2025 Annual Financial and Compliance Report

RANGER COLLEGE DISTRICT

ANNUAL FINANCIAL AND COMPLIANCE REPORT

FOR THE YEARS ENDED AUGUST 31, 2025 and 2024

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Financial Section

  • Independent Auditor's Report
  • Management's Discussion and Analysis
  • Statements of Net Position
  • Statements of Financial Position – Component Unit
  • Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position
  • Statements of Activities – Component Unit
  • Statements of Cash Flows
  • Notes to the Financial Statements

Required Supplementary Information

  • Schedule of the College's Proportionate Share of Net Pension Liability
  • Schedule of the College's Contributions for Pensions
  • Schedule of the College's Proportionate Share of Net OPEB Liability
  • Schedule of the College's Contributions for OPEB
  • Notes to Required Supplementary Information

Supplementary Information Schedule

  • Schedule of Operating Revenues
  • Schedule of Operating Expenses by Object
  • Schedule of Non-Operating Revenues and Expenses
  • Schedule of Net Position by Source and Availability

Compliance and Internal Controls Section

  • Independent Auditor's Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Compliance
  • Summary Schedule of Prior Audit Findings
  • Schedule of Findings and Questioned Costs
  • Corrective Action Plan

Federal Awards Section

  • Independent Auditor's Report on Compliance for Federal and State Programs
  • Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards

State Awards Section

  • Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards

 

Organizational Data

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025

Officers

  • Jackie Stephens, Chairman
  • Shawn Wells, Vice Chairman
  • Vanna Dains, Secretary

Members and Terms

  • Doug Crawley, Ranger, Texas – 2026
  • Bobby Murry, Ranger, Texas – 2026
  • Jo Ann Greenwood, Ranger, Texas – 2026
  • Gay Ann Wolford, Ranger, Texas – 2026
  • Shawn Wells, Ranger, Texas – 2028
  • Sandi Herod, Ranger, Texas – 2028
  • Jackie Stephens, Ranger, Texas – 2028
  • Della Carey, Ranger, Texas – 2030
  • Vanna Dains, Ranger, Texas – 2030

  • Dr. Derrick Worrels, President
  • Mrs. Gaylyn Mendoza, Senior Vice President of Business Services/CFO
  • Mr. Dixon Bailey, Executive Vice President of Workforce Development
  • Dr. Dayna Prochaska, Senior Vice President of Instruction and Brown County Campus
  • Dr. Lindy Matthews, Vice President of Institutional Advancement
  • Mr. Ahmy Arca, Vice President of Student Services
  • Mrs. Debbie Karl, Vice President of Institutional Effectiveness and Accreditation
  • Mr. Luis Ramirez, Vice President of Dual Enrollment and Erath County Campus
  • Mr. Robert Culverhouse, Associate Vice President of Information Technology
  • Mrs. Stephanie Worrels, Associate Vice President of Advising and Recruitment
  • Dr. Babette Cuadrado, Associate Vice President of Ranger Reach

Financial Section

To the Board of Regents

Ranger College District

Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements

Opinions

We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the business-type activities and the discretely presented component unit of Ranger College District (the College) as of and for the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the College’s basic financial statements as listed in the table of contents.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the respective financial position of the business-type activities and the discretely presented component unit of the College as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, and the respective changes in financial position, and cash flows, where applicable, thereof for the years then ended in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. 

Basis for Opinions

We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are required to be independent of the College and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with the relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinions.

Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of internal control relevant to the preparation and fair presentation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. 

In preparing the financial statements, management is required to evaluate whether there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the College’s ability to continue as a going concern for twelve months beyond the financial statement date, including any currently known information that may raise substantial doubt shortly thereafter. 

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinions. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government Auditing Standards will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Misstatements are considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, they would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user based on the financial statements.

In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards and Government

Auditing Standards, we:

  • Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
  • Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.
  • Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the College’s internal control. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.
  • Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of significant accounting estimates made by management, as well as evaluate the overall presentation of the financial statements.
  • Conclude whether, in our judgment, there are conditions or events, considered in the aggregate, that raise substantial doubt about the College’s ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. 

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit, significant audit findings, and certain internal controlrelated matters that we identified during the audit.

Required Supplementary Information

Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the management’s discussion and analysis, the schedule of the College’s proportionate share of net pension liability, the schedule of the College’s contributions for pensions, the schedule of the College’s proportionate share of net OPEB liability, the schedule of the College’s contributions for OPEB, and the related notes on pages 6 - 14 and 58 - 62, be presented to supplement the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and, although not a part of the basic financial statements, is required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board who considers it to be an essential part of financial reporting for placing the basic financial statements in an appropriate operational, economic, or historical context. We have applied certain limited procedures to the required supplementary information in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which consisted of inquiries of management about the methods of preparing the information and comparing the information for consistency with management’s responses to our inquiries, the basic financial statements, and other knowledge we obtained during our audit of the basic financial statements. We do not express an opinion or provide any assurance on the information because the limited procedures do not provide us with sufficient evidence to express an opinion or provide any assurance.

Supplementary Information

Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively comprise the College’s basic financial statements. The accompanying supplemental schedules and schedule of expenditures of federal awards, as required by Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, and schedule of expenditures of state awards, as required by the Texas Grant Management Standards (Schedules A – F), are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. Such information is the responsibility of management and was derived from and relates directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements. The information has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and certain additional procedures, including comparing and reconciling such information directly to the underlying accounting and other records used to prepare the basic financial statements or to the basic financial statements themselves, and other additional procedures in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. In our opinion, the supplemental information and the schedules of expenditures of federal and state awards are fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the basic financial statements as a whole.

Other Information

Management is responsible for the other information included in the annual report. The other information comprises the organizational data but does not include the basic financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinions on the basic financial statements do not cover the other information, and we do not express an opinion or any form of assurance thereon.

In connection with our audit of the basic financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and consider whether a material inconsistency exists between the other information and the basic financial statements, or the other information otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work performed, we conclude that an uncorrected material misstatement of the other information exists, we are required to describe it in our report. 

Other Reporting Required by Government Auditing Standards

In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated December 18, 2025, on our consideration of the College’s internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements and other matters. The purpose of that report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over financial reporting and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the College’s internal control over financial reporting or on compliance. That report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the College’s internal control over financial reporting and compliance.

Snow Garrett Williams

December 18, 2025

August 31, 2025 and 2024

This section of the Ranger College District’s annual financial report presents management’s discussion and analysis of the College’s financial activity during the fiscal years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024. Since this management’s discussion and analysis is designed to focus on current activities, resulting change, and currently known facts, please read it in conjunction with the College’s financial statements and the footnotes. Responsibility for the completeness and fairness of this information rests with the College.

Using This Annual Report

The financial statements focus on the College as a whole. The statements are designed to emulate corporate presentation models whereby all College activities are consolidated into one total. The focus of the statement of net position is designed to be similar to bottom line results for the College.

The statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in net position focuses on both the gross costs and the net costs of the College’s activities which are supported mainly by tuition and fees and by federal, state, and other revenues. This approach is intended to summarize and simplify the user’s analysis of the costs of various College services to students and the public.

The final required financial statement, the statement of cash flows, reports cash receipts, cash payments, and net changes in cash resulting from operating, investing, and financing activities.

The notes to the basic financial statements provide additional information that is essential to a full understanding of the data provided in the financial statements. The notes to the financial statements can be found beginning on page 23 of this report.

The Ranger College Foundation, Inc. is a discretely presented component unit of the College and is reported as separate financial statements.

Financial Highlights

The College’s net position increased from August 31, 2024 to August 31, 2025 by $5,244,115 and increased from August 31, 2023, to August 31, 2024, by $43,624,634. As of August 31, 2025 and 2024, the College’s net position was $50,542,318 and $45,298,203, which includes $11,648,849 and $10,286,097 in net investment in capital assets, $315,762 and $305,074 in restricted net position, and $38,577,707 and $34,707,032 in unrestricted net position, respectively.

Operating expenses for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 were $18,882,211 and $17,429,919, of which $5,020,972 and $4,973,727 were expended for instruction, $3,060,747 and $2,974,230 were expended for institutional support, and $3,093,070 and $2,814,748 were expended for auxiliary enterprises, respectively. In fiscal years 2025 and 2024, depreciation and amortization expense was $1,623,605 and $1,540,545, respectively.

Operating revenues for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 were $8,133,876 and $7,963,305, which includes $3,733,343 and $4,215,337 in tuition and fees (net of discounts), $1,356,235 and $1,505,834 in auxiliary revenue (net of discounts), $1,217,690 and $1,321,041 in federal grants and contracts, and $1,248,145 and $611,847 in state grants and contracts, respectively.

Net non-operating revenues for fiscal years 2025 and 2024 were $15,992,450 and $11,499,748, which includes $9,053,694 and $8,178,732 in state appropriations, $3,208,040 and $2,630,577 in federal grants, and $574,595 and $600,977 in ad-valorem taxes, respectively.

Net non-operating revenues were $15,992,450 and $11,499,748, including:

  • $9,053,694 and $8,178,732 in state appropriations
  • $3,208,040 and $2,630,577 in federal grants
  • $574,595 and $600,977 in ad-valorem taxes

For the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, the College implemented Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statements No. 101, Compensated Absences, and No. 102, Certain Risk Disclosures. See Note 2 to the financial statements for more information regarding implementation. 

Financial Analysis of the College as a Whole

Statement of Net Position

The statement of net position presents current assets (non-restricted assets expected to provide support within a year), non-current assets (restricted assets expected to provide long-term benefit), deferred outflows of resources, current liabilities (obligations which must be met within the current year), non-current liabilities (obligations which are not settled in the current year), and deferred inflows of resources.

All assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, and deferred inflows of resources are presented using the accrual basis of accounting, which is similar to the accounting used by most private-sector institutions.

Net position, the difference between assets and deferred outflows of resources and liabilities and deferred inflows of resources, is one way to measure the financial position of the College.

As of August 31, 2025, net position was $50,542,318. This was an increase of $5,244,115 from the period ended August 31, 2024.

As of August 31, 2024, net position was $45,298,203. This was an increase of $43,624,634 from the period ended August 31, 2023.

Category 2025 2024
Current Assets $13,939,270 $10,294,240
Non-current Assets $67,608,142 $66,084,506
Total Assets $81,547,412 $76,378,746
Deferred Outflows of Resources $2,480,362 $2,062,740
Total Liabilities $30,251,464 $29,106,638
Deferred Inflows of Resources $3,233,992 $4,036,645
Net Investment in Capital Assets $11,648,849 $10,286,097
Restricted Net Position $315,762 $305,074
Unrestricted Net Position $38,577,707 $34,707,032
Total Net Position $50,542,318 $45,298,203

Investment in capital assets (e.g., land, construction in progress, building and improvements, land improvements, leasehold improvements, library books, vehicles and equipment, and right-to-use assets) less any related debt used to acquire those assets that is still outstanding was $11,648,849 and $10,286,097 at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The College uses these assets to provide services to the students; consequently, they are not available for future spending. Although the College’s investment in its capital assets is reported net of related debt, it should be noted that the resources needed to repay this debt must be provided from other sources, since the capital assets themselves cannot be used to liquidate these liabilities. At August 31, 2025 and 2024, an additional $315,762 and $305,074, respectively, of the College’s net position represents resources that are subject to external restrictions on how they may be used. All restricted net position of the College is being held for debt service. The remaining portion of the College’s net position at August 31, 2025 and 2024, is $38,577,707 and $34,707,032, respectively.

Statement of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position

The statement of revenues, expenses, and changes in net position presents the operating results of the College, as well as the non-operating revenue and expenses. Operating revenues are primarily those that result directly from instruction, the operation of the College’s auxiliary services (cafeteria, dormitories, bookstore, etc.) and Federal and State grants. State appropriations and property tax receipts, while budgeted for operations, are considered non-operating revenues and depreciation and amortization are shown in operating expenses according to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Operating Results for the Years Ended August 31

Category 2025 2024 2023
Tuition and Fees (Less Discounts) $3,733,343 $4,215,337 $3,581,083
Federal Grants and Contracts $1,217,690 $1,321,041 $1,257,834
State Grants and Contracts $1,248,145 $611,847 $1,356,094
Local Grants and Contracts - - $9,983
Sales and Services of Educational Activities $35,005 $38,734 $37,927
Auxiliary Enterprises (Less Discounts) $1,356,235 $1,505,834 $1,523,091
Other Operating Revenues $543,458 $270,512 $164,744
Total Operating Revenues $8,133,876 $7,963,305 $7,930,756
Total Operating Expenses $18,882,211 $17,429,919 $15,363,843
Net Operating Loss ($10,748,335) ($9,466,614) ($7,433,087)
State Appropriations $9,053,694 $8,178,732 $4,865,269
Federal Revenue, Non-Operating $3,208,040 $2,630,577 $2,244,933
State Revenue, Non-Operating $501,781 $224,840 -
Gifts $2,855,046 $242,663 $353,634
Investment Income $331,150 $153,925 $81,509
Interest on Capital Related Debt ($519,814) ($526,106) ($567,958)
Loss on Disposal of Capital Assets ($12,042) ($5,860) -
Total Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) $15,992,450 $11,499,748 $7,541,235
Special Item - Capital Contribution - $41,591,500 -
Change in Net Position $5,244,115 $43,624,634 $108,148
Net Position, Beginning of Year $45,298,203 $1,673,569 $1,565,421
Net Position, End of Year $50,542,318 $45,298,203 $1,673,569

Operating Revenue by Source (Converted from Pie Charts – Page 5)

2025

Source Percentage
Tuition & Fees 46%
Federal Grants & Contracts 15%
State Grants & Contracts 16%
Sales & Services of Educational Activities 0%
Auxiliary Enterprises 17%
Other Operating Revenues 6%

 

2024

Source Percentage
Tuition & Fees 53%
Federal Grants & Contracts 17%
State Grants & Contracts 8%
Sales & Services of Educational Activities 0%
Auxiliary Enterprises 19%
Other Operating Revenues 3%

 

Operating Expenses for the Years Ended August 31,

Category 2025 2024 2023
Instruction $5,020,972 $4,973,727 $4,997,801
Academic Support $906,455 $773,050 $533,700
Student Services $2,542,063 $2,172,908 $1,858,554
Institutional Support $3,060,747 $2,974,230 $2,375,749
Operation and Maintenance of Plant $1,122,553 $1,272,531 $983,946
Scholarships and Fellowships $1,512,746 $908,180 $606,944
Auxiliary Enterprises $3,093,070 $2,814,748 $2,647,760
Depreciation and Amortization $1,623,605 $1,540,545 $1,359,389

 

Operating Expenses Breakdown (Chart Conversion)

2025

Category Percentage
Instruction 27%
Academic Support 5%
Student Services 13%
Institutional Support 16%
Operation and Maintenance of Plant 6%
Scholarships and Fellowships 8%
Auxiliary Enterprises 16%
Depreciation and Amortization 9%

 

2024

Category Percentage
Instruction 29%
Academic Support 4%
Student Services 13%
Institutional Support 17%
Operation and Maintenance of Plant 7%
Scholarships and Fellowships 5%
Auxiliary Enterprises 16%
Depreciation and Amortization 9%

 

Capital Assets and Debt Administration

Capital assets. The College’s investment in total capital assets as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, amounts to $25,734,144 and $24,187,932, respectively, (net of accumulated depreciation and amortization). Investments in capital assets include land, construction in progress, buildings and improvements, land improvements, leasehold improvements, library books, vehicles and equipment, and right-to-use assets.

Major capital asset events during the 2025 fiscal year include the following:

  • Acquisition of land and building for Comanche Campus
  • Equipment paid for with SDF grant funds;
  • Purchases of a Ford pickup truck and Chevrolet suburban; and
  • Completion of the entry fountain on the Ranger Campus.

Major capital asset events during the 2024 fiscal year include the following:

  • Renovations to HSI Pathway Center;
  • Equipment paid for with JET grant funds,
  • Purchase 2 transit passenger vans; and
  • Ongoing construction of a rodeo practice facility.

Capital Assets, Net August 31,

Capital Assets 2025 2024 2023
Land $1,122,767 $1,040,242 $1,018,935
Construction in Progress $2,572,854 $1,439,672 $507,915
Building and Improvements $24,876,858 $23,657,477 $23,481,453
Land Improvements $2,540,941 $2,387,946 $2,360,192
Leasehold Improvements $792,940 $792,940 $792,940
Library Books $188,294 $186,423 $184,477
Vehicles and Equipment $4,911,472 $4,616,467 $3,989,949
Right-to-Use Leased Buildings $255,002 $255,002 $255,002
Right-to-Use Leased Equipment $308,573 $260,527 $128,208
Right-to-Use Subcription Asset $1,618,551 $1,384,619 $1,384,619
Total $39,188,252 $36,021,315 $34,103,690
Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization ($13,454,108) ($11,833,383) ($10,295,349)
Net Capital Assets $25,734,144 $24,187,932 $23,808,341

Additional information on the College's capital assets can be found in Note 6 of this report.

Long-term debt. At August 31, 2025 and 2024, the College had long-term debt outstanding which represents bonds payable of $10,609,062 and $11,244,112, notes payable of $1,144,658 and $1,333,006, lease liability of $268,034 and $294,715, and subscription liability of $844,307 and $948,196, respectively. The College’s total long-term liabilities increased by a net amount of $87,938 during the fiscal year ending August 31, 2025 due to increases in the accrued compensable absences and net OPEB liabilities offset by decreases in principal from regularly scheduled payments. The College’s total long-term liabilities decreased by a net amount of $657,522 during the fiscal year ending August 31, 2024 due to regularly scheduled payments and a decrease in the net OPEB liability, offset by additions to notes payable and lease liabilities.

Additional information on the College’s long-term debt can be found in Notes 7 through 10 of this report.

Economic Factors and Next Year's Budget and Rates

The Board of Regents adopted the College’s 2025 – 2026 budget and tax rate on August 25, 2025. The annual budget is developed to provide efficient, effective, and economic uses of the College's resources, as well as a means to accomplish the highest priority objectives. Through the budget, the Board of Regents sets the direction of the College, allocates its resources, and establishes its priorities.

In considering the College budget for fiscal year 2026, the Board of Regents and management considered the following factors:

  • Continuing costs for implementing our Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP).
  • Continuing resources for expanding dual credit enrollment to bring college success at the high school level.
  • Increased personnel for the expanding needs to support the College’s strategic plan.
  • Upgrading computer and networking equipment.
  • Maintaining funds set aside to improve our facilities.
  • Increased expenses related to increased costs due to current economy.

Request for Information

This financial report is designed to provide a general overview of the Ranger College District’s finances and to show the College’s accountability for the money it receives. If you have questions about this report or need any additional financial information, contact the Senior Vice President of Financial and Administrative Services at 1240 College Circle, Ranger, Texas 76470. 

Statements of Net Position August 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit 1

Assets

Category 2025 2024
Current Assets - -
Cash and Cash Equivalents $7,599,220 $5,044,403
Accounts Receivable (net) $6,271,901 $5,164,038
Inventories - $26,980
Prepaid Expenses $42,199 $58,069
Deposits $25,950 $750
Total Current Assets $13,939,270 $10,294,240
Non-Current Assets - -
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents $315,762 $305,074
Investments in Real Estate $41,558,236 $41,591,500

Capital Assets, net of Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization (See Note 6)

$25,734,144 $24,187,932
Total Non-Current Assets $67,608,142 $66,084,506
Total Assets $81,547,412 $76,378,746

Deferred Outflows of Resources

Category 2025 2024
Deferred Outflows Related to Pensions $1,371,105 $1,630,466
Deferred Outflows Related to OPEB $1,109,257 $432,274
Total Deferred Outflows of Resources $2,480,362 $2,062,740

Liabilities

Category 2025 2024
Current Liabilities - -
Accounts Payable $1,636,672 $433,667
Accrued Liabilities $484,689 $498,353
Accrued Compensable Absences- Current Portion $149,196 $136,084
Funds Held for Others $21,145 $27,346
Unearned Revenue $5,423,735 $5,549,987
Notes Payable- Current Portion $193,728 $188,349
Bonds Payable- Current Portion $652,801 $635,050
Lease Liability- Current Portion $75,546 $69,276
Subscription Liability- Current Portion $351,858 $271,523
Net OPEB Liability- Current Portion $195,036 $158,026
Total Current Liabilities $9,184,406 $7,967,661
Non-Current Liabilities - -
Accrued Compensable Absences $37,429 $31,356
Notes Payable $950,930 $1,144,657
Bonds Payable $9,956,261 $10,609,062
Lease Liability $192,488 $225,439
Subscription Liability $492,449 $676,673
Net Pension Liabiliity $2,761,726 $2,960,266
Net OPEB Liability- Current Portion $6,675,775 $5,491,524
Total Non-Current Liabilities $21,067,058 $21,138,977
Total Liabilities $30,251,464 $29,106,638

Deferred Inflows and Outflows of Resources

Category 2025 2024
Deferred Inflows Related to Pensions $856,734 $830,639
Deferred Inflows Related to OPEB $2,377,258 $3,206,006
Total Deferred Inflows of Resources $3,233,992 $4,036,645

Net Position

Category 2025 2024
Net Investment in Capital Assets $11,648,849 $10,286,097
Restricted for: Expendable Debt Service $315,762 $305,074
Unrestricted $38,577,707 $34,707,032
Total Net Position (Schedule D) $50,542,318 $45,298,203

The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of these statements. 

Component Unit Statements of Financial Position

August 31, 2025 and 2024 

Exhibit 1

Ranger College Foundation, Inc.

Category 2025 2024
Current Assets - -
Cash and Cash Equivalent $370,445  
Investments $3,372,916  
Total Current Assets $3,743,361  
Non-Current Assets - -
Land $8,500 $8,500
Total Non-Current Assets $8,500 $8,500
Current Liabilities - -
Payable to Ranger College $57,661 -
Total Current Liabilities $57,661 -
Total Liabilities $57,661 -
Net Assets - -
Without Donor Restrictions $2,833,199 $2,632,035
With Donor Restrictions $861,001 $594,182
Total Net Assets $3,694,200 $3,226,217

The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Statements of Revenues, Expenses, and Changes in Net Position

For the Years Ended August 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit 2

Operating Revenues

Description 2025 2024
Tuition and Fees (Net of Discounts of $4,419,324 and $3,907,874, respectively) $3,733,343 $4,215,337
Federal Grants and Contracts 1,217,690 1,321,041
State Grants and Contracts 1,248,145 611,847
Sales and Services of Educational Activities 35,005 38,734
Auxiliary Enterprises (Net of Discounts of $1,299,939 and $1,088,548, respectively) 1,356,235 1,505,834
Other Operating Revenues 543,458 270,512
Total Operating Revenues (Schedule A) 8,133,876 7,963,305

Operating Expenses

Description 2025 2024
Instruction 5,020,972 4,973,727
Academic Support 906,455 773,050
Student Services 2,542,063 2,172,908
Institutional Support 3,060,747 2,974,230
Operation and Maintenance of Plant 1,122,553 1,272,531
Scholarships and Fellowships 1,512,746 908,180
Auxiliary Enterprises 3,093,070 2,814,748
Depreciation and Amortization 1,623,605 1,540,545
Total Operating Expenses (Schedule B) 18,882,211 17,429,919

Operating Loss

Description 2025 2024
Operating Loss (10,748,335) (9,466,614)

Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses)

Description 2025 2024
State Appropriations 9,053,694 8,178,732
Maintenance Ad Valorem Taxes, Net 35,354 31,743
Debt Service Ad Valorem Taxes, Net 539,241 569,234
Federal Revenue, Non-Operating 3,208,040 2,630,577
State Revenue, Non-Operating 501,781 224,840
Gifts 2,855,046 242,663
Investment Income 331,150 153,925
Interest on Capital Related Debt (519,814) (526,106)
Loss on Disposal of Capital Assets (12,042) (5,860)
Net Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) (Schedule C) 15,992,450 11,499,748

Special Item

Description 2025 2024
SPECIAL ITEM - CAPITAL CONTRIBUTION - 41,591,500

Change in Net Position

Description 2025 2024
Change in Net Position 5,244,115 43,624,634

Net Position

Description 2025 2024
Net Position - Beginning of Year 45,298,203 1,673,569
Net Position - End of Year $50,542,318 $45,298,203

The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Component Unit Statements of Activities

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025 and 2024

Description 2025 Without Donor Restrictions 2025 With Donor Restrictions 2025 Total 2024 Without Donor Restrictions 2024 With Donor Restrictions 2024 Total
REVENUE            
Contributions $673,053 $152,122 $825,175 $401,832 $20,629 $422,461
Interest and Dividends 7,226 - 7,226 377 - 377
Gain on Investments 203,649 150,625 354,274 451,444 9,156 460,600
Net assets released from restrictions due to the satisfaction of purpose restrictions 35,928 (35,928) - 5,403 (5,403) -
Total Revenue 919,856 266,819 1,186,675 859,056 24,382 883,438
EXPENSES            
Contributions to Ranger College 698,208 - 698,208 196,087 - 196,087
Other Contributions - - - 18,046 - 18,046
Legal and Professional Fees 1,050 - 1,050 995 - 995
Scholarships 1,824 - 1,824 903 - 903
Supplies 17,610 - 17,610 30,198 - 30,198
Total Expenses 718,692 - 718,692 246,229 - 246,229
Change in Net Assets 201,164 266,819 467,983 612,827 24,382 637,209
Net Assets - Beginning of Year 2,632,035 594,182 3,226,217 2,019,208 569,800 2,589,008
Net Assets - End of Year $2,833,199 $861,001 $3,694,200 $2,632,035 $594,182 $3,226,217

The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Statements of Cash Flows 

For the Years Ended August 31, 2025 and 2024

Exhibit 3

Description 2025 2024
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    
Receipts from Students and Other Customers $ 5,466,782 $ 5,817,915
Receipts from Grants and Contracts 1,898,449 1,721,451
Payments to or on Behalf of Employees (8,947,744) (8,099,272)
Payments to Suppliers for Goods or Services (5,297,979) (6,859,900)
Payments of Scholarships (1,512,746) (908,180)
Other receipts 543,458 270,512
Net Cash Used by Operating Activities (7,849,780) (8,057,474)
CASH FLOWS FROM NON-CAPITAL FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Receipts from State Appropriations 8,165,097 7,612,856
Receipts from Maintenance Ad Valorem Taxes 37,956 29,802
Receipts from Non-Operating Federal Revenue 2,614,202 2,634,901
Receipts from Non-Operating State Revenue 501,781 224,840
Receipts from Gifts and Grants (Other Than Capital) 2,855,046 242,663
Payments to Student Organizations and Other Agency Transactions (6,201) (6,156)
Net Cash Provided by Non-Capital Financing Activities 14,167,881 10,738,906
CASH FLOWS FROM CAPITAL AND RELATED FINANCING ACTIVITIES    
Receipts from Debt Service Ad Valorem Taxes 539,241 569,234
Purchases of Capital Assets (2,899,881) (1,501,557)
Payments on Capital Debt - Principal (1,223,896) (1,063,174)
Payments on Capital Debt - Interest (532,474) (538,866)
Net Cash Used by Capital Financing Activities (4,117,010) (2,534,363)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES    
Proceeds from the Sale of Investments 33,264 -
Receipts from Investment Earnings 331,150 153,925
Net Cash Provided by Investing Activities 364,414 153,925
Increase in Cash and Cash Equivalents 2,565,505 300,994
Cash and Cash Equivalents - September 1 5,349,477 5,048,483
Cash and Cash Equivalents - August 31 $ 7,914,982 $ 5,349,477

Description 2025 2024
Reconciliation to Exhibit 1:    
Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 7,599,220 $ 5,044,403
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents 315,762 305,074
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 7,914,982 $ 5,349,477
Reconciliation of Operating Loss to Net Cash Used By Operating Activities:    
Operating Loss (10,748,335) (9,466,614)
Adjustments to Reconcile Operating Loss to Net Cash Used by Operating Activities:    
Depreciation and Amortization Expense 1,623,605 1,540,545
Bad Debt Expense 417,692 388,694
Payments Made Directly by State for Benefits 888,597 565,876
Changes in Assets and Liabilities:    
Receivables, Net (934,319) (552,430)
Inventories 15,870 15,372
Prepaid Expenses 26,980 (22,180)
Deposits (25,200) -
Deferred Outflows of Resources (417,622) 875,259
Accounts Payable 1,186,971 (251,412)
Accrued Liabilities 2,980 47,323
Unearned Revenue (126,252) (378,385)
Net Pension Liability (198,540) 239,478
Net OPEB Liability 1,221,261 (269,704)
Compensable Absences 19,185 23,721
Deferred Inflows of Resources (802,653) (813,017)
Net Cash Used By Operating Activities (7,849,780) (8,057,474)
Non-Cash Investing, Capital, and Financing Activities:    
Donation of Real Estate Held for Investment $ 41,591,500 -
Amortization of Premium on Bonds $ 12,050 $ 12,282
Capital Assets Acquired Through Issuance of Lease Liabilities $ 48,046 $ 132,319
Capital Assets Acquired Through Issuance of Subscription Liabilities $ 233,932 -

The accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements are an integral part of this statement.

Notes to the Financial Statements

August 31, 2025 and 2024

Ranger College District (the College) was established in 1926, in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, to serve the educational needs of Ranger and the surrounding communities.

The College is considered a special-purpose, primary government according to U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as promulgated by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB).

While the College receives funding from local, state, and federal sources, and must comply with the spending, reporting, and recordkeeping requirements of these entities, it is not a component unit of any other governmental entity.

This section provides a summary of the College’s significant accounting activities and other topics related to the College’s financial reporting.

Reporting Guidelines

The significant accounting policies followed by the College in preparing these financial statements are in accordance with the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board's Annual Financial Reporting Requirements for Texas Public Community Colleges. The College applies all applicable GASB pronouncements. The College is reported as a special-purpose government engaged in business-type activities (BTA).

Tuition Discounting

  • Texas Public Education Grants (TPEG)
    • Certain tuition amounts are required to be set aside for use as scholarships by qualifying students. This set-aside, called the TPEG, is shown with tuition and fee revenue amounts as a separate set aside amount (Texas Education Code §56.033). When the award is used by the student for tuition and fees, the College records the amount as a tuition discount. If the amount is dispersed directly to the student, the amount is recorded as a scholarship expense.
  • Title IV, Higher Education Act (HEA) Program Funds
    • Certain Title IV HEA Program funds are received by the College to pass through to the student. These funds are initially received by the College and recorded as revenue. When the award is used by the student for tuition and fees, the amount is recorded as a tuition discount. If the amount is disbursed directly to the student, the amount is recorded as a scholarship expense.
  • Other Tuition Discounts
    • The College awards tuition and fee scholarships from institutional funds to students who qualify. When these amounts are used for tuition and fees, the College records the amount as a tuition discount. If the amount is disbursed directly to the student, the amount is recorded as a scholarship expense.

Basis of Accounting and Measurement Focus

The financial statements of the College have been presented using the economic resources measurement focus and full accrual basis of accounting. Under the accrual basis of accounting, revenues are recognized when earned, and expenses are recognized when a legal or contractual obligation is incurred.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The College considers cash and cash equivalents as cash on-hand, demand deposits, and short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition.

Investments

The College reports investments at fair value. Fair values are based on published market rates. Short-term investments have an original maturity greater than three months but less than one year at time of purchase. Long-term investments have an original maturity of greater than one year at the time of purchase.

Prepaid Items

Certain payments to vendors reflect costs applicable to future accounting periods and are recorded as prepaid items. The cost of prepaid items is recorded as expenses when consumed rather than when purchased.

Capital Assets

The College records capital assets at historical cost at the date of acquisition or acquisition value at the date of donation. Right-to-use assets are initially measured at the initial amount of the related liability, which is based on the present value of payments expected to be paid during the term of the applicable arrangement. For equipment, the College’s capitalization policy includes all items with a unit cost of $5,000 or more and an estimated useful life in excess of one year. The College capitalizes renovations of $5,000 or more to buildings, infrastructure, and land improvements that significantly increase the value or extend the useful life of the structure. The College charges costs of normal maintenance and repairs that do not add to the value of the asset or materially extend assets’ lives to operating expense in the year in which the expense is incurred.

Land and construction in progress are not depreciated. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the assets, generally 50 years for buildings, 20 years for land improvements, 15 years for library books, 10 years for furniture, machinery, vehicles, and other equipment, and 5 years for telecommunications and peripheral equipment. Intangible assets follow the same capitalization policies as tangible assets and are reported with tangible assets in the appropriate capital asset class. Right-to-use assets are amortized over the term of the applicable arrangement.

Compensable Absences

The College recognizes a liability for compensable absences for leave time that (1) has been earned for services previously rendered by employees, (2) accumulates and is allowed to be carried over to subsequent years, and (3) is more likely than not to be used as time off or settled during or upon separation from employment. See additional information in Note 12.

Pensions

The College participates in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) pension plan, a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension that has a special funding situation. The fiduciary net position of TRS has been determined using the flow of economic resources measurement focus and full accrual basis of accounting. This includes, for purposes of measuring the net pension liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions, pension expense, and information about assets, liabilities, and additions to/deductions from TRS’s fiduciary net position. Benefit payments (including refunds of employee contributions) are recognized when due and payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.

Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB)

The fiduciary net position of the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS) State Retiree Health Plan (SRHP) has been determined using the flow of economic resources measurement focus and full accrual basis of accounting. This includes, for purposes of measuring the net OPEB liability, deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to other post-employment benefits; OPEB expense; and information about assets, liabilities, and additions to/deductions from SRHP’s fiduciary net position. Benefit payments are recognized when due and are payable in accordance with the benefit terms. Investments are reported at fair value.

Unearned Revenues

Revenues, primarily consisting of tuition, fees, meal charges, and resident hall charges, related to academic terms in the next fiscal year are recorded on the Statement of Net Position as unearned revenue in the current fiscal year. Tuition and fees of $4,882,338 and $4,846,979 and federal and state grants of $541,397 and $703,008 have been reported as unearned revenue at August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Bonds Payable

Bonds payable are reported net of applicable bond premium, which is deferred and amortized using the effective interest method.

Deferred Outflows and Inflows

In addition to assets, the Statement of Net Position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred outflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred outflows of resources, represents a consumption of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so will not be recognized as an outflow of resources (expense) until then. The College has deferred outflows related to its pension plan and for other post-employment benefits (OPEB). See additional information in Note 11 and Note 14, respectively.

In addition to liabilities, the Statement of Net Position will sometimes report a separate section for deferred inflows of resources. This separate financial statement element, deferred inflows of resources, represents an acquisition of net position that applies to a future period(s) and so is not recognized as an inflow of resources (revenue) until that time. The College has deferred inflows related to its pension plan, and other post-employment benefits (OPEB). See additional information in Note 11 and Note 14, respectively.

Net Position

Assets and deferred outflows of resources less liabilities and deferred inflows of resources is called net position. Net position is comprised of three components: net investment in capital assets, restricted, and unrestricted.

Net investment in capital assets consists of capital assets, net of accumulated depreciation/amortization and reduced by outstanding balances of bonds, notes, and other debt that are attributable to the acquisition, construction, or improvement of those assets.

Restricted net position consists of restricted assets reduced by liabilities and deferred inflows of resources related to those assets. Assets are reported as restricted when constraints are placed on asset use either by external parties or by law through constitutional provision or enabling legislation.

Unrestricted net position is the net amount of the assets, deferred outflows of resources, liabilities, and deferred inflows of resources that does not meet the definition of the two preceding categories.

Sometimes the College will fund outlays for a particular purpose from both restricted and unrestricted resources. In order to calculate the amounts to report as restricted net position and unrestricted net position, a flow assumption must be made about the order in which the resources are considered to be applied. It is the College’s policy to consider restricted net position to have been depleted before unrestricted net position is applied.

Non-Current Cash and Investments

Non-current cash and cash equivalents are set aside and classified as restricted assets on the Statement of Net Position because they are maintained in separate bank accounts and their use is limited to obligations, such as scholarships, grant requirements, revenue bonds, and construction.

Estimates

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, the College is aware that actual results could differ from those estimates.

Operating and Non-Operating Revenue and Expense Policy

The College distinguishes operating revenues and expenses from non-operating items. The College reports as a BTA and as a single, proprietary fund. Operating revenues and expenses generally result from providing services in connection with the College’s principal ongoing operations. The principal operating revenues are tuition and related fees. The major non-operating revenues are state appropriations and property tax collections. Operating expenses include the cost of sales and services, administrative expenses, and depreciation/amortization on capital assets. The operations of the bookstore and food service are not performed by the College.

Reclassifications

Certain accounts in the prior year financial statements have been reclassified for comparative purposes to conform with the presentation in the current year financial statements.

New Accounting Pronouncements

For the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, the College implemented the following new accounting pronouncements:

Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 101, Compensated Absences. This Statement requires that liabilities for compensated absences be recognized for (1) leave that has not been used and (2) leave that has been used but not yet paid in cash or settled through noncash means.

Governmental Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 102, Certain Risk Disclosures. This statement requires governments to disclose information about certain risks that could significantly affect their ability to continue to provide services or meet obligations as they come due. The College evaluated its potential exposures in accordance with the requirements of this statement and determined that no additional disclosures were necessary.

These statements were adopted by the College as of September 1, 2024. There was no impact on fiscal year 2025 results or fiscal year 2024 amounts as previously reported.

The College is authorized to invest in obligations and instruments as defined in the Public Funds Investment Act (Sec. 2256.001, Texas Government Code).

Such investments include:

  • Obligations of the United States or its agencies
  • Direct obligations of the State of Texas or its agencies
  • Obligations of political subdivisions rated not less than “A” by a national investment rating firm
  • Certificates of deposit
  • Other instruments and obligations authorized by statute

The College’s deposits and investments are invested pursuant to the Investment Policy, which is approved annually by the College’s Board. The Investment Policy includes a list of authorized investment instruments. These include, with certain restrictions:

  • Certificates of deposit
  • U.S. Treasury Bills and Notes
  • Investment pools

No other investments shall be made without approval of a majority of the Board of Regents.

Cash and Deposits

Cash and Cash Equivalents reported on Exhibit 1, Statements of Net Position, consist of the items reported below:

Category August 31, 2025 August 31, 2024
Bank Deposits with Financial Institutions $7,912,482 $5,346,977
Petty Cash $2,500 $2,500
Total Cash and Cash Equivalents $7,914,982 $5,349,477

Investments

Investments reported on Exhibit 1, Statements of Net Position, consist of the items reported below: 

Type of Investment Maturity

Market Value

8/31/2025

Market Value

8/31/2024

Real Estate N/A $41,558,236 $41,591,500

Reconciliation of Deposits and Investments between Note 4 and Exhibit 1 for Primary Government: 

Per Note 4: 

Category

August 31, 2025

August 31, 2024
Cash and Cash Equivalents $7,914,982 $5,349,477
Investments $41,558,236 $41,591,500
Total Deposits and Investments $49,473,218 $46,940,977

Per Exhibit 1: 

Category August 31, 2025 August 31, 2024
Cash and Cash Equivalents $7,599,220 $5,044,403
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents $315,762 $305,074
Investments in Real Estate $41,558,236 $41,591,500
Total Deposits and Investments $49,473,218 $46,940,977

The College’s investments measured and reported at fair value are classified according to the following hierarchy:

  • Level 1 – Investments reflect prices quoted in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the government can access at the measurement date.
  • Level 2 – Investments reflect prices that are based on similar observable asset or liability either directly or indirectly, which may include inputs in markets that are not considered to be active.
  • Level 3 – Investments reflect prices based upon unobservable sources for the asset or liability.

The categorization of investments within the hierarchy is based upon the pricing transparency of the instrument and should not be perceived as the particular investment’s risk. All investments were categorized in Level 2 at September 31, 2025 and 2024. The fair value of the investment in real estate is determined based on third-party appraisals, adjusted as necessary for changes in market conditions.


Capital assets activity for the year ended August 31, 2025 was as follows:

Not Depreciated:

Category

Balance

9/1/2024

Increases Decreases

Balance

8131/2025

Land $1,040,242 $82,525 - $1,122,767
Construction in Progress $1,439,672 $1,799,454 $666,272 $2,572,854
Subtotal $2,479,914 $1,881,979 $666,272 $3,695,621

Other Capital Assets:

Category

Balance

9/1/2024

Increases Decreases

Balance

8131/2025

Buildings and Improvements $23,657,477 $1,234,278 $14,897 $24,876,858
Land Improvements $2,387,946 $152,995 - $2,540,941
Leasehold Improvements $792,940 - - $792,940
Library Books $186,423 $1,871 - $188,294
Vehicles and Equipment $4,616,467 $295,005 - $4,911,472
Right-to-use Assets        
Buildings $255,002 - - $255,002
Equipment $260,527 $48,046 - $308,573
Software $1,384,619 $233,932 - $1,618,551
Subtotal $33,541,401 $1,966,127 $14,897 $35,492,631

Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization: 

Category

Balance

9/1/2024

Increases Decreases

Balance

8/31/2025

Buildings and Improvements $6,686,103 $701,406 $2,880 $7,384,629
Land Improvements $707,281 $94,169 - $801,450
Leasehold Improvements $790,606 $2,155 - $792,761
Library Books $163,306 $2,416 - $165,722
Vehicles and Equipment $2,679,647 $426,546 - $3,106,193
Right-to-use Assets - - - -
Buildings $123,637 $30,910 - $154,547
Equipment $114,189 $47,215 - $161,404
Software $568,614 $318,788 - $887,402
Subtotal $11,833,383 $1,623,605 $2,880 $13,454,108

Total Net Other Capital Assests and Net Capital Assets:

Category

Balance

9/1/2024

Increases Decreases

Balance

8/31/2025

Net Other Capital Assets $21,708,018 $342,522 $12,017 $22,038,523
Net Capital Assets $24,187,932 $2,224,501 $678,289 $25,734,144

Capital assets activity for the year ended August 31, 2024 was as follows: 

Not Depreciated: 

Category

Balance

9/1/2023

Increases Decreases

Balance

8/31/2024

Land $1,018,935 $21,307 - $1,040,242
Construction in Progress $507,915 $931,757 - $1,439,672
Subtotal $1,526,850 $953,064 - $2,479,914

Other Capital Assets:

Category

Balance

9/1/2023

Increases Decreases

Balance

8/31/2024

Buildings and Improvements $23,481,453 $184,395 $8,371 $23,657,477
Land Improvements $2,360,192 $27,754 - $2,387,946
Leasehold Improvements $792,940 - - $792,940
Library Books $184,477 $1,946 - $186,423
Vehicles and Equipment $3,989,949 $626,518 - $4,616,467
Right-to-Use Assets - - - -
Buildings $255,002 - - $255,002
Equipment $128,208 $132,319 - $260,527
Software $1,384,619 - - $1,384,619
Subtotal $32,576,840 $972,932 $8,371 $33,541,401

Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization:

Category

Balance

9/1/2023

Increases Decreases

Balance

8/31/2024

Buildings and Improvements $5,986,781 $701,833 $2,511 $6,686,103
Land Improvements $603,202 $104,079 - $707,281
Leasehold Improvements $785,800 $4,806 - $790,606
Library Books $160,956 $2,350 - $163,306
Vehicles and Equipments $2,292,865 $386,782 - $2,679,647
Right-to-Use Assets - - - -
Buildings $92,728 $30,909 - $123,637
Equipment $76,405 $37,784 - $114,189
Software $296,612 $272,002 - $568,614
Subtotal $10,295,349 $1,540,545 $2,511 $11,833,383

Total Net Other Capital Assests and Net Capital Assets:

Category

Balance

9/1/2023

Increases Decreases

Balance

8/31/2024

Net Other Capital Assets $22,281,491 ($567,613) $5,860 $21,708,018
Net Capital Assets $23,808,341 $385,451 $5,860 $24,187,932

Non-current liability activity for the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024 was as follows:

2025

Category

Balance

9/1/2024

Additions

Reductions

Balance

8/31/2025

Current

Portion

Revenue Bonds Payable $2,737,000 - $373,000 $2,364,000 $386,000
Limited tax Bonds Payable $8,350,000 - $250,000 $8,100,000 $255,000
Bond Premium $157,112 - $12,050 $145,062 $11,801
Note Payable- Direct Borrowings $1,333,006 - $188,348 $1,144,658 $193,728
Lease Liability $294,715 $48,046 $74,727 $268,034 $75,546
Subscription Liability $948,196 $233,932 $337,821 $844,307 $351,858
Net Pension Liability $2,960,266 $376,362 $574,902 $2,761,726 N/A
Net OPEB Liability $5,649,550 $1,420,873 $199,612 $6,870,811 $195,036
Accrued Compensable Absences* $167,440 $19,185 - $186,625 $149,196
Total Term Liabilities $22,597,285 $2,098,398 $2,010,460 $22,685,223 $1,618,165

2024

Category

Balance

9/1/2023

Additions Reductions

Balance

8/31/2024

Current

Portion

Revenue Bonds Payable $3,098,000 - $361,000 $2,737,000 $373,000
Limited Tax Bonds Payable $8,595,000 - $245,000 $8,350,000 $250,000
Bond Premium $169,394 - $12,282 $157,112 $12,050
Note Payable- Direct Borrowing $1,197,601 $292,120 $156,715 $1,333,006 $188,349
Lease Liability $229,525 $132,319 $67,129 $294,715 $69,276
Subscription Liability $1,181,526 - $233,330 $948,196 $271,523
Net Pension Liability $2,720,788 $594,644 $355,166 $2,960,266 N/A
Net OPEB Liability $5,919,254 $242,631 $512,335 $5,649,550 $158,026
Accrued Compensable Absences* $143,719 $23,721 - $167,440 $136,084
Total Long-Term Liabilities $23,254,807 $1,285,435 $1,942,957 $22,597,285 $1,458,308

The change in compensable absences above is a net change for the year.

General information related to bonds payable and note payable is summarized below: 

Revenue Bonds

  • Combined Fee Revenue Bond, Series 2013
    • Issued May 15, 2013
    • Purpose: To purchase and renovate a building in Stephenville for instructional use
    • Original balance: $3,000,000
    • Repayment terms: Thirty semi-annual installments ranging from $160,000 to $243,000, including interest at 2.95%
    • Final installment due: June 1, 2028
    • Source of revenue for debt service: Tuition and fees
    • Outstanding principal balance:
      • $709,000 as of August 31, 2025
      • $932,000 as of August 31, 2024
  • Combined Fee Revenue Bond, Series 2014
    • Issued July 1, 2014
    • Purpose: To purchase and renovate a building in Stephenville for instructional use
    • Original balance: $3,000,000
    • Repayment terms: Forty semi-annual installments ranging from $88,000 to $215,000, including interest at 4.1%
    • Final installment due: August 15, 2034
    • Source of revenue for debt service: Tuition and fees
    • Outstanding principal balance:
      • $1,655,000 as of August 31, 2025
      • $1,805,000 as of August 31, 2024

Limited Tax Bonds

  • Limited Tax Bond, Series 2017
    • Issued March 1, 2017
    • Purpose: To renovate, construct, and equip school buildings and to pay the costs of issuing the bonds
    • Original balance: $9,745,000
    • Repayment terms: Fifty-seven semi-annual installments ranging from $65,000 to $560,000, including interest rates from 2% to 4%
    • Final installment due: February 15, 2046
    • Source of revenue for debt service: Assessment of property taxes
    • Issued at a premium of $254,885
    • Unamortized premium:
      • $145,062 as of August 31, 2025
      • $157,112 as of August 31, 2024
    • Outstanding principal balance:
      • $8,100,000 as of August 31, 2025
      • $8,350,000 as of August 31, 2024

Notes Payable from Direct Borrowings

  • State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)
    • Original loan date: December 8, 2016
    • Purpose: To fund energy conservation measures
    • Total available drawdown: $1,968,046
    • Drawdown period: Fiscal years ending August 31, 2017 and 2018
    • Repayment terms: Quarterly installments of $44,975 beginning August 31, 2018 and continuing through February 28, 2031, in accordance with the Loan Payment Schedule
    • Interest rate: 2% from the date of borrowing
    • Source of revenue for debt service: Unrestricted revenue
    • Outstanding principal balance:
      • $882,328 as of August 31, 2025
      • $1,041,535 as of August 31, 2024
    • Default provision: In the event of default, outstanding amounts may become immediately due if the College is unable to make payment. If the loan is not repaid within 90 days after a declaration of default, SECO may recommend that the Legislative Budget Board reduce state appropriations by the total outstanding amount due under the agreement.
  • First Financial Bank
    • Original loan date: December 15, 2023
    • Purpose: To fund an energy conservation project
    • Original balance: $292,120
    • Repayment terms: Thirty-two quarterly installments of $12,373, including interest at 7.25%
    • Source of revenue for debt service: Property taxes
    • Outstanding principal balance:
      • $262,330 as of August 31, 2025
      • $291,471 as of August 31, 2024

The principal and interest expense requirements for the next five years and beyond are summarized below for the debt issued.

Revenue Bonds Payable

Year Ending

August 31,

Bonds

Principal

Interest Total
2026 $386,000 $88,771 $474,771
2027 $398,000 $75,588 $473,588
2028 $412,000 $61,983 $473,983
2029 $176,000 $47,888 $223,888
2030 $183,000 $40,672 $223,672
2031-2035 $809,000 $125,293 $934,293
Total $2,364,000 $440,195 $2,804,195

Limited Tax Bonds Payable

Year Ending

August 31,

Bonds

Principal

Interst Total

Amortization

of Bond Premium

2026 $255,000 $313,994 $568,994 $11,801
2027 $265,000 $306,843 $571,843 $11,531
2028 $270,000 $297,800 $567,800 $11,189
2029 $280,000 $286,800 $566,800 $10,774
2030 $295,000 $275,300 $570,300 $10,341
2031-2035 $1,300,000 $1,251,500 $2,551,500 $44,552
2036-2040 $1,950,000 $898,000 $2,848,000 $30,706
2041-2045 $2,390,000 $465,800 $2,855,800 $13,771
2046-2050 $1,095,000 $44,300 $1,139,300 $397
Total $8,100,000 $4,140,337 $12,240,337 $145,062

Net Payable- Direct Borrowings

Year Ending

August 31,

Note

Principal

Interest Total
2026 $193,728 $35,662 $229,390
2027 $199,333 $30,057 $229,390
2028 $205,177 $24,213 $229,390
2029 $211,276 $18,115 $229,391
2030 $217,645 $11,746 $229,391
2031-2035 $117,499 $10,388 $127,887
Total $1,144,658 $130,181 $1,274,839

Lease Liability

Year Ending

August 31,

Lease

Principal

Interest Total
2026 $75,546 $15,743 $91,289
2027 $70,554 $10,939 $81,493
2028 $70,780 $6,344 $77,124
2029 $42,984 $2,092 $45,076
2030 $8,170 $175 $8,345
Total $268,034 $35,293 $303,327

Subscription Liability

Year Ending

August 31,

Subscription

Principal

Interest Total
2026 $351,858 $52,973 $404,831
2027 $402,580 $31,430 $434,010
2028 $43,310 $6,740 $50,050
2029 $46,559 $3,492 $50,051
Total $844,307 $94,635 $938,942

General information related to leases payable is summarized below:

Asset

Term

Including Renewals

Interest

Rate

Payment

Amount

Lease Liability

8/31/2025

Building 120 Months 5.50% $3,210 $114,400
Copiers/Printers 36-63 Months 3.25%-8.50% $5,650 $153,634
- - - - $268,034

There were no variable payments, residual value guarantees, or penalties not included in the measurement of the leases. The College did not have any commitments under leases not yet commenced at year-end, components of losses associated with asset impairments, or sublease transactions for fiscal year 2025. 

General information related to subscription liabilities is summarized below:

Software

Term

Including Renewals

Interest

Rate

Payment

Amount

Subscription Liability

8/31/2025

Enterprise Resource Planning 5 years 6.25% varies $613,636
Learning Management System 6 years 3.25% varies $63,037
Data Analytics System 5 years 7.50% varies $167,634
- - - - $844,307

There were no variable payment penalties not included in the measurement of the contracts. The College did not have any commitments under subscription contracts not yet commenced at yearend or components of losses associated with asset impairments for fiscal year 2025.

Teacher Retirement System of Texas- Defined Benefit Pension Plan

Plan Description

The College participates in a cost-sharing multiple-employer defined benefit pension plan that has a special funding situation. The plan is administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS). It is a defined benefit pension plan established and administered in accordance with the Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Section 67, and Texas Government Code, Title 8, Subtitle C. The pension trust fund is a qualified pension trust under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Texas Legislature establishes benefits and contribution rates within the guidelines of the Texas Constitution. The pension’s Board of Trustees does not have the authority to establish or amend benefit terms.

All employees of public, state-supported educational institutions in Texas who are employed for one-half or more of the standard workload and who are not exempted from membership under Texas Government Code, Title 8, Section 822.002 are covered by the system.

Pension Plan Fiduciary Net Position

Detailed information about the Teacher Retirement System's fiduciary net position is available in a separately issued Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) that includes financial statements and required supplementary information. That report may be obtained on the Internet at https://www.trs.texas.gov/learning-resources/publications; by writing to TRS at attention Finance Division, PO BOX 149676, Austin, TX, 78714-0185, or by calling 1-800-223-8778.

Benefits Provided

TRS provides service and disability retirement, as well as death and survivor benefits, to eligible employees (and their beneficiaries) of public and higher education in Texas. The pension formula is calculated using 2.3% (multiplier) times the average of the five highest annual creditable salaries times years of credited service to arrive at the annual standard annuity except for members who are grandfathered, the three highest annual salaries are used. The normal service retirement is at age 65 with 5 years of credited service or when the sum of the member's age and years of credited service equals 80 or more years. Early retirement is at age 55 with 5 years of service credit or earlier than 55 with 30 years of service credit. There are additional provisions for early retirement if the sum of the member's age and years of service credit total at least 80, but the member is less than age 60 or 62 depending on date of employment, or if the member was grandfathered in under a previous rule. There are no automatic post-employment benefit changes; including automatic cost of living adjustments (COLAs). Ad hoc post-employment benefit changes, including ad hoc COLAs can be granted by the Texas Legislature as noted in the Plan description above. Accordingly, the 2023 Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill (SB) 10 and House Joint Resolution (HJR) 2 to provide eligible retirees with a one-time stipend and an ad hoc COLA.

One-Time Stipends

Stipends, regardless of annuity amount, were paid in September 2023 to annuitants who met the qualifying age requirement on or before August 31, 2023:

  • A one-time $7,500 stipend to eligible annuitants who are 75 years of age and older.
  • A one-time $2,400 stipend to eligible annuitants age 70 to 74.

Cost-of-Living Adjustment

A COLA was dependent on Texas voters approving a constitutional amendment (Proposition 9) to authorize the COLA. Voters approved the amendment in the November 2023 election and the following COLA was applied to eligible annuitants' payments beginning with their January 2024 payment:

  • 2% COLA for eligible retirees who retired between September 1, 2013 through August 31, 2020.
  • 4% COLA for eligible retirees who retired between September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2013.
  • 6% COLA for eligible retirees who retired on or before August 31, 2001.

Texas Government Code section 821.006 prohibits benefit improvements, if, as a result of the particular action, the time required to amortize TRS’ unfunded actuarial liabilities would be increased to a period that exceeds 31 years, or, if the amortization period already exceeds 31 years, the period would be increased by such action. Actuarial implications of the funding provided in this manner are determined by the TRS’ actuary.

Contributions

Contribution requirements are established or amended pursuant to Article 16, Section 67 of the Texas Constitution which requires the Texas legislature to establish a member contribution rate of not less than 6% of the member's annual compensation and a state contribution rate of not less than 6% and not more than 10% of the aggregate annual compensation paid to members of the System during the fiscal year.

Employee contribution rates are set in state statute, Texas Government Code 825.402. The TRS Pension Reform Bill (Senate Bill 12) of the 86th Texas Legislature amended Texas Government Code 825.402 for member contributions and increased employee and employer contribution rates for fiscal years 2019 through 2025.

Contribution Rates

Category FY 2025 FY 2024
Member 8.25% 8.00%
Non-Employer Contributing Entity (NECE)- State 8.25% 8.00%
Employers 8.25% 8.00%

Fiscal Year 2025

Category Amount
College Contributions $284,391
Member Contributions $483,291
State of Texas (NECE) On-behalf Contributions $171,374

Contributors to the plan include active members, employers, and the State of Texas as the only non-employer contributing entity. The State is the employer for senior colleges and universities, medical schools and state entities including TRS. In each respective role, the State contributes to the plan in accordance with state statutes and the General Appropriations Act (GAA).

As a non-employer contributing entity for public education and junior colleges, the State of Texas contributes to the retirement system an amount equal to the current emplolyer contribution rate times the aggregate annual compensation of all participating members of the pension trust fund during the fiscal year reduced by the amounts described below which are paid by the employerss. Employers (public school, junior college, other entities, or the State of Texas as the employer for senior colleges, universities, and medical schools) are required to pay the employer contribution rate in the following instances:

Employers are required to pay the employer contribution rate in specific instances, including:

  • On the portion of the member's salary that exceeds the statutory minimum for members entitled to the statutory minimum under Section 21.402 of the Texas Education Code.
  • During a new member’s first 90 days of employment.
  • When any or all of an employee’s salary is paid by federal funding sources, a privately sponsored source, from non-educational and general, or local funds.
  • When the employing district is a public junior college or junior college district, the employer shall contribute to the retirement system an amount equal to 50% of the state contribution rate for certain instructional or administrative employees; and 100% of the state contribution rate for all other employees. 

In addition, to the employer contributions listed above, there is an additional surcharge an employer is subject to: 

  • When employing aa retiree of the Teacher Retirement System, the emplolyer shall pay both the member contribution and the state contribution as an employment after retirement surcharge.

Actuarial Assumptions

The total pension liability in the August 31, 2023 actuarial valuation was determined using the following actuarial assumptions: 

Valuation Date August 31, 2023 rolled forward to August 31, 2024
Actuarial Cost Method Individual Entry Age Normal
Asset Valuation Method Fair Value
Single Discount Rate 7.00%
Long-term expected Rage 7.00%
Municipal Bond Rate as of August 2024 3.87%
Last year ending August 31 in Projection Period (100 years) 2123
Inflation 2.30%
Salary Increases including inflation 2.95% to 8.95%
Ad hoc post-employment benefit changes None

* The source for the rate is the Bond Buyers 20 Index which represents the estimated yield of a portfolio of 20 general obligation bonds maturing in 20 years based on a survey of municipal bond traders

The actuarial methods and assumptions used in the determination of the total pension liability are the same assumptions used in the actuarial valuation as of August 31, 2023. For a full description of these assumptions please see the actuarial valuation report dated November 21, 2023.

Discount Rate

A single discount rate of 7.00% was used to measure the total pension liability. The single discount rate was based on the expected rate of return on plan investments of 7.00%. The projection of cash flows used to determine this single discount rate assumed that contributions from active members, employers and the non-employer contributing entity will be made at the rates set by the legislature during the 2019 session. It is assumed that future employer and state contributions will be 9.54% of payroll in fiscal year 2025 and thereafter. This includes all employer and state contributions for active and rehired retirees

Based on those assumptions, the pension plan’s fiduciary net position was projected to be available to make all future benefit payments of current plan members. Therefore, the long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was applied to all periods of projected benefit payments to determine the total pension liability.

The long-term rate of return on pension plan investments is 7.00%. The long-term expected rate of return on pension plan investments was determined using a building-block method in which best-estimate ranges of expected future real rates of return (expected returns, net of pension plan investment expense and inflation) are developed for each major asset class. These ranges are combined to produce the long-term expected rate of return by weighting the expected future real rates of return by the target asset allocation percentage and by adding expected inflation. 

Best estimates of geometric real rates of return for each major asset class included in the system’s target asset allocation as of August 31, 2024 are summarized below:

Asset Class

Target

Allocation %

Long-Term Expected

Geometric Real Rate of Return

Expected Contribution to

Long-Term Portfolio Returns

Global Equity - - -
USA 18.0% 4.4% 1.00%
Non-U.S. Developed 13.0% 4.2% 0.80%
Emerging Markets 9.0% 5.2% 0.70%
Private Equity 14.0% 6.7% 1.20%
Stable Value - - -
Government Bonds 16.0% 1.9% 0.40%
Stable Value Hedge Funds 5.0% 3.0% 0.20%
Absolute Return 0.0% 4.0% 0.00%
Real Return - - -
Real Estate 15.0% 6.6% 1.20%
Energy, Natural Resources, & Infrastructure 6.0% 5.6% 0.40%
Commodities 0.0% 2.5% 0.00%
Risk Parity 8.0% 4.0% 0.40%
Assest Allocation Leverage - - -
Cash 2.0% 1.0% 0.00%
Asset Allocation Leverage -6.0% 1.3% -0.10%
Inflation Expectation - -  
Volatility Drag - -  
Expected Return 100.00% - 7.90%
  • Absolute Return includes Credit Sensitive Investments.
  • Target allocations are based on the FY 2024 policy model
  • Capital Market Assumptions (CMA) come from 2024 SAA Study CMA Survey (as of 12/31/2023).
  • The volatility drag results from the conversion between arithmetic and geometric mean returns.

Discount Rate Sensitivity Analysis

The following schedule shows the impact of the net pension liability if the discount rate used was 1 percentage point lower than and 1 percentage point higher than the discount rate that was used (7.00%) in measuring the net pension liability.

Fiscal Year 2025

Category

1% Decrease in

Discount Rate (6.00%)

Discount Rate (7.00%)

1% Increase in

Discount Rate (8.00%)

College's proportionate share of the net pension liability: $4,411,167 $2,761,726 $1,395,036

Fiscal Year 2024

Category

1% Decrease in

Discount Rate (6.00%)

Discount Rate (7.00%)

1% Increase in

Discount Rate (8.00%)

College's proportionate share of the net pension liability: $4,425,747 $2,960,266 $1,741,700

Pension Liabilities, Pension Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to Pensions

At the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, the College reported a liability of $2,761,726 for its proportionate share of the TRS net pension liability. This liability reflects a reduction for State pension support provided to the College. The amount recognized by the College as its proportionate share of the net pension liability, the related State support, and the total portion of the net pension liability that was associated with the College were as follows: 

Category 8/31/2025 8/31/2024
College's proportionate share of the collective net pension liability $2,761,726 $2,960,266
State's proportionate share that is associated with the College $1,857,600 $1,965,969
Total $4,619,326 $4,926,235

The net pension liability was measured as of August 31, 2023 and rolled forward to August 31, 2024 and the total pension liability used to calculate the net pension liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date. The College’s proportion of the net pension liability was based on the College’s contributions to the pension plan relative to the contributions of all employers to the plan for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. 

At the measurement date of August 31, 2024, the College’s proportion of the collective net pension liability was 0.0045212%, which was an increase of 0.0002% from its proportion measured as of August 31, 2023.

Changes Since the Prior Actuarial Valuation

The actuarial assumptions and methods are the same as used in the determination of the prior year’s net pension liability.

The 2023 Texas Legislature passed Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), which provided a stipend payment to certain retirees and variable ad hoc cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to certain retirees in early fiscal year 2024. Due to its timing, the legislation and payments were not reflected in the August 31, 2023 actuarial valuation. Under the roll forward method, an adjustment was made to reflect the legislation in the rolled forward liabilities for the current measurement year, August 31, 2024. SB 10 and House Joint Resolution 2 (HJR 2) of the 88th Regular Legislative Session appropriated payments of $1.645 billion for one-time stipends and $3.355 billion for COLAs. This appropriation is treated as a supplemental contribution and included in other additions. Since the Legislature appropriated funds for this one-time stipend and COLA, there was no impact on the Net Pension Liability of TRS.

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, the College recognized pension expense of $222,014 and revenue of $171,374 for support provided by the State.

At August 31, 2025, the College reported its proportionate share of the TRS deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources

Category

Deferred Outflows

of Resources

Deferred Inflows

of Resources

Differences between expected and actual economic experience $152,222 $21,562
Changes in actuarial assumptions $142,594 $19,117
Difference between projected and actual investment earnings  $663,109 $646,322
Changes in proportion and difference between the employer's contributions and the proportionate share of contributions $128,788 $169,733
Contributions paid to TRS after the measurement date $284,392 -
Total $1,371,105 $856,734

The College recognized $284,392 as deferred outflows of resources related to pension resulting from College contributions subsequent to the measurement date, which will be recognized as a reduction of the net pension liability in the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026. 


At August 31, 2024, the College reported its proportionate share of the TRS deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to pensions from the following sources:

Category

Deferred Outflows

of Resources

Deferred Inflows

of Resources

Differences between expected and actual economic experiences  $105,475 $35,845
Changes in actuarial assumptions $279,982 $68,518
Difference between projected and actual investment earnings $924,991 $494,201
Changes in proportion and diffrence between the employer's contributions and the proportionate share of contributions $72,069 $232,075
Contributions paid to TRS after the measurement date $247,949 -
Total $1,630,466 $830,639

The net amounts of the employer’s balances of deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to pensions will be recognized in pension expense as follows: 

College's Fiscal Year Ending

August 31,

Pension Expense Amount
2026 ($14,964)
2027 $265,383
2028 $23,694
2029 ($66,054)
2030 $21,920

Optional Retirement Plan - Defined Contribution Plan

Plan Description

Participation in the Optional Retirement Program is in lieu of participation in the TRS. The optional retirement program provides for the purchase of annuity contracts and operates under the provisions of the Texas Constitution, Article XVI, Sec. 67, and Texas Government Code, Title 8, Subtitle C. 

Funding Policy

Contribution requirements are not actuarially determined but are established and amended by the Texas legislature. The percentages of participant salaries currently contributed by the State/College and each participant are 6.6% and 6.65%, respectively. Benefits fully vest after one year plus one day of employment. Because these are individual annuity contracts, the State has no additional or unfunded liability for this program. Senate Bill 1812, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, effective September 1, 2013, limits the amount of the State’s contribution to 50 percent of eligible employees in the reporting district.

The retirement expense to the State for the College was $39,974 and $36,922 for the fiscal years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. This amount represents the portion of expended appropriations made by the Legislature on behalf of the College.

The total payroll for all College employees was $7,793,572 and $7,045,131 for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively. The total payroll of employees covered by the TRS was $5,858,072 and $5,146,816 and the total payroll of employees covered by the Optional Retirement Program was $1,211,340 and $1,118,851 for fiscal years 2025 and 2024, respectively

Full-time employees earn annual leave at a rate of 4.6 hours per month from September through June. Twelve-month employees become eligible for vacation after six months of service. The College’s policy is that an employee may carry their accrued leave forward from one fiscal year to another fiscal year with a maximum of twenty days (160 hours). Employees who fail to work for six months forfeit vacation benefits. Employees who have worked a minimum of six months and terminate their employment with a minimum of a two-week notice are entitled to payment for all accumulated annual leave up to the maximum allowed. Sick leave is earned at a rate of eight hours per month and can be accumulated up to a maximum of 480 hours. The College has estimated the amount of sick leave that is more likely than not to be used as time off in the future. The College recognized a liability for accrued compensable absences in the amount of $186,625 and $167,440 as of August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

Certain health care and life insurance benefits for active employees are provided through an insurance company whose premiums are based on benefits paid during the previous year. The State recognizes the cost of providing these benefits by expending the annual insurance premiums. The State’s contribution per full-time employee was $624.82 per month for the year ended August 31, 2025, and totaled $499,718 for the year. The cost of providing those benefits for 32 retirees for the year ended August 31, 2025 was $117,586. For 110 active employees, the cost of providing benefits was $382,132 for the year ended August 31, 2025. The State’s contribution per full-time employee was $624.82 per month for the year ended August 31, 2024, and totaled $499,716 for the year. The cost of providing those benefits for 34 retirees for the year ended August 31, 2024 was $130,379. For 95 active employees, the cost of providing benefits was $369,337 for the year ended August 31, 2024. Senate Bill 1812, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, effective September 1, 2013, limits the amount of the State’s contribution to 50% of eligible employees in the reporting district.

Plan Description

The College participates in a cost-sharing, multiple-employer, defined-benefit other postemployment benefit (OPEB) plan with a special funding situation. The Texas Employees Group Benefits Program (GBP) is administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS). The GBP provides certain post-employment health care, life, and dental insurance benefits to retired employees of participating universities, community colleges, and State agencies in accordance with Chapter 1551, Texas Insurance Code. Almost all employees may become eligible for those benefits if they reach normal retirement age while working for the State and retire with at least 10 years of service to eligible entities. Surviving spouses and dependents of these retirees are also covered. Benefit and contribution provisions of the GBP are authorized by State law and may be amended by the Texas Legislature.

OPEB Plan Fiduciary Net Position

Detailed information about the GBP’s fiduciary net position is available in the separately issued ERS Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) that includes financial statements, notes to the financial statements, and required supplementary information. That report may be obtained by visiting https://ers.texas.gov; or by writing to ERS at: 200 East 18th Street, Austin, TX 78701; or by calling (877) 275-4377.

Benefits Provided

Retiree health benefits offered through the GBP are available to most State of Texas retirees and their eligible dependents. Participants need at least ten years of service credit with an agency or institution that participates in the GBP to be eligible for GBP retiree insurance. The GBP provides self-funded group health (medical and prescription drug) benefits for eligible retirees under HealthSelect. The GBP also provides a fully insured medical benefit option for Medicare-primary participants under the HealthSelect Medicare Advantage Plan and life insurance benefits to eligible retirees via a minimum premium funding arrangement. The authority under which the obligations of the plan members and employers are established and/or may be amended is Chapter 1551, Texas Insurance Code.

Contributions

Section 1551.055 of Chapter 1551, Texas Insurance Code, provides that contribution requirements of the plan members and the participating employers are established and may be amended by the ERS Board of Trustees. The employer and member contribution rates are determined annually by the ERS Board of Trustees based on the recommendations of ERS staff and its consulting actuary. The contribution rates are determined based on (i) the benefit and administrative costs expected to be incurred, (ii) the funds appropriated, and (iii) the funding policy established by the Texas Legislature in connection with benefits provided through the GBP. The Trustees revise benefits when necessary to match expected benefit and administrative costs with the revenue expected to be generated by the appropriated funds. There are no long-term contracts for contributions to the plan.

The following table summarizes the maximum monthly employer contribution toward eligible retirees’ health and basic life premium, which is based on a blended rate. Retirees pay any premium over and above the employer contribution. The employer does not contribute toward dental or optional life insurance. Surviving spouses and their dependents do not receive any employer contribution. As the non-employer contributing entity (NECE), the State of Texas pays part of the premiums for the junior and community colleges.

Maximum Monthly Employer Contribution Retiree Health and Basic Life Premium Plan Fisical Year 2024

 

Category Amont
Retiree Only $624.82
Retiree and Spouse $1,340.82
Retiree and Children $1,104.22
Retiree and Family $1,820.22

Contributions of premiums to the GBP plan for the current and prior fiscal year by source is summarized in the following table. 

Premium Contributions by Source Group Benefits Program Plan 

For the Plan's Years Ended August 31, 2024 and 2023

Category 2024 2023
Employers $800,581,831 $801,018,586
Members (Employees) $187,288,403 $181,951,869
Nonemployer Contributing Entity (State of Texas) $43,071,186 $42,250,455

Actuarial Assumptions

The total OPEB liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of August 31, 2024, using the following actuarial assumptions, applied to all periods included in the measurement, unless otherwise specified:

  • Valuation Date
    • August 31, 2024
  • Actuarial Cost Method
    • Entry age
  • Amortization Method
    • Level percent of payroll, open
  • Amortization Period
    • 30 years
  • Asset Valuation Method
    • Not applicable, because the plan operates on a pay-asyou-go basis
  • Inflation Assumption Rate
    • 2.30%
  • Healthcare Cost Trend Rates
    • HealthSelect – 5.60% for FY2026, 5.60% for FY2027, 5.25% for FY2028, 5.00% for FY2029, 4.75% for FY2030, 4.50% for FY2031 decreasing 10 basis points per year to an ultimate rate of 4.30% for FY2033 and later years
    • HealthSelect Medicare Advantage – 36.00% for FY2026, 8.00% for FY2027, 5.25% for FY2028, 5.00% for FY2029, 4.75% for FY2030, 4.50% for FY2031 decreasing 10 basis points per year to an ultimate rate of 4.30% for FY2033 and later years
    • Pharmacy – 11.50% for FY2026, 11.00% for FY2027, 10.00% for FY2028, 8.50% for FY2029, 7.00% for FY2030 decreasing 100 basis points per year to 5.00% for FY2032 and 4.30% for FY2033 and later years
  • Salary Increases
    • 2.30% to 8.95%, including inflation
  • Discount Rate
    • 3.87%
  • Mortality Assumptions:
    • Service Retirees, Survivors, and  Other Inactive Members
      • Tables based on TRS exper Tables based on TRS experience with Ultimate MP
        Projection Scale from the year 2021.
    • Disability Retirees
      • Tables based on TRS experience with Ultimate MP Projection Scale from the year 2021 using a 3-year set forward and minimum mortality rates of four per 100 male members and two per 100 female members.
    • Active Members
      • Sex Distinct Pub-2010 Amount-Weighted-BelowMedian Income Teacher Mortality with a 2-year set forward for males with Ultimate MP-2021 Projection Scale from year 2010. 

Many of the actuarial assumptions used in this valuation were based on the results of actuarial experience studies performed by the ERS retirement actuary as of August 31, 2023 and the TRS retirement plan actuary as of August 31, 2021.

Investment Policy

The State Retiree Health Plan is a pay-as-you-go plan and does not accumulate funds in advance of retirement. The System’s Board of Trustees adopted the amendment to the investment policy in August 2022 to require that all funds in the plan be invested in cash and equivalent securities.

Discount Rate

Because the GBP does not accumulate funds in advance of retirement, the discount rate that was used to measure the total OPEB liability is the municipal bonds rate. The discount rate used to determine the total OPEB liability as of the beginning of the measurement year was 3.81%. The discount rate used to measure the total OPEB liability as of the end of the measurement year was 3.87%, which amounted to an increase of 0.06%. The source of the municipal bond rate was the Bond Buyer Index of general obligation bonds with 20 years to maturity and mixed credit quality. The bonds’ average credit quality is roughly equivalent to Moody’s Investors Service’s Aa2 rating and Standard & Poor’s Corp’s AA rating. Projected cash flows into the plan are equal to projected benefit payments out of the plan. Because the plan operates on a pay-as-you-go basis and is not intended to accumulate assets, there is no long-term expected rate of return on plan assets, and, therefore, the years of projected benefit payments to which the long-term expected rate of return is applicable is zero years.

Discount Rate Sensitivity Analysis

The following schedule shows the impact on the College’s proportionate share of the collective net OPEB liability if the discount rate used was 1% less than and 1% greater than the discount rate that was used (3.87%) in measuring the net OPEB Liability.

Fisical Year 2025

Category

1% Decrease in

Discount Rate (2.87%)

Discount Rate (3.87%)

1% Increase in 

Discount Rate (4.87%)

College's proportionate share of the Net OPEB liability $7,994,228 $6,870,811 $5,969,256

Fiscal Year 2024

Category

1% Decrease in

Discount Rate (2.81%)

Discount Rate (3.81%)

1% Increase in 

Discount Rate (4.81%)

College's proportionate share of the Net OPEB liability $6,555,490 $5,649,550 $4,920,877

Healthcare Trend Rate Sensitivity Analysis

The following schedule shows the impact on the College’s proportionate share of the collective net OPEB liability if the healthcare cost trend rate used was 1% less than and 1% greater than the healthcare cost trend rate that was used in measuring the net OPEB liability. See actuarial assumptions section above for specific rates.

Fiscal Year 2025

Category 1% Decrease

Current Healthcare

Cost Trend Analysis

1% Increase
College's proportionate share of the net OPEB liability $5,895,501 $6,870,811 $8,114,068

Fiscal Year 2024

Category 1% Decrease

Current Healthcare

Cost Trend Analysis

1% Increase
College's proportionate share of the net OPEB liability $4,859,398 $5,649,550 $6,653,047

OPEB Liabilities, OPEB Expense, and Deferred Outflows of Resources and Deferred Inflows of Resources Related to OPEB

At August 31, 2025, the College reported a liability of $6,870,811 for its proportionate share of the ERS’s net OPEB liability. The liability reflects a reduction for State support provided to the College for OPEB. The amount recognized by the College as its proportionate share of the net OPEB liability, the related State support, and the total portion of the net OPEB liability that was associated with the College were as follows: 

Category 8/31/2025 8/31/2024
College's proportionate share of the collective net OPEB liability $6,870,811 $5,649,550
State's proportionate share that is associated with the College $4,802,082 $4,864,782
Total $11,672,893 $10,514,332

The net OPEB liability was measured as of August 31, 2024, and the total OPEB liability used to calculate the net OPEB liability was determined by an actuarial valuation as of that date. The employer’s proportion of the net OPEB liability was based on the employer’s contributions to the OPEB plan relative to the contributions of all employers to the plan for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024.

At the measurement date of August 31, 2024, the employer’s proportion of the collective net OPEB liability was 0.02344539%, which was an increase of 0.0022999% from the proportion measured as of August 31, 2023. 

For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025, the College recognized OPEB expense of $990 and revenue of $990 for support provided by the State.

Changes Since the Prior Actuarial Valuation

Changes to the actuarial assumptions or other inputs that affected measurement of the total OPEB liability since the prior measurement period were as follows:

  • The percentage of current retirees and their spouses not yet eligible to participate in the HealthSelect Medicare Advantage Plan and future retirees and retiree spouses who will elect to participate in the plan at the earliest date at which coverage can commence.
  • The proportion of future retirees assumed to be married and electing coverage for their spouse.
  • The proportion of future retirees assumed to elect health coverage at retirement and proportion of future retirees expected to receive the Opt-Out Credit at retirement.
  • The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fee payable under the Affordable Care Act and the rate of future increases in the fee have been updated to reflect recent plan experience and expected trends.
  • Assumed Per Capita Health Benefit Costs and Health Benefit Cost and Retiree Contribution trends have been updated to reflect recent health plan experience and its effects on short-term expectations.
  • The discount rate was changed from 3.81%, as of August 31, 2023, to 3.87%, as of August 31, 2024, as a result of requirements by GASB No. 75 to utilize the yield or index rate for 20-year, tax exempt general obligation municipal bonds rated AA/Aa (or equivalent) or higher in effect on the measurement date.

At August 31, 2025, the College reported its proportionate share of the ERS plan’s collective deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB from the following sources:

Category

Deferred Outflows

of Resources

Deferred Inflows

of Resources

Differences between expected and actual economic experience - $113,360
Changes in actuarial assumptions $376,174 $1,368,718
Differences between projected and actual investment earnings $342 $604
Changes in proportion and difference between the employer's contributions and the proportionate share of contributions $634,754 $894,576
Contributions paid to ERS subsequent to the measurement date $97,987 -
Total $1,109,257 $2,377,258

At August 31, 2024, the College reported its proportionate share of the ERS plan’s collective deferred outflows of resources and deferred inflows of resources related to OPEB from the following sources:

Category

Deferred Outflows

of Resources

Deferred Inflows

of Resources

Differences between expected and actual economic experience - $149,434
Changes in actuarial assumptions $188,463 $1,764,429
Differences between projected and actual investment earnings $559 $104
Changes in proportion and difference between the employer's contributions and the proportionate share of contributions $143,693 $1,292,039
Contributions paid to ERS subsequent to the measurement date $99,559 -
Total $432,274 $3,206,006

Contributions made subsequent to the measurement date of $97,987 are reported as deferred outflows of resources related to OPEB and will be recognized as a change in the net OPEB liability for the fiscal year ending August 31, 2026. Other amounts reported as deferred outflows and inflows of resources related to OPEB will be recognized in OPEB expense as follows: 

Colleg's Fiscal Year Ending

August 31

OPEB Expense

Amount

2026 ($696,029)
2027 ($629,120)
2028 ($277,253)
2029 $135,443
2030 $100,971

Receivables

Receivables at August 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows: 

Category 8/31/2025 8/31/2024
Student Receivables (Net Allowances of $5,527,614 and $5,223,476 for 2025 and 2024, respectively) $4,702,665 $4,738,946
Taxes Receivables (Net of Allowances of $26,905 and $24,394 for 2025 and 2024, respectively) $58,415 $61,017
Federal, State, and Local Grants Receivable $1,360,865 $361,252
Other Accounts Receivable $149,956 $2,823
Total Accounts Receivable $6,271,901 $5,164,038

Payables

Payables at August 31, 2025 and 2024 were as follows:

Category 8/31/2025 8/31/2024
Vendor Payable $1,500,920 $313,949
Benefits Payable $135,752 $119,718
Total Accounts Payable $1,636,672 $433,667

 

Contract and grant awards are accounted for in accordance with the requirements of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) audit and accounting guide, State and Local Governments, 8.99. For Federal Contract and Grant Awards, funds expended but not collected are reported as Accounts Receivable (net) on Exhibit 1. Contract and grant awards that are not yet funded, and for which the College has not yet performed services, are not included in the financial statements. Contract and grant awards funds already committed, e.g., multi-year awards or funds awarded during fiscal years 2025 and 2024 for which monies have not been received nor funds expended totaled $1,991,735 and $1,513,780, respectively. Of these amounts, $599,463 and $465,791 were from Federal Contract and Grant Awards and $1,392,272 and $1,047,989 were from State Contract and Grant Awards for fiscal years ended 2025 and 2024, respectively.

The College's ad valorem property taxes are levied each October 1 on the assessed value listed as of the prior January 1 for all real and business personal property located in the College. 

Assessed Valuation of the College

8/31/2025 Username
$231,369,076 $220,360,090
Category Current Operations Debt Service Total
At 8/31/2025- Tax Rate per $100 valuation of authorized $0.50000 $0.50000 $1.00000
At 8/31/2025- Tax Rate per $100 valuation of assessed  $0.01548 $0.24155 $0.25703
At 8/31/2024- Tax Rate per $100 valuation of authorized $0.50000 $0.50000 $1.00000
At 8/31/2024- Tax Rate per $100 valuation of assessed  $0.01476 $0.27137 $0.28613

Taxes levied for the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024 were $594,500 and $630,520, respectively. Taxes are due on receipt of the tax bill and are delinquent if not paid before February 1 of the year following the year in which imposed. 

2025

Category Current Operations Debt Service Total
Current Taxes Collected $34,212 $533,950 $568,162
Delinquent Taxes Collected  $2,268 $22,856 $25,124
Penalties and Interest Collected $857 $13,381 $14,238
Total Gross Collections $37,337 $570,187 $607,524
Tax Appraisal and Collection Fees ($1,983) ($30,946) ($32,929)
Total Net Collections $35,354 $539,241 $574,595

2024

Category Current Operations Debt Service Total
Current Taxes Collected $30,998 $569,966 $600,964
Delinquent Taxes Collected  $1,741 $17,574 $19,315
Penalties and Interest Collected $683 $12,561 $13,244
Total Gross Collections $33,422 $600,101 $633,523
Tax Appraisal and Collection Fees ($1,679) ($30,867) ($32,546)
Total Net Collections $31,743 $569,234 $600,977

Tax Collections for the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024 were 97% and 96%, respectively, of the current tax levy. Allowances for uncollectible taxes are based upon historical experience in collecting property taxes. The use of tax proceeds is restricted for the use of current operations/maintenance and debt service. 

Ranger College Foundation, Inc. - Discretely Presented Component Unit

The Ranger College Foundation, Inc. (the Foundation) was established as a separate nonprofit organization with the sole purpose of supporting the educational and other activities of the College. The Foundation solicits donations and acts as coordinator of gifts made by other parties.

The Foundation remitted $698,208 and $196,087 for other contributions to the College during the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Also, at August 31, 2025 and 2024, the College reported a receivable from the Foundation of $57,661 and $0, respectively. There were no payables to the Foundation at August 31, 2025 and 2024. Under GASB Statement No. 39, Determining Whether Certain Organizations are Component Units, an organization should report as a discretely presented component unit those organizations that raise and hold economic resources for the direct benefit of a government unit. Accordingly, the Foundation’s financial statements are included in the College’s annual report as a discretely presented component unit (see table of contents).

The College has the responsibility for making and carrying out decisions that will minimize the adverse effects of accidental losses that involve the College’s assets. Accordingly, commercial insurance coverages are obtained to include general liability, property and casualty, employee and automobile liability, fidelity, public official’s liability, and certain other risks. The amounts of settlements during each of the past three fiscal years have not exceeded insurance coverage.

During the year ended August 31, 2025, the College entered into a contract with an outside party to renovate a dormitory building, which is anticipated to be completed during the year ending August 31, 2026. Future minimum payments under this contract are $539,568, including retainage of $78,677.

Additionally, the College has contracts with outside parties to provide the following services:

  • Broadband internet access on four of the College’s campuses; beginning on February 27, 2025 and expiring on February 26, 2030.
  • Broadband internet access on one of the College’s campuses; beginning on November 15, 2024 and expiring on November 15, 2027.

Future minimum payments under these contracts are as follows: 

Year Ending

August 31,

Amount
2026 $81,720
2027 $81,720
2028 $64,620
2029 $61,200
2030 $30,600

On August 31, 2025, certain lawsuits and claims involving the College were pending. While the ultimate liability with respect to litigation and other claims asserted against the College cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, this liability, to the extent not provided for by insurance or otherwise, is not likely to have a material effect on the College.

Related party transactions for the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024 are provided solely to comply with the Financial Responsibility, Administrative Capability, Certification Procedures, Ability To Benefit regulation promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education. The College made purchases of $1,363 and $4,987 in the normal course of business from a company owned by a member of the Board of Trustees during the years ended August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

During the year ended August 31, 2024, the College received a donation comprised of five distinct parcels of land, collectively spanning approximately 7,282 acres across Taylor, Wise, Eastland, and Palo Pinto Counties, from an estate. The land was valued at $41,591,500 on the date of donation and is reported as Special Item – Capital Contribution in the statements of revenues, expenses, and changes in net position. The College holds this land for investment purposes, and it is reported as investments in real estate in the statements of net position.

The College evaluated subsequent events through December 18, 2025, the date the financial statements were available to be issued, and noted nothing requiring disclosure.

Required Supplementary Information

Last Ten Measurement Years

Measurement Year Ended August 31* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
College's proportionate share of collective net pension liability (NPL) (%) 0.0045212% 0.0043096% 0.0045830% 0.0044227% 0.0049127% 0.0049717% 0.0047535% 0.0044934% 0.0036272% 0.0035399%
College's proportionate share of collective NPL ($) $ 2,761,726 $ 2,960,266 $ 2,720,788 $ 1,126,317 $ 2,631,165 $ 2,584,469 $ 2,616,470 $ 1,436,764 $ 1,370,661 $ 1,251,307
State's proportionate share of NPL associated with the College 1,857,600 1,965,969 1,733,416 699,224 1,662,766 1,558,340 1,567,085 743,500 1,713,093 (34,084)
Total $ 4,619,326 $ 4,926,235 $ 4,454,204 $ 1,825,541 $ 4,293,931 $ 4,142,809 $ 4,183,555 $ 2,180,264 $ 3,083,754 $ 1,217,223
College's covered payroll $ 5,146,816 $ 4,580,445 $ 4,376,982 $ 3,873,696 $ 4,251,765 $ 3,958,764 $ 3,623,931 $ 3,253,820 $ 2,809,247 $ 2,186,874
College's proportionate share of collective NPL as a percentage of covered payroll 53.66% 64.63% 62.16% 29.08% 61.88% 65.28% 72.20% 44.16% 48.79% 57.22%
Plan fiduciary net position as percentage of total pension liability 77.51% 73.15% 75.62% 88.79% 75.54% 75.24% 73.74% 82.17% 78.00% 78.43%

The amounts presented above are as of the measurement date of the collective net pension liability for the respective fiscal year.

Last Ten Fiscal Years

Fiscal Year Ended August 31* 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016
Legally required contributions $ 254,784 $ 221,522 $ 214,891 $ 198,636 $ 173,389 $ 190,187 $ 160,181 $ 149,602 $ 134,611 $ 109,468
Actual contributions 254,784 221,522 214,891 198,636 173,389 190,187 160,181 149,602 134,611 109,468
Contributions deficiency (excess) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
College's covered payroll amount $ 6,894,337 $ 5,146,816 $ 4,580,445 $ 4,376,982 $ 3,873,696 $ 4,251,765 $ 3,958,764 $ 3,623,931 $ 3,253,820 $ 2,809,247
Contributions as a percentage of covered payroll 3.70% 4.30% 4.69% 4.54% 4.48% 4.47% 4.05% 4.13% 4.14% 3.90%

*The amounts presented above are as of the College's respective fiscal year-end.

Employee Retirement System of Texas
State Retiree Health Plan
Last Ten Measurement Years

Measurement Years Ended August 31* 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017
College's proportion of collective net OPEB liability (%) 0.02344539% 0.02114548% 0.02077881% 0.02458338% 0.0260686% 0.0251468% 0.0244112% 0.0172439%
College's proportionate share of collective net OPEB liability ($) $ 6,870,811 $ 5,649,550 $ 5,919,254 $ 8,819,412 $ 8,614,285 $ 8,691,403 $ 7,234,932 $ 5,875,499
State's proportionate share of net OPEB liability associated with the College 4,802,082 4,864,782 5,246,064 5,712,479 5,260,543 5,545,722 287,185 4,644,003
Total $ 11,672,893 $ 10,514,332 $ 11,165,318 $ 14,531,891 $ 13,874,828 $ 14,237,125 $ 7,522,117 $ 10,519,502
College's covered-employee payroll $ 6,265,667 $ 5,697,772 $ 5,690,721 $ 5,264,197 $ 5,753,276 $ 5,222,661 $ 5,014,948 $ 4,810,086
College's proportionate share of collective net OPEB liability as a percentage of covered-employee payroll 109.66% 99.15% 104.02% 167.54% 149.73% 166.42% 144.27% 122.15%
Plan fiduciary net position as percentage of the total net OPEB liability 0.47% 0.64% 0.57% 0.38% 0.32% 0.17% 1.27% 2.04%

The amounts presented above are as of the measurement date of the collective net OPEB liability.
Schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Additional years will be displayed as they become available.

Employee Retirement System of Texas
State Retiree Health Plan
Last Ten Fiscal Years

Fiscal Years Ended August 31* 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Legally required contributions $ 714,992 $ 657,146 $ 627,548 $ 612,679 $ 738,495 $ 783,667 $ 745,158 $ 174,359
Actual contributions 714,992 657,146 627,548 612,679 738,495 783,667 745,158 174,359
Contributions deficiency (excess) $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ -
College's covered-employee payroll amount $ 7,069,413 $ 6,265,667 $ 5,697,772 $ 5,690,721 $ 5,264,197 $ 5,753,276 $ 5,222,661 $ 5,014,948
Contributions as a percentage of covered-employee payroll 10.11% 10.49% 11.01% 10.77% 14.03% 13.62% 14.27% 3.48%

The amounts presented above are as of the College's most recent fiscal year-end.
Schedule is intended to show information for 10 years. Additional years will be displayed as they become available.

Defined Benefit Pension and OPEB Plans

Change of benefit terms

There were no changes of benefit terms that affected the measurement of the net pension liability during the measurement period.

Changes of benefit terms that affected the measurement of the net OPEB liability during the measurement period are described in the notes to the financial statements (Note 14).

Changes of assumptions

Changes of assumptions that affected the measurement of the net pension liability during the measurement period are described in the notes to the financial statements (Note 11).

Changes of assumptions that affected the measurement of the net OPEB liability during the measurement period are described in the notes to the financial statements (Note 14). 

Supplemental Information

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025
(With Memorandum Totals for the Year Ended August 31, 2024)

Category Unrestricted Restricted Educational Activities Auxiliary Enterprises 8/31/2025 8/31/2024
Tuition – State Funded Credit Courses – In-District Resident Tuition $ 33,929 $ - $ 33,929 $ - $ 33,929 $ 34,481
Tuition – State Funded Credit Courses – Out-of-District Resident Tuition 5,338,183 - 5,338,183 - 5,338,183 4,665,876
Tuition – State Funded Credit Courses – Non-Resident Tuition 552,702 - 552,702 - 552,702 127,035
Tuition – State Funded Credit Courses – TPEG - Credit (set aside)* 105,687 - 105,687 - 105,687 125,021
Tuition – State Funded Continuing Education 151,136 - 151,136 - 151,136 250,000
Total Tuition 6,181,637 - 6,181,637 - 6,181,637 5,202,413
Fees – General Fees 281,708 - 281,708 - 281,708 503,850
Fees – Laboratory Fees 54,575 - 54,575 - 54,575 71,363
Fees – Registration Fees - - - - - 269,448
Fees – Educational Service Fees 11,283 - 11,283 - 11,283 166,753
Fees – Other Fees 1,623,464 - 1,623,464 - 1,623,464 1,909,384
Total Fees 1,971,030 - 1,971,030 - 1,971,030 2,920,798
Scholarship Allowances – Bad Debt Allowance (417,692) - (417,692) - (417,692) (388,694)
Scholarship Allowances – Scholarship Allowances (1,687,081) - (1,687,081) - (1,687,081) (1,365,625)
Scholarship Allowances – Title IV Federal Program (2,151,958) - (2,151,958) - (2,151,958) (1,970,381)
Scholarship Allowances – NSRP Federal Program - - - - - (27,627)
Scholarship Allowances – TPEG Awards (74,583) - (74,583) - (74,583) (73,053)
Scholarship Allowances – Other State Grants (88,010) - (88,010) - (88,010) (82,494)
Total Scholarship Allowances (4,419,324) (4,419,324) - - (4,419,324) (3,907,874)
Total Net Tuition and Fees 3,733,343 - 3,733,343 - 3,733,343 4,215,337
Additional Operating Revenues – Federal Grants and Contracts 6,270 1,211,420 1,217,690 - 1,217,690 1,321,041
Additional Operating Revenues – State Grants and Contracts - 1,248,145 1,248,145 - 1,248,145 611,847
Additional Operating Revenues – Sales and Services of Educational Activities 35,005 - 35,005 - 35,005 38,734
Additional Operating Revenues – Other Operating Revenues 543,458 - 543,458 - 543,458 270,512
Total Additional Operating Revenues 584,733 2,459,565 3,044,298 - 3,044,298 2,242,134
Auxiliary Enterprises – Residential Life - - - 530,035 530,035 536,512
Auxiliary Enterprises – Less Discounts - - - (418,071) (418,071) (306,298)
Auxiliary Enterprises – Bookstore - - - 738,598 738,598 612,050
Auxiliary Enterprises – Less Discounts - - - (130,905) (130,905) (188,543)
Auxiliary Enterprises – Food Services - - - 1,011,804 1,011,804 978,546
Auxiliary Enterprises – Less Discounts - - - (750,963) (750,963) (593,707)
Auxiliary Enterprises – Intercollegiate Athletics - - - 373,022 373,022 321,055
Auxiliary Enterprises – Student Services - - - 2,715 2,715 6,989
Auxiliary Enterprises – Child Care Services - - - - - 139,230
Total Net Auxiliary Enterprises - - - 1,356,235 1,356,235 1,505,834
Total Operating Revenues $ 4,318,076 $ 2,459,565 $ 6,777,641 $ 1,356,235 $ 8,133,876 $ 7,963,305

In accordance with Education Code 56.033, $105,687 and $125,021 for years August 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, of tuition was set aside for Texas Public Education Grants (TPEG).

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025

(With Memorandum Totals for the Year Ended August 31, 2024)

Category Salaries and Wages Benefits State Benefits Other Expenses 8/31/2025 8/30/2024
Unrestricted Educational Activities – Instruction 3,261,638 350,368 442,963 434,887 4,489,856 4,281,829
Unrestricted Educational Activities – Academic Support 689,734 80,483 94,204 42,034 906,455 716,261
Unrestricted Educational Activities – Student Services 953,706 65,539 107,552 152,801 1,279,598 1,068,191
Unrestricted Educational Activities – Institutional Support 1,407,308 144,707 177,858 1,330,874 3,060,747 2,853,138
Unrestricted Educational Activities – Operation and Maintenance of Plant 213,415 - 45,689 863,449 1,122,553 1,272,531
Total Unrestricted Educational Activities 6,525,801 641,096 868,266 2,824,045 10,859,208 10,191,950
Restricted Educational Activities – Instruction 287,434 26,395 30,606 186,681 531,116 691,898
Restricted Educational Activities – Academic Support - - - - - 56,789
Restricted Educational Activities – Student Services 715,575 200,314 49,298 297,278 1,262,465 1,104,717
Restricted Educational Activities – Institutional Support - - - - - 121,092
Restricted Educational Activities – Scholarships and Fellowships - - 1,512,746 - 1,512,746 908,180
Total Restricted Educational Activities 1,003,009 226,709 79,905 1,996,705 3,306,328 2,882,676
Total Educational Activities 7,528,810 867,805 948,171 4,820,750 14,165,536 13,074,626
Auxiliary Enterprises 264,762 20,792 30,612 2,776,904 3,093,070 2,814,748
Depreciation Expense - Buildings and Land Improvements - - 797,730 - 797,730 810,718
Depreciation Expense - Furniture, Machinery, Vehicles, and Other Equipment - - 428,962 - 428,962 389,132
Amortization Expense - Right-Of-Use Assets - - 396,913 - 396,913 340,695
Total Operating Expenses $ 7,793,572 $ 888,597 $ 978,783 $ 9,221,259 $ 18,882,211 $ 17,429,919

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025
(With Memorandum Totals for the Year Ended August 31, 2024)

Category Unrestricted Restricted Auxiliary Enterprises 8/31/2025 8/30/2024
State Appropriations – Education and General State Support $ 8,074,460 $ - $ - $ 8,074,460 $ 7,343,309
State Appropriations – State Group Insurance - 499,718 - 499,718 499,716
State Appropriations – State OPEB - (990) - (990) (144,372)
State Appropriations – State Retirement Matching 211,746 - - 211,746 209,652
State Appropriations – Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction - 268,760 - 268,760 270,427
Total State Appropriations 8,074,460 979,234 - 9,053,694 8,178,732
Maintenance Ad Valorem Taxes, Net 35,354 - - 35,354 31,743
Debt Service Ad Valorem Taxes, Net 539,241 - - 539,241 569,234
Federal Revenue, Non-Operating - 3,208,040 - 3,208,040 2,630,577
State Revenue, Non-Operating - 501,781 - 501,781 224,840
Gifts 2,855,046 - - 2,855,046 242,663
Investment Income 320,462 10,688 - 331,150 153,925
Total Non-Operating Revenue 11,824,563 4,699,743 - 16,524,306 12,031,714
Interest on Capital Related Debt 519,814 - - 519,814 526,106
Loss on Disposal of Capital Assets 12,042 - - 12,042 5,860
Total Non-Operating Expenses 531,856 - - 531,856 531,966
Net Non-Operating Revenues (Expenses) $ 11,292,707 $ 4,699,743 $ - $ 15,992,450 $ 11,499,748

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025

Category Unrestricted Restricted Expendable Non-Expendable Capital Assets Net of Depreciation and Related Debt Total Yes No
Current – Unrestricted 38,577,707 $ - $ - $ - 38,577,707 38,577,707 -
Plant – Debt Service - 315,762 - - 315,762 - 315,762
Investment in Plant - - - 11,648,849 11,648,849 - 11,648,849
Net Position, August 31, 2025 38,577,707 315,762 - 11,648,849 50,542,318 38,577,707 11,964,611
Net Position, August 31, 2024 34,707,032 305,074 - 10,286,097 45,298,203 34,707,032 10,591,171
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Position $ 3,870,675 $ 10,688 $ - $ 1,362,752 $ 5,244,115 $ 3,870,675 $ 1,373,440

Overall Compliance and Internal Controls

To the Board of Regents

Ranger College District

We have audited, in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the financial statements of the business-type activities and the discretely presented component unit of Ranger College District (the College) as of and for the year ended August 31, 2025, and the related notes to the financial statements, which collectively comprise the College’s basic financial statements, and have issued our report thereon dated December 18, 2025.

Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

In planning and performing our audit of the financial statements, we considered the College’s internal control over financial reporting (internal control) as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances for the purpose of expressing our opinions on the financial statements, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the College’s internal control. Accordingly, we do not express an opinion on the effectiveness of the College’s internal control.

A deficiency in internal control exists when the design or operation of a control does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, misstatements, on a timely basis. A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the entity’s financial statements will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control that is less severe than a material weakness, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.

Our consideration of internal control was for the limited purpose described in the first paragraph of this section and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control that we consider to be material weaknesses. However, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies may exist that were not identified. 

Report on Compliance and Other Matters

As part of obtaining reasonable assurance about whether the College’s financial statements are free from material misstatement, we performed tests of its compliance with certain provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grant agreements, noncompliance with which could have a direct and material effect on the financial statements. However, providing an opinion on compliance with those provisions was not an objective of our audit, and accordingly, we do not express such an opinion. The results of our tests disclosed no instances of noncompliance or other matters that are required to be reported under Government Auditing Standards.

We have performed tests designed to verify the College’s compliance with the requirements of the Public Funds Investment Act. During the year ended August 31, 2025, no instances of noncompliance were noted.

Purpose of This Report

The purpose of this report is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control and compliance and the results of that testing, and not to provide an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control or on compliance. This report is an integral part of an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards in considering the entity’s internal control and compliance. Accordingly, this communication is not suitable for any other purpose.

Snow Garrett Williams

December 18, 2025 

There were no prior year findings. 

Section I - Summary of Auditor’s Results

Financial Statements

Type of auditor’s report issued: unmodified

Internal control over financial reporting:

  • Material weakness(es) identified? no
  • Significant deficiencies identified that are not considered to be material weaknesses? none reported
  • Noncompliance material to financial statements noted? no

Federal and State Awards

Internal control over major programs:

  • Material weakness(es) identified? no
  • Significant deficiencies identified that are not considered to be material weaknesses? none reported

Type of auditor’s report issued on compliance for major programs: unmodified

Any audit findings disclosed that are required to be reported in accordance with 2 CFR section 200.516(a)? no

Identification of Major Programs:

  • Federal Awards
    • U.S. Department of Education:
    • Student Financial Assistance Cluster of Programs:
    • ALN 84.007 Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant
    • ALN 84.033 Federal College Workstudy Program
    • ALN 84.063 Federal Pell Grant Program
    • ALN 84.268 Federal Direct Student Loans
  • State Awards
    • Skills Development Fund Grant

Dollar threshold used to distinguish between Type A and Type B programs: $ 750,000

Auditee qualified as a low-risk auditee? yes

Section II – Financial Statement Findings

None Noted

 Section III – Federal and State Award Findings and Questioned Costs

None Noted

A corrective action plan is not needed. 

Federal Awards Section

To the Board of Regents
Ranger College District

Report on Compliance for Each Major Federal and State Program

Opinion on Each Major Federal and State Program

We have audited Ranger College District’s (the College) compliance with the types of compliance requirements identified as subject to audit in the OMB Compliance Supplement and the Texas Grant Management Standards that could have a direct and material effect on each of the College’s major federal and state programs for the year ended August 31, 2025. The College’s major federal and state programs are identified in the summary of auditor’s results section of the accompanying schedule of findings and questioned costs.

In our opinion, the College complied, in all material respects, with the types of compliance requirements referred to above that could have a direct and material effect on each of its major federal and state programs for the year ended August 31, 2025.

Basis for Opinion on Each Major Federal and State Program

We conducted our audit of compliance in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America; the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States; the audit requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance); and the Texas Grant Management Standards (TxGMS). Our responsibilities under those standards and the Uniform Guidance and TxGMS are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Compliance section of our report.

We are required to be independent of the College and to meet our other ethical responsibilities, in accordance with relevant ethical requirements relating to our audit. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on compliance for each major federal and state program. Our audit does not provide a legal determination of the College’s compliance with the compliance requirements referred to above.

Responsibilities Management for Compliance

Management is responsible for compliance with the requirements referred to above and for the design, implementation, and maintenance of effective internal control over compliance with the requirements of laws, statutes, regulations, rules, and provisions of contracts or grant agreements applicable to the College’s federal and state programs.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Compliance

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether material noncompliance with the compliance requirements referred to above occurred, whether due to fraud or error, and express an opinion on the College’s compliance based on our audit. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not absolute assurance and therefore is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, the Uniform Guidance, and TxGMS will always detect material noncompliance when it exists. The risk of not detecting material noncompliance resulting from fraud is higher than for that resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control. Noncompliance with the compliance requirements referred to above is considered material if there is a substantial likelihood that, individually or in the aggregate, it would influence the judgment made by a reasonable user of the report on compliance about the College’s compliance with the requirements of each major federal and state program as a whole.

In performing an audit in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards, Government Auditing Standards, the Uniform Guidance, and TxGMS, we:

  • Exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.
  • Identify and assess the risks of material noncompliance, whether due to fraud or error, and design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks. Such procedures include examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the College’s compliance with the compliance requirements referred to above and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.
  • Obtain an understanding of the College’s internal control over compliance relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances and to test and report on internal control over compliance in accordance with the Uniform Guidance and TxGMS, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the College’s internal control over compliance. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed.

We are required to communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in internal control over compliance that we identified during the audit.

Report on Internal Control over Compliance

A deficiency in internal control over compliance exists when the design or operation of a control over compliance does not allow management or employees, in the normal course of performing their assigned functions, to prevent, or detect and correct, noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal or state program on a timely basis. A material weakness in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance, such that there is a reasonable possibility that material noncompliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal or state program will not be prevented, or detected and corrected, on a timely basis. A significant deficiency in internal control over compliance is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over compliance with a type of compliance requirement of a federal or state program that is less severe than a material weakness in internal control over compliance, yet important enough to merit attention by those charged with governance.

Our consideration of internal control over compliance was for the limited purpose described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Compliance section above and was not designed to identify all deficiencies in internal control over compliance that might be material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over compliance. Given these limitations, during our audit we did not identify any deficiencies in internal control over compliance that we consider to be material weaknesses, as defined above. However, material weaknesses or significant deficiencies in internal control over compliance may exist that were not identified.

Our audit was not designed for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of internal control over compliance. Accordingly, no such opinion is expressed. The purpose of this report on internal control over compliance is solely to describe the scope of our testing of internal control over compliance and the results of that testing based on the requirements of the Uniform Guidance and TxGMS. Accordingly, this report is not suitable for any other purpose.

Snow Garrett Williams

December 18, 2025

For the Year Ended August 31, 2025

Federal Grantor / Program Title Assistance Listing Number Pass-Through Number Disbursements
U.S. Department of Education – Direct Programs – Student Financial Aid Cluster – Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant 84.007   $95,263
U.S. Department of Education – Direct Programs – Student Financial Aid Cluster – Federal College Workstudy Program 84.033   $30,134
U.S. Department of Education – Direct Programs – Student Financial Aid Cluster – Federal Pell Grant Program 84.063   $3,082,643
U.S. Department of Education – Direct Programs – Student Financial Aid Cluster – Federal Direct Student Loans 84.268   $983,617
Total Student Financial Aid Cluster     $4,191,657
U.S. Department of Education – TRIO Cluster – Student Support Services Grant 84.042 A   $279,747
U.S. Department of Education – TRIO Cluster – Upward Bound 84.047 A   $304,319
Total TRIO Cluster     $584,066
U.S. Department of Education – Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions 84.031 S   $528,233
U.S. Department of Education – Pass-Through Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – Career and Technical Education Basic Grants - Texas Counselors' Network 84.048 A 01171 $40,750
U.S. Department of Education – Pass-Through Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – Texas Counselors' Network 84.048 A 01144 $63,075
Total Passed-Through From Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board     $103,825
Total U.S. Department of Education     $5,407,781
National Endowment for the Humanities – Pass-Through Humanities Texas – Promotion of the Humanities - Federal/State Partnership 45.129 2025-7131 $1,566
Total National Endowment for the Humanities     $1,566
Total Federal Financial Assistance     $5,409,347

 

Notes to Schedule

Note 1: Federal Assistance Reconciliation

Description Amount
Federal Grants and Contracts Revenue - per Schedule A $1,211,420
Add: Indirect/Administrative Cost Recoveries - per Schedule A $6,270
Add: Non-Operating Revenues - Federal Revenue, non-operating - per Schedule C $3,208,040
Total Federal Revenues per Schedules A and C $4,425,730
Federal Direct Student Loans $983,617
Total Federal Expenditures per Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards $5,409,347

 

Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies used in Preparing the Schedule.

The expenditures included in the schedule are reported for the College's fiscal year. Expenditure reports to funding agencies are prepared on the award period basis. The expenditures reported above represent funds which have been expended by the College for the purposes of the award. The expenditures reported above may not have been reimbursed by the funding agencies as of the end of the fiscal year. Some amounts reported in the schedule may differ from amounts used in the preparation of the basic financial statements. Separate accounts are maintained for the different awards to aid in the observance of limitations and restrictions imposed by the funding agencies. The College has followed all applicable guidelines issued by various entities in the preparation of the schedule. The College has elected to use the 10% de minimis cost rate as permitted in the Uniform Guidance, section 200.414.

Note 3: Student Loans Processed and Administrative Costs Recovered

Federal Grantor / Program Name ALN Number Total New Loans Processed Administrative Cost Recovered Total Processed & Admin Cost Recovered
U.S. Department of Education – Federal Direct Student Loans 84.268 $983,617 $- $983,617

 

State Awards Section

Schedule of Expenditures of State Awards
For the Year Ended August 31, 2025

Grantor Agency / Program Title Grant / Contract Number Expenditures
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board    
Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction 23070 $242,435
Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction 24557 $26,325
Texas Education Opportunity Grant 003603 $364,422
Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education 01506 $217,744
Total – Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board   $850,926
Texas Workforce Commission    
Skills Development Fund 0424SDF005 $665,979
Total – Texas Workforce Commission   $665,979
Total State Financial Assistance   $1,516,905

Notes to Schedule

Note 1: State Assistance Reconciliation

Description Amount
State Financial Assistance – per Schedule $1,516,905
Professional Nursing Shortage Reduction reported on Schedule C ($268,760)
Total State Revenues per Exhibit 2 and Schedule A $1,248,145

 

Note 2: Significant Accounting Policies Used in Preparing the Schedule

The accompanying schedule is presented using the accrual basis of accounting. See Note 2 to the financial statements for the College's significant accounting policies. These expenditures are reported on the College's fiscal year. Expenditure reports to funding agencies are prepared on the award period basis.

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