The Texas Education Agency’s final Financial Integrity Rating System of Texas (FIRST) results give 945 of 1,183 school districts and charter systems an A for fiscal-year 2025 financial management. Another 144 received a B, 76 a C and 18 an F.
FIRST assesses financial practices—not student academic performance—using 21 indicators such as administrative spending, accuracy of financial reports and audited internal-control weaknesses. Systems are required to present their ratings and financial reports at a public meeting. TEA’s release was also reported by Houston’s Fox 26.
Sources: [Texas Education Agency](tea.texas.gov source ↗); [Fox 26 Houston](fox26houston.com source ↗).
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