CRYSTAL CITY, Texas – The Crystal City Independent School District is in a budget crisis that puts it at risk of closure or consolidation.
Interim Superintendent Richard Grill said he is doing what he can to keep employees and families in the loop by holding town halls and employee meetings. He said Crystal City ISD is $9.2 million in debt.
“The district has done a poor job managing its funds and managing its people,” Grill said.
Grill said the district got into the current debt by allocating a high percentage of its budget to staff pay, in addition to overspending the fund balance between 2020 and 2026, from $10,637,069 in the 2020-2021 school year to negative $2,700,773 in the 2025-2026 school year.
On May 19, Grill held a town hall…