Majority of Southeast Minnesota Schools Win Approval of Funding Measures

Rochester, MN (KROC-AM News)- Most of the results are in for a handful of funding measures that were on the ballot in seven southeast Minnesota school districts on Tuesday. 

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The elections were held in the Byron, Austin, Goodhue, Cannon Falls, Triton, Owatonna and Fillmore Central School Districts. 

The Minnesota School Boards Association says there were 96 school funding-related ballot questions across Minnesota on Tuesday. A majority of the measures passed, according to the organization. 

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Voters Approve Funding Measures in At Least 4 Southeast MN School Districts

Voters in the Byron School District approved both questions. An operating referendum that would increase per-pupil spending by $700 per student was approved on a 1385 to 1200 vote. 

A $2.5 million capital improvement referendum won on a 1328 to 1256 vote. 

A ballot question to increase revenue by $950 per student in the Cannon Falls School District was approved by a 68%-31% margin. Voters in the Goodhue School District narrowly approved increasing revenue per student by $800 on a 296-290 vote. 

More than 60% of voters in the Fillmore Central School District approved increasing revenue per student by $876. 

A ballot question to increase revenue per student by $700 in the Owatonna School District failed by a 61%-38% margin. 

Voters in the Austin School District rejected a $54.7 million bond referendum and a $12 million bond referendum. About 60% of voters rejected both measures. 

The results from the Triton ballot question, which was a $6.5 million capital improvement levy, are not yet available.