Budget

Adopted Budget and Budget Elements

Harris County Department of Education’s budget is an annually revised document that describes the financial performance and the detailed financial allocations made to maintain department operations for the proposed budget year.

HCDE’s annual budget for the fiscal year 2024-2025 is $162,341,548.

Fiscal Year Annual Budget

The budget reflects the allocation of revenues and expenditures to support the programs and services .

Districts in Texas are required by law to prepare annually a budget for the General Fund, the Debt Service Fund, and the Food Service Program. HCDE does not have a food service program. HCDE has a General Fund, Debt Service Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Capital Projects Fund, Internal Service Fund and Enterprise Fund. The following budget documents are the original budgets adopted by the Board of Trustees. The Business Office performs budget reviews during the year in which budget requirements are reevaluated and revisions are recommended to the Board. Budget amendments are presented each month for board approval.

HCDE has participated in the Association of School Business Officials' Meritorious Budget Award for the last fifteen years in a row.

HCDE also participates in the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award program.

HCDE has received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for the past sixteen years.

Fiscal Year 2025-2026

View the FY 2025-2026 HCDE Budget Planning Guide

Fiscal Year 2024-2025

View the FY 2024-2025 HCDE Budget Planning Guide

View the FY 2024-2025 HCDE Board Budget Book

View the FY 2024-2025 Budget in Brief: Dollars & Cents

View the FY 2024-2025 HCDE Budget Book

View the FY 2024-2025 Notice for Hearing to Discuss Budget

Fiscal Year 2023-2024

View the FY 2023-2024 HCDE Budget Planning Guide

View the FY 2023-2024 HCDE Board Budget Book

View the FY 2023-2024 Budget in Brief: Dollars & Cents

View the FY 2023-2024 HCDE Budget Book

View the FY 2023-2024 Notice for Hearing to Discuss Budget

Fiscal Year 2022-2023

View the FY 2022-2023 HCDE Budget Book

View the FY 2022-2023 HCDE Board Budget Book

View the FY 2022-2023 Budget Profile Dollars and Cents

View the FY 2022-2023 Notice for Hearing to Discuss Budget

Fiscal Year 2021-2022

View the FY 2021-2022 HCDE Budget Book

View the FY 2021-2022 HCDE Board Budget Book

View the FY 2021-2022 Second Board Budget Workshop

View the Key Dates Received from the Harris County Tax Office

View the FY21 Budget Profile Dollars and Cents

View the FY22 Budget Profile Dollars and Cents

Additional Budget Documents and Archives

Financial Operations Guidelines (FOG)
Financial Operating Guidelines are an up-to-date compilation of guidelines, forms and procedures for processing financial information from HCDE divisions and Business Services employees. The Financial Operation Guidelines are reviewed and updated annually and are available in-house electronically It is unaudited but nonetheless an invaluable source of internal control and accountability information for use by the external independent auditor.
Budget Charts
Budget Book

The budget book contains detail revenue sources and proposed expenditure information, along with tax revenue and individual line item budgets. This document is unaudited.

FY 2012-13 approved by the Board of Trustees at the June 2012 board meeting.

FY 2013-14 approved by the Board of Trustees at the June 2013 board meeting.

FY 2014-15 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2014 board meeting.

FY 2015-16 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2015 board meeting.

FY 2016-17 approved by the Board of Trustees at the June 2016 board meeting.

FY 2017-18 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2017 board meeting.

FY 2018-19approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2018 board meeting.

FY 2019-20 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2019 board meeting.

FY 2020-2021 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2020 board meeting.

FY 2021-2022 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2021 board meeting.

FY 2022-2023 approved by the Board of Trustees at the July 2022 board meeting.

FY 2023-2024 approved by the Board of Trustees at the June 2023 board meeting.

FY 2024-2025 approved by the Board of Trustees at the June 2024 board meeting.
Board Budget Committee Workbook

FY 2024-2025 (PDF)

FY 2023-2024 (PDF)

FY 2022-2023 (PDF)

FY 2021-2022 (PDF)
FY 2021-2022 (PDF) – Preliminary
FY 2020-2021 (PDF) - Introduction Section / Summary - July 15th
FY 2020-2021 (PDF) - Preliminary
FY 2019-2020 (PDF)
FY 2018-2019 (PDF)
FY 2017-2018 (PDF)
FY 2016-2017 (PDF)
FY 2015-2016 (PDF)
FY 2014-2015 (PDF)
FY 2013-2014 (PDF)
FY 2012-2013 (PDF)
Board Budget Committee Workshops

July 29th, 2024 Budget Workshop

July 5th, 2023 Budget Workshop

July 20th, 2022 Budget Workshop

June 15th, 2021 presentation to the Board on the Preliminary Budget Review

July 15th, 2020 Public Hearing

July 7th, 2020 - PDF - (FY20-21)

June 26th, 2020 (FY 20-21)

Notice of Public Meeting to Discuss Budget

July 17, 2019

June 19, 2019

J une 12, 2019

June 5, 2018

July 18, 2017 (FY 17-18)

June 13, 2017 (FY 17-18)

June 15, 2016

June 21, 2016
Comparable Budgets

FY2025 compared to FY2024 (PDF)

FY2024 compared to FY2023 (PDF)

FY2023 compared to FY2022 (PDF)

FY2022 compared to FY2021 (PDF)

FY2021 compared to FY2020 (PDF)

FY2020 compared to FY2019 (PDF)

FY2019 compared to FY2018 (PDF)

FY 2018 compared to FY 2017 (PDF)

FY 2017 compared to FY 2016 (PDF)

FY 2016 compared to FY 2015 (PDF)

FY 2015 compared to FY 2014 (PDF)

FY 2014 compared to FY 2013 (PDF)

FY 2013 compared to FY 2012 (PDF)
Raw Searchable Budget

Contact Us

Dr. Jesus J Amezcua, Assistant Superintendent for Business Services
jamezcua@hcde-texas.org
713-696-1371
6300 Irvington Blvd
Houston, Tx 77022

Brenda Del Valle, Executive Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent for Business Services
brenda.delvalle@hcde-texas.org
713-696-8249
6300 Irvington Blvd
Houston, Tx 77022

For board inquiries, please contact

Jessica Bermea, Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees
jbermea@hcde-texas.org
713-696-8246
6300 Irvington Blvd
Houston, Tx 77022

Budget

Adopted Budget and Budget Elements

Fiscal Year Annual Budget

Additional Budget Documents and Archives

Financial Operations Guidelines (FOG)

Budget Charts

Budget Book

Board Budget Committee Workbook

Board Budget Committee Workshops

Comparable Budgets

Raw Searchable Budget

Contact Us