30, 2017

           $100,567,270  
    Committed Fund Balance as of June 30, 2017
    -State Revenue stabilization

    $49,400,000
    % of Total 2017-2018 Budget Expenditures

    23%
     
     
     

    Unlimited Tax Debt Information

     
      Authorized Issued
    1984 $95,000,000 $95,000,000
    1991 $89,500,500 $89,500,500
    1995  $139,000,008  $139,000,008
    1999 $264,000,003 $264,000,003
    2003 $299,950,000 $299,950,000
    2007 $428,000,000
    $409,000,000
    2014 $484,000,000 $310,000,000
     
     
    All bonds from the 2007 authorization have been
    issued with the exception of:
     
       - $19,000,000 designated for the construction of 
          a middle school campus
     
      
     

    Outstanding Unlimited Tax Debt

     
    Net Bonded Tax Debt as of
    June 30, 2017
    		  $920,091,258
    % Debt to Total Assessed Valuation 2.16%
    2016-2017 Debt Service
    (actual)
    		 $91,970,561
    Debt Service Payment
    per Student
    		 $1,241.57
    2017-2018 Debt Service
    (budgeted)
    		 $78,009,687
    Debt Service Payment (budgeted)
    per Student
    		 $1,060.91

     

     

     

     
         

Contact Us

  • Leadership Circle Award  
     
    Texas Honors Circle District Award  

Check Policy

  • In the event that a check written to any Fort Bend ISD campus, club, organization, Child Nutrition Department, or Extended Day Department is returned unpaid by a bank, Fort Bend ISD or its agent will redeposit your check electronically. Additionally, Fort Bend ISD or its agent may electronically collect a returned check fee of $30.00 plus applicable sales tax. This fee is in addition to any fees your bank may charge. Fort Bend ISD has contracted with PayTek Solutions to collect any insufficient funds checks made out to the District.  PayTek Solutions can be contacted at 1-800-641-9998.