Results: Bond issues around the state

Here’s what we know so far about other school districts’ bond issues in Kansas. I’ll update this as I learn more.

• Anthony-Harper USD 361
  • $8 million to renovate and remodel three schools (Question 1)
  • and to add a new auxiliary gym/FEMA storm shelter (Question 2)
• Baldwin City USD 348 – PASSED (Yes 2,087, No 1,775)
  • $22.9 million for a new primary center, new auditorium, new baseball/softball complex, new practice track and technology upgrades at all schools
• DeSoto USD 232 – PASSED (Yes 8,431, No 6,729)
  • $75 million to construct a new 600-student elementary school and expand two high schools
• Garden City USD 457 – PASSED (Yes 4,577 Yes, No 4,354)
  • $97.5 million for a new high school, conversion of high school to a middle school, conversion of a middle school to an elementary school and expansion of an elementary school into an early childhood center
• Herington USD 487
  • $29 million for additions to the middle and high school; a new elementary school, auditorium, gymnasium and track/football facility; remodeling and renovations at sports complex; and tornado shelters
• Holton USD 336
  • $21.3 million to construct a new elementary school and an agricultural education building at the high school, plus to repair an exterior wall at the high school
• Hugoton USD 210 – PASSED (Yes 1,278, No 529)
  • $21 million for renovations at the middle school, middle/high school cafeteria area and athletic facilities, plus a new early childhood center
• Leavenworth USD 453 – PASSED (62 percent of the vote)
  • $57.8 million for upgrades/expansions at two elementary schools and the high school, construction of a new elementary school and creation of a new activities complex on the high school campus
• Manhattan-Ogden USD 383 – PASSED (Yes 13,603 votes, No 6,206)
  • $97.5 million to renovate, remodel and repair 24 buildings in the district, and to add classrooms
• Marysville USD 364
  • $25 million for additions to elementary, junior/senior high school and stadium
• Olathe USD 233 – PASSED (59 percent of the vote)
  • $68 million to pay for additions and renovations at the district’s four high schools
• Sabetha USD 441
  • $8.3 million for expansions and improvements at high school and kindergarten-through-12th-grade facility
• Sterling USD 376
  • $20.4 million to expand and renovate high school and to replace grade school
• Wichita USD 259 – PASSED (Yes 56,155, No 54,538)
  • $370 million for six new schools and 275 new classrooms at other buildings