Northwest ISD Tax Rate

The Northwest ISD Board of Trustees approved a combined tax rate of $1.49 per $100 property valuation on August 28, 2017. A school district’s local tax effort is generated from property tax (not sales tax). Each year a school district adopts two tax rates – Maintenance and Operations (M&O) and Interest and Sinking (I&S). Following is the approved tax rate for Northwest ISD.

Maintenance and Operations (M&O)

• Approved by the Board of Trustees.
• Funds the day-to-day maintenance and operations of the district.

• Salaries (for teachers and other staff)
• Facility repairs and maintenance
• Bus repairs, maintenance and fuel
• Food services
• School supplies and materials
• Utilities (electricity, water, etc.)

Interest and Sinking (I&S)

• Approved by local tax payers.
• Funds debt repayment for longer-term capital improvements approved by voters. By law, I&S funds cannot be used for teacher salaries or to pay the rising costs for utilities and services.

• New building construction
• Existing building renovations
• Land purchases
• Program-specific equipment
• Technology
• School buses