Lower Tax Rates Adopted
The following chart represents a comparison of 2006 adopted property tax rates of several surrounding school districts. Last year's DISD rate for M & O was $1.48 (this year- $1.3520) and last year's DISD rate for I & S was .066 (this year- .025). The lower rates were approved at the September 18th regular called board meeting. Devine was the third lowest in total tax rate out of the sixteen surrounding districts.
Five districts passed a roll back election and those are denoted with**
School Districts 2006 Adopted Property Tax Rates |
| School District |
Maintenance & Operation (M&O) |
Interest & Sinking (I&S) |
Total Tax Rate |
| Crystal City ** |
1.4800 |
0.3100 |
1.7900 |
| Lytle |
1.3700 |
0.2300 |
1.6000 |
| Dilley ** |
1.5000 |
0.0790 |
1.5790 |
| Pearsall ** |
1.4335 |
0.1365 |
1.5700 |
| Carrizo Springs ** |
1.5000 |
0.0690 |
1.5690 |
| Cotulla ** |
1.5000 |
0.0550 |
1.5550 |
| Somerset |
1.3700 |
0.1667 |
1.5367 |
| Bandera |
1.3200 |
0.1900 |
1.5100 |
| Natalia |
1.3400 |
0.1644 |
1.5044 |
| Poteet |
1.3700 |
0.1234 |
1.4934 |
| Medina Valley |
1.3500 |
0.1400 |
1.4900 |
| Hondo |
1.3700 |
0.0900 |
1.4600 |
| Pleasanton |
1.3700 |
0.0550 |
1.4250 |
| Devine |
1.3520 |
0.0250 |
1.3770 |
| Jourdanton |
1.3700 |
0.0000 |
1.3700 |
| D'Hanis |
1.2991 |
0.0675 |
1.3666 |
**Passed Roll Back Election
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