KCBD reported that it is the 25th year in a row the district has received an A, also called a Superior Achievement rating. The state uses the rating to see whether districts make wise, responsible decisions with their resources.
Superintendent Dr. Kathy Rollo credited the district's commitment to managing taxpayer dollars wisely. Chief Financial Officer Dr. Dewayne Wilkins pointed to the district's financial and business operations teams, the people who work behind the scenes, away from the classroom.
For Lubbock taxpayers, the score speaks to one question: is the district handling public money properly and putting as much of it as possible toward education? The state's answer, again, is yes.
It does not grade everything, though. This is a financial score, not an academic one, and it doesn't mean every classroom has what it needs, every teacher is satisfied, or every student carries a straight-A report card.
Still, a perfect 100 on money matters, repeated for 25 years, is a streak most of us can't claim in our own checkbooks.