Business and Finance
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, Risk Management, Fixed Assets, Investments and Financial Reporting.
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Tax & Budget Data
Adopted 2025 Tax Year Rate (per $100 valuation)
| General Operations (M&O) | $ 0.7869 | 74.45% |
| Debt Service (I&S) | $ 0.2700 | 25.55% |
| Total Rate | $ 1.0569 | 100.00% |
General Fund Balance
| Unassigned Fund Balance as of June 30, 2025 | $138,340,469 |
| Committed Fund Balance as of June 30, 2025 - State Stabilization | $67,300,000 |
| % of Total 2024-2025 Budget Expenditures | 25% |
Unlimited Tax Debt Information
| AUTHORIZED | ISSUED (as of 6/30/25) | |||
| 1984 | $95,000,000 | $95,000,000 | ||
| 1991 | $89,500,500 | $89,500,500 | ||
| 1995 | $130,000,008 | $130,000,008 | ||
| 1999 | $264,000,003 | $264,000,003 | ||
| 2003 | $299,950,000 | $299,950,000 | ||
| 2007 | $428,000,000 | $428,000,000 | ||
| 2014 | $484,000,000 | $473,750,000 | ||
| 2018 | $992,600,000 | $950,870,000 | ||
| 2023 (Prop A) | $1,180,830,000 | $415,230,000 | ||
| 2023 (Prop B) | $52,470,000 | $25,270,000 | ||
| 2023 (Prop C) | $22,900,000 | $0 | ||
Outstanding Unlimited Tax Debt
| Net Bonded Tax Debt as of June 30, 2025 | $1,895,337,386 |
| % Debt to Total Assessed Valuation | 2.31% |
| 2024-2025 Debt Service (Actual) | $168,208,564 |
| Debt Service Payment per Student | $2,193.30 |
| 2025-2026 Debt Service (Budgeted) | $183,158,184 |
| Debt Service Payment (Budgeted) per Student | $2,303.33 |
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.
Bond Ratings (as of April 2026)
Fitch - AA+
Standard & Poor's - AA+
Contact Us
Accounts Payable AccountsPayable.Invoices@fortbendisd.gov
Business & Finance business&finance@fortbendisd.gov
Parent Organizations Parent.Org@fortbendisd.gov