Ballot question
School City of Whiting (Local Public Question)
- On the ballot in
- Whiting School City
- Vote
- Yes or no
- Election
- Nov 3, 2026
The question, as printed on the ballot
Shall School City of Whiting increase property taxes paid to the School Corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding and sustaining educational and operational stability in response to reductions in property tax revenue, supporting essential health and safety services, including retaining and employing school resource officers, attracting and retaining teachers and staff, maintaining class sizes, and funding academic and student support programs to meet the educational needs of all students, by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.3372 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $2,500,000? If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $250,000 the property's annual property tax bill would increase by $383 per year. The most recent operating referendum public question proposed by the school corporation was held in 2023 and failed.
A “Yes” vote means
Whiting schools may levy up to $0.3372 per $100 of assessed value (no more than $2.5 million a year) for 2027–2034; the ballot estimates $383 a year more on a $250,000 median home.
A “No” vote means
Whiting schools get no operating referendum tax under this question.
Official plain English statement
School City of Whiting asks voters to approve an operating referendum tax of up to $0.3372 per $100 of assessed value, and no more than $2.5 million a year, for 2027 through 2034, for teachers and staff, health and safety services including school resource officers, class sizes and academic programs. Its last operating referendum, in 2023, failed.
On the ballot as "SCHOOL CITY OF WHITING" (Local Public Question), for voters in the School City of Whiting. The spending plan estimates $2,500,000 a year: $1,250,000 for retaining teachers and staff, $527,098 for student health and safety, $344,111 for class sizes and $378,791 for academic programs. Whiting voters also decide a separate capital referendum (School City of Whiting (2)).
Sources
- Who and What Is on My Ballot: the official ballot of every precinct, 2026 General Election · Indiana Election Division (Indiana Voter Portal)
- Findings and Final Determination on Proposed Question Submitted: School City of Whiting operating referendum · Indiana Department of Local Government Finance
- Referendum Tax Levy Resolution (adopted June 1, 2026) · School City of Whiting
- School City of Whiting Proposed Revenue Spending Plan · School City of Whiting
The question and plain English statement are copied word for word from official election materials. The Gist does not take a side on ballot questions.