Last week, the Texas Education Agency released federal indirect cost rates that will be effective from July 1, 2015, through June 30, 2016. School districts and open-enrollment charter schools were issued two indirect cost rates, a restricted rate and an unrestricted rate. The restricted rate is used for grant programs covered by a supplement, not supplant provision. The unrestricted rate is used for grant programs without such a provision. The tables below contain an analysis of indirect cost rates released by TEA for school year 2015-16, according to public school type.
Ranges of Restricted Indirect Cost Rate Percentages for School Year 2015-16
By District Type
|
PUBLIC SCHOOL TYPE
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LOW
|
MEDIAN
|
HIGH
|
|
MAJOR URBAN
|
1.848
|
4.921
|
7.907
|
|
MAJOR SUBURBAN
|
0.555
|
2.266
|
8.492
|
|
OTHER CENTRAL CITY
|
1.198
|
2.04
|
5.422
|
|
OTHER CENTRAL CITY SUBURBAN
|
0.569
|
2.277
|
13.824
|
|
INDEPENDENT TOWN
|
0.733
|
2.165
|
7.435
|
|
NON-METROPOLITAN FAST GROWING
|
0.124
|
2.314
|
7.2
|
|
NON-METROPOLITAN STABLE
|
0.154
|
2.332
|
7.789
|
|
RURAL
|
0.178
|
2.846
|
11.073
|
|
CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS
|
1.797
|
2.435
|
7.907
|
Ranges of Unrestricted Indirect Cost Rate Percentages for School Year 2015-16
By District Type
|
PUBLIC SCHOOL TYPE
|
LOW |
MEDIAN |
HIGH |
|
MAJOR URBAN
|
7.739
|
12.369
|
16.96
|
|
MAJOR SUBURBAN
|
8.837
|
17.871
|
28.57
|
|
OTHER CENTRAL CITY
|
6.949
|
16.463
|
26.176
|
|
OTHER CENTRAL CITY SUBURBAN
|
7.144
|
20.523
|
40.99
|
|
INDEPENDENT TOWN
|
6.928
|
19.34
|
33.761
|
|
NON-METROPOLITAN FAST GROWING
|
10.082
|
22.946
|
36.839
|
|
NON-METROPOLITAN STABLE
|
8.162
|
21.105
|
69.392
|
|
RURAL
|
3.22
|
23.978
|
42.148
|
|
CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICTS
|
8.626
|
18.3
|
25.375
|
To access the TO THE ADMINISTRATOR ADDRESSED letter on this topic dated May 7, 2015, click on the link below.
http://tea.texas.gov/interiorpage_wide.aspx?id=25769821070
To access indirect cost rates for all open-enrollment charter schools and independent school districts, click on the list below.
http://tea.texas.gov/index2.aspx?id=3842&menu_id=645
To access TEA list of public school types, click on the link below.
http://tea.texas.gov/acctres/analyze/years.html