Adams-Friendship Area School District — non-recurring revenue limit referendum ($11,000,000 total)

What it does

BE IT RESOLVED by the School Board of the Adams-Friendship Area School District, Adams County, Wisconsin that the revenues included in the School District budget be authorized to exceed the revenue limit specified in Section 121.91, Wisconsin Statutes, by $2,750,000 per year for 4 years, beginning with the 2027-2028 school year and ending with the 2030-2031 school year, for non-recurring purposes consisting of maintaining current 4K-5th grade and 6th-8th grade class sizes, existing career and technical education programming, co-curricular experiences, and operational costs associated with maintaining school buildings.

A YES vote means

Adams-Friendship Area School District could exceed its state revenue limit by $2,750,000 a year for 4 years (2027-2028 through 2030-2031), on a non-recurring basis, to keep current 4K-8th grade class sizes, career and technical education, co-curriculars and building operations.

A NO vote means

The district would not be authorized to exceed its revenue limit by this amount.

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

Voters approved a $3 million-per-year operational referendum in 2023 that expires after the 2026-27 school year; the district says the new $2.75 million-per-year request would replace it, not add to it.

The district lists declining enrollment, low state aid, state revenue limits, rising operating costs and aging buildings as reasons for the request.

The district says it has cut about $600,000 through administrative consolidation and staff reductions and is consolidating from three school buildings to two, which it estimates will save about $1.4 million in 2026-27 and about $2.3 million a year after that.

The district estimates the referendum portion of the tax bill on a $100,000 property would fall from $134 to $124 a year.

Put on the ballot by Adams-Friendship Area School District Board of Education (adoption date and vote not posted on the district's referendum page).

From official source 1, official source 2.

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Quick answers

What does a YES vote on Adams-Friendship Area School District mean?

Adams-Friendship Area School District could exceed its state revenue limit by $2,750,000 a year for 4 years (2027-2028 through 2030-2031), on a non-recurring basis, to keep current 4K-8th grade class sizes, career and technical education, co-curriculars and building operations.

What does a NO vote on Adams-Friendship Area School District mean?

The district would not be authorized to exceed its revenue limit by this amount.

How many votes does Adams-Friendship Area School District 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 Adams-Friendship Area School District?

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.