Kerrville ISD trustees received a sobering look at the district's finances Monday, as Assistant Superintendent Jarret Jachade presented a 2026-27 budget carrying a projected $2. 69 million deficit - and pointed to a South Texas district that nearly ran out of cash as a warning of where unchecked shortfalls can lead.

The presentation, the fourth budget update trustees have seen this year, referenced Crystal City ISD, where an interim superintendent recently told families the district had less than $500 in the bank and moved to terminate 72 employees amid an "imminent financial collapse." Kerrville's numbers are nowhere near that dire, but the comparison framed the message Jachade brought to the board: the district is spending more than it takes in, and enrollment losses are accelerating the problem.

A narrowing, but stubborn, gap The latest figures project a $2,687,325 shortfall for the 2026-27 school year, with total spending of about $50. 3 million against $47. 6 million in revenue.