Bastrop Independent School DistrictBudget & Spending
Bastrop, Bastrop County, Texas NCES 4809570
- Total revenue · FY2024
- $211M $211,408,000
- Students enrolled
- 13,010
- Revenue per pupil
- $16,250
- Local share per pupil
- $8,074 56th percentile in TX
Transparency grade C, provisional
Under reviewProvisional grade
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NCES F-33 · FY2024
Where the money goes
Operating and capital spending from the federal expenditure survey, rolled up by function.
Aggregate categories only: no individual payees or contracts are shown.
- Instruction
- $84.5M 41.2% of spending
- Administration
- $8.6M 4.2% of spending
- Per pupil
- $15,784 All functions
- Instruction 41.2%
- Capital Outlay 27.7%
- Student Transportation 7.3%
- Business & Central Services 4.1%
- Food Services 4.1%
- Student Support Services 4.0%
- Operations & Maintenance 3.6%
- General Administration 3.1%
- Instructional Staff Support 3.1%
- School Administration 1.1%
- Other Support Services 0.7%
- Other Programs 0.0%
View the numbers as a table
| Function | Amount | Per pupil | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instruction | $84,549,000 | $6,499 | 41.2% |
| Capital Outlay | $56,971,000 | $4,379 | 27.7% |
| Student Transportation | $15,036,000 | $1,156 | 7.3% |
| Business & Central Services | $8,484,000 | $652 | 4.1% |
| Food Services | $8,320,000 | $640 | 4.1% |
| Student Support Services | $8,227,000 | $632 | 4.0% |
| Operations & Maintenance | $7,341,000 | $564 | 3.6% |
| General Administration | $6,453,000 | $496 | 3.1% |
| Instructional Staff Support | $6,294,000 | $484 | 3.1% |
| School Administration | $2,190,000 | $168 | 1.1% |
| Other Support Services | $1,476,000 | $113 | 0.7% |
| Other Programs | $6,000 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Total | $205,347,000 | $15,784 | 100% |
NCES F-33 · FY2005–FY2024
How this has changed
| Measure | FY2005 | FY2024 | Change | Nominal % | Real % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total revenue | $64,014,000 | $211,408,000 | +$147,394,000 | +230.3% | +105.6% |
| Total expenditure | $64,430,000 | $221,921,000 | +$157,491,000 | +244.4% | +114.4% |
| Revenue per pupil | $8,224 | $16,250 | +$8,026 | +97.6% | +23.0% |
| Students enrolled | 7,784 | 13,010 | +5,226 | +67.1% | — |
Percent change from each measure's FY2005 level. Dollar figures are nominal as filed; the real column removes inflation using CPI-U, U.S. city average, all items, annual average (BLS). The dashed line is that same inflation curve, so a dollar line above it gained purchasing power and one below it lost. It does not apply to enrollment. Hover any point for the underlying number.
100-point rubric
What Bastrop Independent School District needs for an A
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Public check register
14 ptsEvery disbursement published with payee category, date, amount, and fund, updated at least quarterly.
A check register records where money actually went, rather than where it was budgeted to go.
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Annual financial audit
6 ptsA current Annual Comprehensive Financial Report with the independent auditor opinion attached.
A financial audit confirms the statements are accurately presented. Most states require one, so it is a floor rather than a distinction.
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Performance or efficiency audit
5 ptsAn independent review of whether spending achieved its stated purpose, published within the last three years.
A financial audit asks whether the numbers are right. A performance audit asks whether the money did what it was meant to do, which is the question a taxpayer is usually asking.
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Line-item adopted budget
11 ptsThe adopted budget broken out by function and object code, not a summary presentation.
Function and object detail is what allows classroom and central office spending to be compared.
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Purchasing card transactions
9 ptsPurchasing and credit card transaction detail with merchant category, date, and amount.
Card purchases sit outside the standard purchase-order process, so separate disclosure is what makes them reviewable.
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Payment history by category
9 ptsCumulative payments grouped by spending category, covering at least one full fiscal year.
Category totals show concentration and recurring commitments that individual payments do not.
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Machine-readable data
9 ptsFinancial data offered as CSV, XLSX, JSON, or an open API rather than scanned images.
A scanned PDF is technically public and practically difficult to analyse. Open formats make review possible.
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Compensation schedule
7 ptsCurrent salary schedules and aggregate administrator compensation bands, including stipends.
Payroll is the largest line in most district budgets, so schedule-level disclosure covers the bulk of spending.
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Bond and capital disclosure
7 ptsBond program spending reported against the specific projects voters approved, with remaining balances.
Bond funds are borrowed against future taxes and authorised for a named project list, so reporting against that list closes the loop.
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Board minutes and agendas
7 ptsMinutes and agenda packets posted together with the financial exhibits that were voted on.
The vote and its attachment are what connect a decision to the money it moved.
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Contracts posted
6 ptsExecuted contracts and amendments above the district bid threshold, posted in full.
A payment shows the amount. The contract shows what was promised in return.
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Direct download, no request
6 ptsCore financial records download directly, with no records request, login, or fee.
Publishing a record and releasing it on request are different levels of disclosure.
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Published records process
4 ptsA public records page naming the responsible officer, the statutory timeline, and any fees.
A documented process tells a requester what to expect before they file.
No items have been checked yet. These fill in as each record is located and verified.