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Tri-Central Community School Corporation (Local Public Question)

On the ballot in
Tri-Central Community Schools
Vote
Yes or no
Election
Nov 3, 2026

The question, as printed on the ballot

Shall Tri-Central Community Schools increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding and maintaining daily educational operations, including recruiting and retaining teachers and staff, supporting essential safety initiatives, and maintaining class sizes, academic programs and opportunities to meet the learning needs of all students in response to reductions in property tax revenue by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.24 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $1,100,000. If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $150,000, the property's annual property tax bill would increase by $143 per year.

A “Yes” vote means

Allows Tri-Central to levy an operating referendum tax for up to eight years, at no more than $0.24 per $100 of assessed value and $1.1 million a year.

A “No” vote means

No referendum tax is levied; the district says it would keep weighing cuts to staffing, class-size support, programs and safety projects, such as dropping two bus routes.

Official plain English statement

Tri-Central Community Schools asks voters to approve an operating referendum property tax for up to eight years, at no more than $0.24 per $100 of assessed value and $1.1 million a year, citing lower enrollment-based state funding, reduced operating revenue under Senate Bill 1 and inflation. The district says it would spend about $686,000 a year on class sizes and academic programs (elementary staffing, off-site vocational programs and agriculture), $249,000 on recruiting and retaining teachers and staff, and $165,000 on safety initiatives.

On the ballot as "TRI-CENTRAL COMMUNITY SCHOOL CORPORATION" (Local Public Question), for voters in the Tri-Central Community Schools district. The Tipton County Auditor determined the $150,000 median residence and $143 annual estimate. The district's planned safety spending includes a school safety officer, entry-point and accessibility repairs and 13 more security cameras; it says final reductions if the question fails would be up to the school board.

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.