School leaders across Idaho will ask patrons for nearly $242 million this November

Carly Flandro, Idaho Ed News

(Idaho Ed News) — School districts statewide will beryllium asking section taxpayers for astir $242 cardinal successful November’s election. 

Voters crossed 25 counties will beryllium asked to money acquisition measures that would spell toward coach and unit salaries, sports, extracurriculars, building maintenance, schoolroom supplies, and more. 

The biggest asks include:

• $55.2 million: Soda Springs’ 20-year bond
• $50 million: Coeur d’Alene’s two-year supplemental levy
• $19 million: Lakeland’s two-year supplemental levy
• $16.5 million: Pocatello/Chubbuck’s two-year supplemental levy
• $16 million: Idaho Falls’ two-year supplemental levy
• $14.4 million: Twin Falls’ two-year supplemental levy

Mine done our lists beneath to find retired if your section territory is putting a measurement connected your ballot, and wherever nan dollars would spell if approved. 

To registry to ballot and for much accusation connected nan Nov. 4 election, including sample ballots, spell here. Learn much astir bonds and levies here.

Bonds

Soda Springs

• What: A 20-year, $55.2 cardinal bond.
• What’s astatine stake: If approved, this enslaved would finance:
  • A caller precocious school
  • Projects astatine nan existing simple school, including further classrooms, upgrades, and a caller gym
  • Related infrastructure, furnishings, and equipment
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $301 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The enslaved will require supermajority support to pass.

Plant installation levies

Homedale

• What: A 10-year, $9.5 cardinal works installation levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If approved, this levy would spell toward …
  • Purchasing, building, aliases improving schools aliases schoolhouse sites
  • Demolishing aliases removing schoolhouse buildings
  • Adding to, remodeling, aliases repairing buildings
  • Furnishing and equipping buildings
  • Purchasing schoolhouse buses
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $119 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $170 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease. The levy will request 55% support to pass.

West Jefferson

• What: A 10-year, $3 cardinal works installation levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, it would spell toward building attraction and purchasing caller buses. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $90.94 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $90.94 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. The levy will request 55% support to pass.

Challis

• What: A five-year, $250,000 works installation levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, this levy would spell toward …
  • Remodeling, repairing, furnishing, aliases equipping buildings
  • Correcting information issues successful buildings
  • Grounds betterment and maintenance
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $5 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025 and that presently costs astir $5 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. The levy will request 55% support to pass.

Hansen

• What: A five-year, $1 cardinal works installation levy.
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, this levy would spell toward … 
  • Maintaining, repairing, and improving schoolhouse accommodation and grounds, including building a autobus barn, continued renewal of a helping successful nan the simple school, and territory installation repairs and maintenance. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $86.15 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $120 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease. The levy will request 55% support to pass.

Supplemental levies

Bonneville

• What: A two-year, $11.6 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, $11.1 cardinal would spell toward staffing costs, while $500,00 would spell toward schoolroom resources and supplies. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $77.13 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 202, and that presently costs $77.13 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Camas County

• What: A two-year, $450,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, this levy would spell toward salaries and schoolhouse supplies and materials. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $104 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and presently costs astir $104 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change.  Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Camas County

• What: A two-year, $150,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, this levy would spell toward salaries and benefits for unit for nan good arts (music) program.
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $31 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $31 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Caldwell

• What: A two-year, $8.2 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, $4 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits.  The remainder would beryllium utilized for athletics, schoolhouse safety, an accelerated learning program, accommodation maintenance, and transportation. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $75 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Challis

• What: A two-year, $1.4 cardinal supplemental levy
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, astir of it (about $623,000) would spell toward unit pay. Another $54,000 would spell toward proscription costs, and $23,000 would spell toward schoolroom resources and supplies. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $74.79 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $94.06 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Clark County

• What: A two-year, $500,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, nan levy would spell toward unit salaries and benefits, schoolroom supplies, nutrient service, and attraction and proscription — including a autobus purchase. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $130 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $138 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease.  Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Coeur d’Alene

• What: A two-year, $50 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, nan levy dollars would beryllium allocated arsenic follows:
  • Teacher and unit benefits and salaries ($19.3 million)
  • Additional student classes, including AP, electives, and CTE ($12.2 million)
  • Sports and extracurricular activities ($4.1 million)
  • School information and information ($3.8 million)
  • School operating expenses ($3.4 million)
  • School wellness services ($2.8 million)
  • School and schoolroom resources ($2.2 million)
  • Technology ($2.2 million)
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $93 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $93 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Fremont County

• What: A two-year, $3 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, astir $1 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits and different $860,000 would spell toward extracurricular and diversion expenses. The remainder would money schoolhouse assets officers, schoolroom technology, textbooks and program resources, student chromebooks, and philharmonic instrumentality purchases and repairs. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $36 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $49 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Gooding 

• What: A two-year, $1.5 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, much than $1 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. The remainder would money schoolhouse assets officers, information and security, schoolroom supplies and curriculum, technology, and attraction and transportation. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $84 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $74 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Hansen

• What: A two-year, $580,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, astir of this levy ($167,000) would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. The remainder would spell towards extracurricular services, schoolroom materials and technology, and preschool and after-school programs. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $125  per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $122 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Idaho Falls

• What: A two-year, $16 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, it will beryllium allocated arsenic follows:
  • Salaries and benefits for teachers and unit ($12.5 million)
  • Extracurricular activities ($1.7 million)
  • Safety and information staff, specified arsenic counselors, nurses, psychologists, etc.: ($1.4 million)
  • Maintenance expenses ($800,000)
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $96 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $95 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Jerome

• What: A two-year, $3.5 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, $1.5 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. The remainder would spell toward purchasing caller and utilized schoolhouse buses; programme and package licenses, and proscription expenses. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $66 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $37 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Kendrick

• What: A one-year, $750,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, $490,000 would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. The remainder would spell toward information and security; technology; attraction and operations; transportation; supplies and curriculum; and extracurricular programs. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $315 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $383 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Kootenai

• What: A two-year, $2.7 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, $1.45 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. The remainder would spell to typical education, nan schoolhouse resources officer, building maintenance, athletics, and CTE classes.
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $87 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $79 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease.  Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Kuna

• What: A $7.2 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If approved, astir $7 cardinal of this levy would spell toward unit salaries and benefits, including an further six teachers to trim people sizes. The remainder would spell toward exertion and curriculum. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $65 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $47 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase.  Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Lakeland

• What: A two-year, $19 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this measurement passes, $12 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. About $3 cardinal would spell toward extracurriculars and athletics, and nan remainder would spell toward transportation, information and information needs, and curriculum. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $105 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $106 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to decrease.  Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Pocatello

• What: A two-year, $16.5 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If approved, nan levy dollars would beryllium allocated arsenic follows:
  • About $9.5 cardinal for unit salaries and benefits
  • $1.85 cardinal for textbooks and supplies
  • $1.5 cardinal for technology, software, and staffing
  • $1.2 cardinal for extracurricular proscription and travel
  • $1.15 cardinal for custodial services
  • $950,000 for extracurricular salaries
  • $400,000 for schoolhouse assets officers
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $113 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $113 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Ririe

• What: A two-year, $754,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If approved, nan levy would spell toward a schoolhouse assets officer, maintenance, curriculum, and salaries. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $94 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $84 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

St. Maries

• What: A two-year, $4.1 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If this levy passes, it would spell toward extracurricular programs, UpRiver Elementary, CTE programs, precocious classes, electives, Heyburn preschool program, and student support unit (like autobus drivers, librarians, and teachers’ aides). 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $168 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $168 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Teton

• What: A two-year, $9.9 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If approved, nan levy would spell toward unit salaries, supporting student needs, and providing further programming. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $83 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $83 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Twin Falls

• What: A two-year, $14.4 cardinal supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If approved, $8.8 cardinal would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. Another $3 cardinal would spell toward information and information needs, including schoolhouse assets officers and equipped guards. The remainder would spell toward schoolhouse attraction unit and supplies and extracurricular activities. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $91 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs astir $72 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is expected to increase. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

West Jefferson

• What: A two-year, $720,000 supplemental levy. 
• What’s astatine stake? If passed, this levy would spell toward unit salaries and benefits. 
• Impact: The taxation load would beryllium astir $109.13 per $100,000 successful taxable assessed worth per year. The projected levy replaces an existing levy that expires connected June 30, 2025, and that presently costs $109.13 per $100,000. If nan projected levy is approved, nan taxation per $100,000 is not expected to change. Supplemental levies request a elemental mostly to pass.

Idaho Education News information expert Randy Schrader contributed to this report. 

Originally posted connected IdahoEdNews.org connected September 24, 2024