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Friday, Jun 26, 2026

Fact brief: Did FWISD reduce its adopted 2026-27 food service fund budget by $10M?

Jacob Sanchez, Fort Worth Report
no

Fort Worth ISD’s 2026-27 food service budget is about $2.6 million higher than the amount originally adopted the previous year.

However, it is almost $10 million less than last year’s final food service budget, because spending was more than what was initially adopted.

The Texas-appointed board of managers adopted a $49.4 million food service budget for the 2026-27 school year. For 2025-26, elected trustees adopted a budget of about $46.8 million. 

That is an adopted-to-adopted comparison. In May 2026, managers amended the food service budget to reflect $12 million in additional spending that created a shortfall. The final amended budget was $58.8 million. 

The food service budget funds FWISD’s breakfast and lunch programs. It is one of three parts of the district’s overall $1.1 billion budget that also includes a general fund and a debt service fund.

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