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Tipton Community School Corporation (Local Public Question)

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Tipton Community School Corporation
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall the Tipton Community School Corporation increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of providing funding to maintain academic programs, class sizes, and student support, health, and safety services, attract and retain teachers and support staff, maintain student transportation services, and sustain educational and operational funding stability by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.25 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $2,000,000. If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $200,000, the property’s annual property tax bill would increase by $216 per year.

A “Yes” vote means

Allows Tipton Community Schools to levy an operating referendum tax for up to eight years, at no more than $0.25 per $100 of assessed value and $2 million a year.

A “No” vote means

No referendum tax is levied; the district says it would then face further reductions in staffing, programs, transportation and student services.

Official plain English statement

Tipton Community School Corporation asks voters to approve an operating referendum property tax for up to eight years, at no more than $0.25 per $100 of assessed value and $2 million a year, to help pay for academic programs, student supports, staff pay and retention, transportation and day-to-day operations. The district says declining enrollment, rising costs and reduced property tax revenue under Senate Enrolled Act 1 have left an operating gap despite earlier cuts; it estimates the 2027 cost on its median homestead ($180,600) at about $174 a year.

On the ballot as "TIPTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION" (Local Public Question), for voters in the Tipton Community School Corporation. The district says the money would support day-to-day operations, not new construction or athletic facilities, that the board would approve an annual spending plan and publish yearly updates, and that the board sets each year's levy and need not collect the maximum. Its farmland estimate is about $4 an acre.

Sources

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.