The Grand Prairie Independent School District received a Superior rating for 2021-2022 under Texas’ School FIRST financial accountability rating system. This rating system measures the quality of a school district’s financial management and reporting system.

“We are extremely proud to report this rating to our community,” said Superintendent of Schools Linda Ellis. “It demonstrates our commitment to fiscal responsibility and stability.”

The 2021-2022 School FIRST rating is based on financial data for the fiscal period that ended August 31, 2021.

At a called meeting on August 25, 2022, the GPISD Board of Trustees voted to adopt the budget and set the tax rate for 2022-2023 at $1.3070 per $100 of valuation. This is a decrease of almost 7 cents from last year ($0.693).

The overall tax rate is made up of two parts:

• $0.9429 for the purpose of maintenance and operations
• $0.3641 for the purpose of payment of principal and interest on debts

Including this year’s tax rate decrease, the GPISD Board of Trustees has lowered the tax rate almost twenty-nine cents ($0.2888) over a four-year period.

For more information, please visit the District’s Financial Transparency page.