Bond and levy results: Salmon bond passes, breaking streak of 12 failures

11:25 a.m.: Correction: Blaine County School District’s supplemental levy passed with 74% support, not 96%.

9:56 a.m.: Corrections: Wilder’s $2.735 million COSSA levy passed by two votes, with 210 voting in favor of the measure, and 208 against. Ririe’s $1.5 million bond passed with 67% support, just over the two-thirds supermajority.

9:26 a.m.: All results are in. In total, 36 supplemental levies passed and five failed —in Kuna, Buhl, Caldwell, West Bonner, and Plummer-Worley school districts. West Bonner’s levy failure comes at the end of a school year marked with leadership controversy and financial strife. West Ada’s supplemental levy ask of $27.7 million over two years — the biggest of the night — passed with 58% support.

There were 45 school funding measures on ballots yesterday, and 35 passed. Of those, a half dozen had 70% support or greater, including Salmon’s $20 million bond, which garnered 72% support, easily topping the two-thirds supermajority needed. Blaine County voters overwhelmingly approved their levy with 74% support. Voters in Cambridge, Culdesac, Butte County, and Bruneau-Grandview also gave levy approval rates of 70% or higher.

A full list of results is below.

1:30 a.m.: Two high-stakes wins tonight were in school districts with histories of election failures: Salmon School District, where the passage of a $20 million bond broke a 12-time record of bond failures; and Mountain View School District, where the passage of a $5.872 million supplemental levy broke a four-time record of levy failures. In Salmon, it means Pioneer Elementary — infamous for facilities issues — will be replaced. In Mountain View, it means a school closure and district split may now be avoided.

Overall, two bonds passed (Salmon and Ririe) and four failed — though Pocatello/Chubbuck’s loss was a foregone conclusion.

Supplemental levies were mostly successful: 21 had passed as of 1:29 a.m. West Ada’s two year, $27.7 million levy was likely to pass, bringing the total to 22. But three failed — in Kuna, Buhl, and Caldwell — and the verdict was still out on another 16.

Plant facilities levies passed in Butte County and Fruitland, but Parma’s failed.

12:39 a.m.: Mountain View School District’s two-year, $5.872 million levy passed with 52% support, breaking a four-time streak of levy denials. The district was facing the prospect of closing a school or splitting up into two smaller districts if this levy failed.

12:30 a.m.: West Ada’s two-year, $27.7 million levy is looking like it will pass. It has 58% support with 98% of precincts reporting.

12:10 a.m.: Wilder’s COSSA levy failed, falling far short of the required two-thirds supermajority with just 50% support. A pair of supplemental levies failed in Kuna and Caldwell, and Fruitland’s plant facilities levy passed. That brings the night’s total (so far) to:

  • BONDS Three failed bonds; one passed; two pending
  • PLANT FACILITIES LEVIES Two plant facilities levies passed, one failed.
  • SUPPLEMENTAL LEVIES Seven supplemental levies passed; three failed, many pending
  • COSSA LEVY One COSSA levy passed

11:55 p.m.: Castleford’s $8.25 million bond failed with 56% voting for the measure; a supermajority of 66 and two-thirds support was needed for it to pass. It’s the third bond of the evening to fail. Parma’s plant facility levy failed as well, with 51% support coming short of the 55% needed.

11:44 p.m.: Buhl’s supplemental levy barely failed, with 52% voting against the measure. It’s the first supplemental of the evening to fail. Butte County School District saw two successful measures tonight: a plant facilities levy and a supplemental levy.

11:35 p.m.: Pocatello/Chubbuck School District’s bond failed with 63% against. School leaders no longer needed the funds, but could not remove the ask from the ballot. If the bond passed, the district announced it would forgo the funds.

11:29 p.m.: Supplemental levies in Cassia County and Wendell school districts pass, the fifth and sixth wins of their kind this evening.

10:53 p.m.: Garden Valley and Basin voters approved both districts’ supplemental levies. Garden Valley’s win came after controversy over systemic special education issues and leadership turnover.

10:42 p.m.: Salmon School District’s $20 million bond passed with an emphatic 72% support rate. The win breaks a streak of 12 consecutive bond failures, and comes after Salmon became a poster child for school facilities issues statewide.

The funds will be used to build a new elementary school.

10:37 p.m.: The first results of the night are in: A failed bond and two passed levies.

Camas County voters resoundingly rejected the school district’s proposed $9 million bond, with 63% voting against the measure. The bond would’ve funded a new vocational technical school and repairs at the K-12 building.

Aberdeen and Snake River’s supplemental levies, for $1.9 million and $1.4 million respectively, both passed.

6:15 p.m.: A total of $209 million is at stake for schools in today’s election, as voters across 40 counties will support or reject bonds and levies that would pay for everything from a new school to classroom supplies.

The figure drops to $176 million if Pocatello/Chubbuck School District’s $33 million bond ask, which trustees are no longer seeking, is discounted.

Some of the biggest-ticket items include West Ada School District’s two-year, $27.7 million supplemental levy request, and McCall School District’s $14 million bond to build housing for district employees. Salmon School District’s $20 million bond ask would fund a new elementary school to replace Pioneer Elementary, which is riddled with issues. If the measure passes, it would break a streak of a dozen bond rejections

And three school districts that have been mired in controversy are seeking supplemental levies: Garden Valley, where state investigators identified systemic violations of federal special education law; West Bonner, where leadership turmoil and budgetary woes have frequently made headlines; and Mountain View, where a levy denial could lead to closing schools or splitting the district into two. If Mountain View’s levy passes, it would break a streak of four previous levy denials.

Keep checking back here, and on our live results tracker, for all the latest. We’ll be updating this story throughout the evening.

All results are unofficial.

Bonds

Pocatello: Failed with 63% against

  • What: A $33 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? The item will be on the ballot, but school leaders say they no longer need the money. Gov. Brad Little recently signed into law two facilities bills that will assure the district gets a projected $43 million this year for building needs. 
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $50 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The bond term is 10 years. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

Camas County: Failed with 63% against

  • What: A $9 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is to construct a new vocational technical school and for facility repair projects at the K-12 school building.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $229 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The bond term is 20 years. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

Ririe: Passed with 67% support

  • What: A $1.5 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for maintenance projects on school facilities and equipment.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $84.51 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The bond term is 5 years. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

Castleford: Failed with 56% support (66 and two-thirds support was needed)

  • What: A $8.25 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for constructing a new competition gym with three attached classrooms, site drainage repairs and other improvements.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $193 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The bond term is 20 years. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

McCall: Failed with 58% against

  • What: A $14 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the purpose of financing the costs of acquisition, construction and equipping new workforce housing for district employees.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $12.23 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. As of May 21, 2024, the total existing bond indebtedness of the district is $26.16 million. The bond term is 15 years. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

Salmon: Passed with 72% support

  • What: A $20 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is to finance the construction of a new K-8 elementary school, along with furnishings and equipment.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $122.72 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The bond term is 20 years. As of May 21, 2024, the total existing bonded indebtedness of the district is $0.00. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

Plant Facility Levy

Butte County: Passed with 69% support

  • What: A two-year, $206,000 plant facility levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the purpose permitted by law for school plant facility levies.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $42.28 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year, for fiscal years 2025-2027. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2025, and that currently costs $42.28 per $100,000. If the proposed levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years and will need 55% approval to pass.

Fruitland: Passed with 57% support

  • What: A 10-year, $3.5 million plant facility levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for general improvements and maintenance of school sites, general repairs and maintenance of existing buildings and facilities, and other lawful facility improvements.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $15.80 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2024. The levy term is 10 years and will need 55% approval to pass.

Parma: Failed with 51% support (55% was needed)

  • What: A 10-year, $2.5 million plant facility levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for improvement of school sites and general repairs to and maintenance of existing buildings; parking lots maintenance and repair; gym floor maintenance and repair; hallway in all buildings maintenance and repair; HVAC maintenance and repair.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $28.37 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $28.37 per $100,000. If the proposed levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 10 years and will need 55% approval to pass.

Supplemental Levy

West Ada: Passed with 58% support

  • What: A two-year, $27.7 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the purpose of employing 152 teachers and contracting 19 resource safety officers.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $27.13 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $27.43 per $100,000. If the proposed levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to decrease by $.30. The levy term is 2 years.  Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Kuna: Failed with 57% against

  • What: A two-year, $10.6 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the purpose of staffing and operations, and facility maintenance.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $103.90 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is 2 years.  Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Soda Springs: Passed with 63% support

  • What: A $993,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for teacher and staff salaries and benefits, a resource officer, and maintenance and operations
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $75 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. Currently, the district collects a supplemental levy authorized in the amount of $698,000 that costs the taxpayer $52.59 per $100,000, which will expire when the proposed levy goes into effect. The levy term is one year.  Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Butte County: Passed with 70% support

  • What: A two-year, $320,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for staff salaries and benefits, classroom supplies and curriculum, technology and software, and maintenance and transportation.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $65.68 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year, for fiscal years 2025-2027. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2025, and that currently costs $65.68 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Mackay: Passed with 65% support

  • What: A two-year, $170,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for $15,000 for classroom supplies and textbooks; $10,000 for classified salaries and benefits; $10,000 for building and heating costs; $50,000 for athletics.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $33.87 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Mountain Home: Passed with 57% supporting

  • What: A two-year, $5.4 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, athletics, contracted student services, service agreements and driver education cars.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $48.22 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. Currently, the district collects a supplemental levy that costs $48.22 per $100,000 that expires on June 30, 2024 and currently costs $48.22 per $100,000. If the levy passes, the tax is not expected to change. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Sugar-Salem: Passed with 57% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.2 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for textbooks and technology at $175,000, agriculture department improvements at $150,000 and maintenance at $275,000.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $101.40 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Glenns Ferry: Passed with 57% support

  • What: A two-year, $700,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for staffing at $225,000; curriculum at $55,000; facilities at $45,000; and technology at $25,000.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $71 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. Currently, the district collects a supplemental levy that costs $69 per $100,000. It expires on June 30, 2024. If the proposed levy passes, the cost is expected to increase by $2 per $100,000. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Buhl: Failed with 52% against

  • What: A two-year, $1.3 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the career technical program at $130,000, an increase in transportation/utilities costs at $355,000 and certified staff at $165,000. 
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $58.96 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $36.28 per $100,000. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

McCall: Passed with 61% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.3 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for transportation, safety and benefits, and food services.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $6.65 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Highland: Passed with 65% support

  • What: A $499,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for classified salaries and benefits, busing, activities and activity busing.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $232.08 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs 232.08. If the levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is one year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Culdesac: Passed with 75% support

  • What: A two-year, $500,000 supplemental levy, 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the purpose of maintenance and operation of the district.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $287.90 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $287.90 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Genesee: Passed with 60% support

  • What: A two-year, $2.37 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for staff salaries and benefits, extracurricular activities, technology, maintenance and transportation, and special education services. 
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $404.45 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $404.45 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

West Bonner: Failed with 54% against

  • What: A $4.648 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for the following items: $917,000 for roofing, HVAC, boiler, plumbing, and services and supplies; $72,045 school resource officer; $376,500 extracurricular activities; $258,540 transportation and buses; $100,000 child nutrition; $86,500 for curricular materials ; $40,006 for technology; $112,000 for health and liability insurance increases; $1,423,382 for support staff salaries and benefits; $1,262,244 pupil services and administration salaries and benefits. 
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $94.43 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is one year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Cassia County: Passed with 57% support

  • What: A two-year, $5.59 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for curriculum and programs, a school nurse, resource officer, extracurricular, and furniture and equipment.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $84.23 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that expires on June 30, 2024 and that currently costs $66.15 per taxable assessed value. If the new levy passes, the tax is expected to increase $18.08. The levy term is two years . Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

American Falls: Passed with 58% support

  • What: A two-year, $5.5 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for staff salaries and benefits, safety and security, classroom supplies and curriculum, and technology.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $205 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2025, and that currently costs $205 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per $100,000 is expected to remain the same. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass. 

Cambridge: Passed with 71% support

  • What: A two-year, $200,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, maintenance and transportation, and utilities and fuel.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $34.32 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $39.37 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to decrease by $5.05. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Council: Passed with 65% support

  • What: A two-year, $260,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $28.40 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $25.96 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to increase by $2.44. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Salmon River: Passed with 63% support

  • What: A $495,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for teacher salaries and benefits, classified staff, extracurricular services, technology, IDLA and licensing.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $164.41 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is one year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Cottonwood: Passed with 70% support

  • What: A $175,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for technology, utilities, substitute teachers, maintenance repairs and online speech language employee support.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $61.07 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is one year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Aberdeen: Passed with 58% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.9 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for maintaining and operating all the schools.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $298.65 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Snake River: Passed with 67% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.4 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for teachers, curriculum, technology, safety, insurance, all-day kindergarten, co-curricular and athletics.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $85 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2025, and that currently costs $85 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Whitepine: Passed with 64% support

  • What: A $880,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for maintaining and operating the district.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $283.50 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $288.10 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to decrease by $4.60. The levy term is one year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Nezperce: Passed with 64% support

  • What: A $445,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, curriculum and supplies, utilities, and maintenance and transportation.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $258 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $281 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is one year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Mountain View: Passed with 52% support. 

  • What: A two-year, $5.872 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for staffing, Clearwater Valley High School, extra- and co-curricular, district land and property, operating expenses, curriculum, technology, all-day kindergarten, elementary libraries, Elk City School, custodial supplies, and student busing.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $182.16 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Preston: Passed with 59% support

  • What: A two-year, $2 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for specialized educators and counselors, increased wages for classified staff, extracurricular, and safety.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $82.44 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Grace: Passed with 61% support

  • What: A two-year, $1 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, curriculum, technology, maintenance, and transportation.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $187 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Bruneau-Grandview: Passed with 70% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.3 million supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, technology services, supplies, athletics, ground maintenance, and building care supplies.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $212.50 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Basin (Idaho City): Passed with 66% support

  • What: A two-year, $987,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for safety, student resource officer, athletics, maintenance, technology, preschool staffing and a nurse.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $45.56 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $45.70 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to decrease by $.14. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Garden Valley: Passed with 54% support

  • What: A two-year, $800,000 supplemental levy. 
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, extracurricular, technology, full-day kindergarten, classroom support, transportation, and special education.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $29.07 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $36.34 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to decrease by $7.27. The levy term is two years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Troy: Passed with 67% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.99 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, security and technology, maintenance and operations, and extracurricular and athletic programs.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $331.68 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $331.68 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Richfield: Passed with 68% support

  • What: A two-year, $360,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, student activities and extracurricular programs.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $138.59 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $153.99 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to decrease by $15.40. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Shoshone: Passed with 59% support

  • What: A two-year, $600,000 supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for athletics, certified staff extended day, classified staff, transportation, certified staff classroom and supplies.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $74.54 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $74.54 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Potlatch: Passed with 52% support

  • What: A $1.7 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, extracurricular activities, CTE and enrichment programs.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $355.17 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year.. The levy term is 1 year. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Blaine County: Passed with 74% support

  • What: A two-year, $3.7 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salary and benefits for gifted and talented programs, salary and benefits for preschool, salary and benefits for half-day kindergarten, and salary and benefits for summer school.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $8.53 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Wendell: Passed with 62% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.2 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for classified staff, curriculum adoption, food service and building maintenance.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $27.53 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $27.53 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Plummer-Worley: Failed with 52% against

    • What: A two-year, $1.357 million supplemental levy.
    • What’s at stake? The proposal is for safety and security measures, maintenance, athletics and athletic transportation, and staffing.
    • Impact: The tax burden would be about $54.59 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Weiser: Passed with 54% support

  • What: A two-year, $1.5 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits to support all-day kindergarten, salaries and benefits to support athletics, technology equipment upgrades and new track and sports complex.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $85.56 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $39.93 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to increase $45.63. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Bear Lake County: Passed with 67% support

  • What: A two-year, $3 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for technology, maintenance, custodial, safety, extracurricular activities and building facilities.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $33.87 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing $650,000 levy that will expire on June 30, 2025. The school district does not anticipate increasing the tax burden to local patrons because the district will receive $850,000 from the state. The $850,000 will be combined with the $650,000 to equal $1.5 million per year, for two years. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Caldwell: Failed with 52% against

  • What: A two-year, $8.2 million supplemental levy.
  • What’s at stake? The proposal is for student transportation, school resource officers, student security staff, certified and classified staff, preschool, curriculum, and extracurricular activities. 
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $41.11 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $41.11 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

Madison: Passed with 60% support

      • What: A two-year, $3.99 million supplemental levy.
      • What’s at stake? The proposal is for salaries and benefits, safety and technology, curriculum and new buses.  
      • Impact: The tax burden would be about $61.16 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The proposed levy replaces an existing levy that will expire on June 30, 2024, and that currently costs $61.16 per taxable assessed value. If the levy is approved, the tax per assessed value is expected to remain the same. The levy term is 2 years. Supplemental levies need a simple majority vote to pass.

COSSA Levy

Wilder: Passed by two votes: 210 to 208

  • What: A $2.735 million school bond.
  • What’s at stake? To fund the district’s share of the Canyon Owyhee School Service Agency, which provides special education and career technical education services.
  • Impact: The tax burden would be about $100 per $100,000 in taxable assessed value per year. The bond term is 5 years. Bonds need a 66.67% supermajority vote to pass.

Bonds and levies are complicated. Read our in-depth explanation of each type of school ballot measure to make sure you’re prepared before election day. Reporter Darren Svan and Data analyst Randy Schrader contributed to this report.

Carly Flandro

Carly Flandro

Carly Flandro reports from her hometown of Pocatello. Prior to joining EdNews, she taught English at Century High and was a reporter for the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. She has won state and regional journalism awards, and her work has appeared in newspapers throughout the West. Flandro has a bachelor’s degree in print journalism and Spanish from the University of Montana, and a master’s degree in English from Idaho State University. You can email her at [email protected] or call or text her at (208) 317-4287.

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