What does a YES vote on West Lafayette Community School Corporation mean?

West Lafayette Community School Corporation would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.5706 and no more than $16,100,000 a year, to fund academic programs and operating costs after reductions in property tax revenue; a median $350,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $956.

What does a NO vote on West Lafayette Community School Corporation mean?

West Lafayette Community School Corporation would not raise property taxes for this purpose.

How many votes does West Lafayette Community School Corporation 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 West Lafayette Community School Corporation?

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.

West Lafayette Community School Corporation — Operating Referendum (Tippecanoe County)

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

What it does: Shall West Lafayette Community School Corporation increase property taxes paid to the school corporation for no more than eight (8) years for the purpose of funding academic programming and operating expenditures and sustaining educational and operational stability in response to reductions in property tax revenue by imposing a property tax rate that does not exceed $0.5706 and results in a maximum annual amount that does not exceed $16,100,000? If this operating referendum public question is approved by the voters, for a median residence of $350,000, the property's annual property tax bill would increase by $956 per year. The most recent operating referendum public question proposed by the school corporation was held in 2023 and passed.
A YES vote means: West Lafayette Community School Corporation would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.5706 and no more than $16,100,000 a year, to fund academic programs and operating costs after reductions in property tax revenue; a median $350,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $956.
A NO vote means: West Lafayette Community School Corporation 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.

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Background

According to minutes filed with the state, West Lafayette's Board of School Trustees adopted the referendum resolution at its June 8, 2026 meeting on a motion that was made, seconded and carried. The minutes note one member attended remotely and did not vote on the item.

The corporation's Revenue Spending Plan estimates $9,047,294 in 2027, under a $16,100,000 maximum annual levy. It would spend about $5,699,795 on teacher compensation for class sizes and academic programming and $3,347,499 on operations such as maintenance, personnel and student transportation.

The Indiana Department of Local Government Finance received the resolution on June 9, 2026 and approved the ballot language. The approved language notes the corporation's last operating referendum, in 2023, passed.

Put on the ballot by West Lafayette Community School Corporation Board of School Trustees, June 8, 2026 (motion carried; tally not recorded in the filed minutes excerpt).

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on West Lafayette Community School Corporation mean?: West Lafayette Community School Corporation would raise property taxes for up to eight years, at a rate of up to $0.5706 and no more than $16,100,000 a year, to fund academic programs and operating costs after reductions in property tax revenue; a median $350,000 home's yearly tax bill would rise by $956.
What does a NO vote on West Lafayette Community School Corporation mean?: West Lafayette Community School Corporation would not raise property taxes for this purpose.
How many votes does West Lafayette Community School Corporation 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 West Lafayette Community School Corporation?: 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 Tippecanoe County ballot.

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