2026 School Referenda Tool
DO YOU NEED INFO ABOUT YOUR
SCHOOL DISTRICT’S REFERENDUM?
Find out the facts here.
IRG is here to help you learn about your school’s referendum.
This searchable, sortable tool allows you to find key information about school referenda. The tool allows users to review:
- How much is your district asking?
- How many staff has your district added versus student enrollment, 2020 to 2026?
The tool uses publicly available state data.
That is what you need to know! See a complete analysis of pandemic-time funding and staffing here.
SPRING 2026
| DISTRICT | COST THROUGH 2033 | REFERENDUM TYPE | RESULT | STUDENTS ADDED | EMPLOYEES ADDED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altoona | $15,600,000 | capital | pass | 25 | 38 |
| Appleton | $60,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -1,215 | 12 |
| Augusta | $750,000 | operating temporary | fail | -96 | 5 |
| Baraboo | $74,000,000 | capital | fail | -370 | -19 |
| Benton | $2,830,000 | operating temporary | pass | 18 | 8 |
| Black Hawk | $5,600,000 | operating recurring | pass | -37 | 2 |
| Blair-Taylor | $3,300,000 | operating temporary | pass | -57 | 18 |
| Brillion | $6,825,000 | operating temporary | fail | -10 | -8 |
| Butternut | $2,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -22 | -6 |
| Cassville | $3,900,000 | operating temporary | pass | -30 | 1 |
| Clintonville | $9,750,000 | operating temporary | pass | -110 | -26 |
| Cornell | $15,000,000 | capital | pass | -32 | -3 |
| Crandon | $3,750,000 | operating temporary | pass | -39 | -16 |
| Darlington | $6,000,000 | capital | pass | 41 | 21 |
| Denmark | $2,775,000 | operating temporary | pass | 43 | -3 |
| Dodgeland | $2,800,000 | operating temporary | pass | -84 | -13 |
| Dodgeville | $7,500,000 | operating temporary | fail | -197 | -37 |
| East Troy | $12,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -265 | -4 |
| Eleva-Strum | $1,800,000 | operating temporary | pass | 4 | 3 |
| Ellsworth | $8,740,000 | operating temporary | fail | -108 | 8 |
| Erin Joint | $2,750,000 | capital | pass | -29 | 2 |
| Fall Creek | $24,800,000 | capital | pass | 125 | 9 |
| Fond Du Lac | $30,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -812 | -105 |
| Fontana Joint | $7,400,000 | operating temporary | pass | 15 | 9 |
| Gillett | $16,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | 12 | 4 |
| Gilman | $2,800,000 | operating temporary | pass | 70 | 4 |
| Gilmanton | $3,325,000 | operating recurring | pass | -30 | -2 |
| Glendale-River Hills Joint | $20,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -115 | 18 |
| Granton | $6,250,000 | operating temporary | fail | 18 | 2 |
| Holmen | $22,625,000 | operating temporary | pass | -205 | -31 |
| Howard-Suamico | $39,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -472 | -34 |
| Howard-Suamico | $147,000,000 | capital | pass | -472 | -34 |
| Hustisford | $3,750,000 | operating temporary | fail | -150 | -21 |
| Iola-Scandinavia | $7,600,000 | operating temporary | fail | -65 | 20 |
| Lake Country Joint | $3,200,000 | operating temporary | pass | -183 | -22 |
| Lena | $6,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -20 | 8 |
| Maple | $14,500,000 | capital | pass | -67 | -8 |
| Markesan | $2,800,000 | operating temporary | fail | -82 | 3 |
| Mellen | $2,000,000 | capital | pass | -41 | -3 |
| Melrose-Mindoro | $4,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -98 | 1 |
| Menasha | $36,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -308 | -10 |
| Monroe | $11,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -238 | -31 |
| Montello | $8,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -92 | 8 |
| Monticello | $8,750,000 | operating recurring | pass | -37 | 3 |
| Necedah | $5,800,000 | operating temporary | fail | -79 | -18 |
| Nekoosa | $10,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -12 | 8 |
| Oakfield | $4,275,000 | operating temporary | pass | -14 | 7 |
| Oconto | $6,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -98 | -12 |
| Portage | $11,100,000 | operating temporary | fail | -391 | -38 |
| Prairie Du Chien | $2,925,000 | operating temporary | pass | -282 | -32 |
| Randolph | $2,925,000 | operating temporary | pass | -123 | -7 |
| Reedsburg | $10,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -314 | -51 |
| Rosholt | $7,800,000 | operating temporary | pass | -31 | 7 |
| Sauk Prairie | $22,624,000 | operating recurring | fail | -259 | -5 |
| Sauk Prairie | $68,400,000 | capital | fail | -259 | -5 |
| Sharon Joint | $3,750,000 | capital | pass | -76 | -14 |
| Shell Lake | $2,600,000 | operating temporary | pass | -138 | -1 |
| Shullsburg | $5,250,000 | operating recurring | pass | -10 | -3 |
| Siren | $5,400,000 | operating temporary | fail | -121 | -13 |
| Southern Door County | $9,450,000 | operating temporary | fail | -52 | -16 |
| Sparta | $5,400,000 | operating temporary | fail | -307 | -25 |
| Trevor-Wilmot Joint | $6,800,000 | operating temporary | fail | -96 | -15 |
| Twin Lakes Joint | $3,200,000 | operating temporary | fail | -62 | -4 |
| Waterloo | $4,130,000 | operating recurring | pass | -47 | 3 |
| Watertown | $22,500,000 | operating temporary | pass | -563 | -15 |
| Waupaca | $5,500,000 | operating temporary | pass | -68 | -32 |
| Wauzeka-Steuben | $2,350,000 | operating temporary | pass | -18 | 4 |
| Webster | $5,400,000 | operating temporary | pass | -71 | -2 |
| Westfield | $5,600,000 | operating temporary | fail | -32 | 2 |
| Weston | $4,500,000 | operating temporary | pass | -79 | 0 |
| Wheatland Joint | $1,600,000 | operating temporary | pass | 98 | 12 |
| Whitefish Bay | $135,600,000 | capital | fail | -133 | -8 |
| Winter | $8,000,000 | operating temporary | fail | -65 | 2 |
| Wisconsin Dells | $7,200,000 | operating temporary | fail | 7 | 38 |
| Wisconsin Rapids | $19,000,000 | operating temporary | pass | -676 | -13 |
AUTUMN 2026
| DISTRICT | COST THROUGH 2033 | REFERENDUM TYPE | RESULT | STUDENTS ADDED | EMPLOYEES ADDED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Friendship | $11,000,000 | operating temporary | -210 | -4 | |
| Athens | $2,400,000 | operating temporary | 118 | 6 | |
| Barron | $7,500,000 | operating temporary | -166 | -26 | |
| Black River Falls | $4,000,000 | operating temporary | -184 | 30 | |
| Bloomer | $77,000,000 | capital | -41 | 11 | |
| Brillion | $5,000,000 | operating temporary | -10 | -8 | |
| Brown Deer | $35,000,000 | capital | 74 | -15 | |
| Brown Deer | $14,000,000 | operating temporary | 74 | -15 | |
| Cashton | $1,350,000 | operating temporary | -41 | 6 | |
| De Soto | $3,600,000 | operating temporary | -65 | -6 | |
| Delavan-Darien | $22,000,000 | operating temporary | -283 | -6 | |
| Dodgeville | $5,700,000 | operating temporary | -197 | -37 | |
| Edgar | $7,000,000 | operating temporary | -24 | 5 | |
| Elmbrook | $100,000,000 | capital | 496 | 127 | |
| Evansville | $21,200,000 | operating temporary | -231 | -6 | |
| Fort Atkinson | $42,600,000 | operating recurring | -572 | -105 | |
| Fox Point-Bayside Joint | $23,700,000 | operating recurring | 19 | 11 | |
| Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau | $44,755,000 | capital | fail | -5 | 31 |
| Geneva Joint | $4,500,000 | operating temporary | -20 | -6 | |
| Gillett | $5,700,000 | operating temporary | 12 | 4 | |
| Glenwood City | $3,000,000 | operating temporary | -60 | -4 | |
| Granton | $800,000 | operating temporary | 18 | 2 | |
| Green Bay | $158,000,000 | operating temporary | -2,294 | -70 | |
| Greenfield | $35,000,000 | capital | -300 | 10 | |
| Greenfield | $20,000,000 | operating temporary | -300 | 10 | |
| Hillsboro | $4,400,000 | operating temporary | -128 | -3 | |
| Iola-Scandinavia | $5,700,000 | operating temporary | -65 | 20 | |
| Janesville | $98,000,000 | operating temporary | -781 | 106 | |
| Ladysmith | $4,750,000 | operating temporary | -110 | -8 | |
| Lake Mills | $11,600,000 | operating temporary | -152 | 7 | |
| Little Chute | $1,950,000 | capital | -39 | -10 | |
| Little Chute | $2,000,000 | operating temporary | -39 | -10 | |
| Lodi | $29,900,000 | operating temporary | -81 | -23 | |
| Lodi | $13,200,000 | capital | -81 | -23 | |
| Luxemburg-Casco | $5,400,000 | operating temporary | 108 | -8 | |
| Marinette | $68,000,000 | capital | -160 | -40 | |
| Markesan | $2,800,000 | operating temporary | -82 | 3 | |
| Mayville | $6,650,000 | operating temporary | -146 | -5 | |
| Middleton-Cross Plains | $118,500,000 | operating temporary | -274 | 160 | |
| Minocqua Joint | $21,000,000 | operating recurring | -114 | -24 | |
| Montello | $8,000,000 | operating temporary | -92 | 8 | |
| Oconomowoc | $48,900,000 | operating recurring | -401 | -130 | |
| Oconto | $4,500,000 | operating temporary | -98 | -12 | |
| Palmyra-Eagle | $3,188,000 | operating temporary | -152 | -22 | |
| Pardeeville | $13,100,000 | capital | -14 | -3 | |
| Princeton | $14,000,000 | capital | -38 | -2 | |
| Princeton | $4,175,000 | operating temporary | -38 | -2 | |
| Pulaski | $59,800,000 | capital | 14 | 47 | |
| Reedsburg | $83,000,000 | capital | -314 | -51 | |
| Ripon | $7,250,000 | operating temporary | -168 | -3 | |
| Seneca | $5,350,000 | operating recurring | -41 | -7 | |
| Seymour | $15,000,000 | operating temporary | -494 | -5 | |
| Sheboygan Falls | $65,700,000 | capital | -200 | -3 | |
| Siren | $3,000,000 | operating temporary | -121 | -13 | |
| Somerset | $7,000,000 | operating temporary | -82 | -16 | |
| Southern Door County | $6,165,000 | operating temporary | -52 | -16 | |
| Sturgeon Bay | $18,750,000 | operating temporary | -118 | 19 | |
| Swallow Joint | $2,500,000 | operating temporary | 22 | 0 | |
| Thorp | $8,500,000 | capital | -127 | -12 | |
| Tomorrow River | $3,300,000 | operating temporary | 48 | 14 | |
| Trevor-Wilmot Joint | $7,600,000 | operating temporary | -96 | -15 | |
| Twin Lakes Joint | $3,200,000 | operating temporary | -62 | -4 | |
| Unity | $32,000,000 | capital | -34 | -26 | |
| Unity | $3,600,000 | operating recurring | -34 | -26 | |
| Viroqua | $7,200,000 | operating temporary | -193 | 3 | |
| Washburn | $4,800,000 | operating temporary | -66 | -5 | |
| Waunakee | $50,400,000 | operating recurring | -4 | 105 | |
| Waunakee | $97,500,000 | capital | -4 | 105 | |
| Wausaukee | $6,000,000 | operating temporary | -51 | 2 | |
| West De Pere | $24,500,000 | operating temporary | 51 | 16 | |
| Westby | $5,100,000 | operating temporary | -62 | -4 | |
| Westfield | $7,000,000 | operating temporary | -32 | 2 | |
| Weyauwega-Fremont | $8,450,000 | capital | -22 | 11 | |
| Whitefish Bay | $90,000,000 | capital | -133 | -8 | |
| Whitehall | $2,500,000 | operating temporary | 5 | 14 | |
| Whitewater | $22,000,000 | operating temporary | -167 | 51 | |
| Williams Bay | $9,500,000 | operating temporary | -131 | 0 | |
| Winter | $6,000,000 | operating temporary | -65 | 2 | |
| Wisconsin Dells | $10,800,000 | operating recurring | 7 | 38 | |
| Wonewoc-Union Center | $2,000,000 | operating temporary | 18 | 4 |