Approval of School District Referendum Revenue Authorization
Duluth Public School District School District · November 3, 2026
The question on your ballot
The School Board of lndependent School District No. 709 (Duluth Public Schools), Minnesota has proposed to increase its general education revenue by the following amounts for taxes payable in the years specified: $438.00 per pupil for taxes payable in 2027^ and $933.00 per pupil, which will replace the $438.00 per pupil for taxes payable in 2028 through 2036, and that amount would increase annually by the rate of inflation commencing with taxes payable in 2029. The proposed new referendum revenue authorizations would be applicable for a total of ten years, unless otherwise revoked or reduced as provided by law. The additional revenue will be used to fund school operations. Shall the increase in general education revenue proposed by the school board of Independent School District No. 709 (Duluth Public Schools) for each year be approved? BY VOTING "YES" ON THE BALLOT QUESTION, YOU ARE VOTING YES FOR A PROPERTY TAX INCREASE.
In plain language
A VoterDecoder summary of the official measure text.
This question asks voters in Duluth Public Schools to approve an increase in the district's general education revenue. The increase is referendum revenue, which is extra general operating money that voters approve for the district. It comes from a local property tax and, in some districts, partly from state aid. The increase would add $438 per pupil for taxes payable in 2027. From 2028 through 2036 a larger amount of $933 per pupil would replace it, rising each year with inflation starting in 2029. That is a total of ten years. The question says the money would fund school operations. A YES vote approves the increase. A NO vote means it is not approved. The ballot notes that a YES vote is a vote for a property tax increase.
Fiscal impact
$438 per pupil for taxes payable in 2027, then $933 per pupil (replacing the $438) for taxes payable in 2028 through 2036, rising with inflation from 2029. Total term is ten years.
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