What does a YES vote on Franklin Community Schools mean?

Franklin Community Schools would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.2900 and no more than $9,000,000 a year, to fund teacher and staff retention, student health and safety, class sizes and academic programs; a median $250,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $329.

What does a NO vote on Franklin Community Schools mean?

Franklin Community Schools would not raise property taxes for this purpose.

How many votes does Franklin Community Schools need to pass?

A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.

Should I vote yes or no on Franklin Community Schools?

SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.

The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Franklin Community Schools — Operating Referendum (Johnson County)

Last updated Sat, Nov 7, 2:38 PM ET

Ballot measure · November 3, 2026 · Franklin Community School Corporation school district voters

What it does: Shall Franklin Community Schools 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 funding stability in response to reductions in property tax revenue, including supporting and retaining teachers and staff, essential student health and safety initiatives, managing class sizes, academic programs, and opportunities to meet the learning needs of all students, by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.2900 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $9,000,000? 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 $329 per year. The most recent operating referendum public question proposed by the school corporation was held in May 2019 and passed.
A YES vote means: Franklin Community Schools would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.2900 and no more than $9,000,000 a year, to fund teacher and staff retention, student health and safety, class sizes and academic programs; a median $250,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $329.
A NO vote means: Franklin Community Schools would not raise property taxes for this purpose.
Needed to pass: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Left–right lean: Unclear: our AI read of the official summary isn't confident enough (we require 70%) to place this on the left–right spectrum, so we don't. Read the summary and decide for yourself.

The YES and NO lines are SpectrumVote's plain-language reading of the official text above; the official text is what you vote on.

Official text: source

Background

The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance received Franklin Community Schools' resolution on July 6, 2026 and approved the ballot language. The approved language notes the corporation's last operating referendum, in May 2019, passed.

The corporation's Revenue Spending Plan estimates $9,000,000 in 2027: $4,500,000 for supporting and retaining teachers and staff, $2,250,000 for student health and safety initiatives, and $2,250,000 for class sizes and academic programs.

The spending plan says the figures are estimates that the corporation may amend each year.

Put on the ballot by Franklin Community Schools Board of School Trustees, resolution filed with the DLGF July 6, 2026 (board vote date/tally not found in an online official record).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Franklin Community Schools mean?: Franklin Community Schools would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.2900 and no more than $9,000,000 a year, to fund teacher and staff retention, student health and safety, class sizes and academic programs; a median $250,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $329.
What does a NO vote on Franklin Community Schools mean?: Franklin Community Schools would not raise property taxes for this purpose.
How many votes does Franklin Community Schools need to pass?: A simple majority: more than half of the YES and NO votes on this measure must be YES. Leaving it blank doesn't count either way.
Should I vote yes or no on Franklin Community Schools?: SpectrumVote doesn't endorse anyone or tell you how to vote. Read what a YES and a NO vote each do, and the official text, then decide based on what you want to happen.
When is the vote?: The general election was Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Counts are unofficial until each state certifies its results over the following weeks; your state or county election office has the official results.

Not sure how to decide? Read our nonpartisan guide to the Johnson County ballot.

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