At their March 25 meeting, the Belton ISD Board of Trustees adopted assumptions to guide the district’s budget planning for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The 88th Legislature did not increase the basic allotment, which is the amount per student allocated to the district by the state. Without an increase to the basic allotment, Belton ISD and other public school districts across Texas are facing budgetary challenges due to 19 percent inflation, lower student attendance rates, a reduction in funding for Medicaid services, additional underfunded mandates, and the expiration of COVID-19 stimulus funding.