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

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.
Contact Us
Dr. Jesus J Amezcua
Assistant Superintendent for Business Services
6300 Irvington Blvd
Houston, TX 77022
Email: jamezcua@hcde-texas.org
Phone: 713-696-1371
Brenda Del Valle
Executive Assistant to the Assistant Superintendent for Business Services
6300 Irvington Blvd
Houston, TX 77022
Email: brenda.delvalle@hcde-texas.org
Phone: 713-696-8249
For board inquiries, please contact
Jessica Bermea
Executive Assistant to the Board of Trustees
6300 Irvington Blvd
Houston, TX 77022
Email: jbermea@hcde-texas.org
Phone: 713-696-8246
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

