Voters on Nov. 8 approved 64 of the 81 school district referendum questions placed before them, reflecting a 79 percent overall passage rate. That is generally in line with the passage rate for all types of school referenda on the ballot earlier this year. Prior to Nov. 8, voters had approved 69 of 85 school referenda, reflecting an 81.2 percent overall passage rate.
Overall, voters have approved 133 of 166 total ballot questions this year, reflecting an 80.1 percent passage rate. That is a higher overall passage rate than in calendar year 2021, when 43 of 71 school referenda of all types (60.6 %) were passed, but a lower passage rate than in 2020, when a record 95 of 111 school referenda of all types (85.6 %) were approved
Broken down by referendum type, voters in local districts across the state approved 32 of the 42 referendum questions (76.2%) asking for additional revenue limit authority. The table below shows the Nov. 8 results for those referenda statewide. [NR = a non-recurring (i.e., temporary) increase; RR = a recurring (i.e., permanent) increase.]
| District Name | Total Amount | Type | Result | Yes | No |
| Adams-Friendship Area | $12,600,000 | NR – 2022 | Failed | 2,760 | 2,988 |
| Appleton Area | $5,000,000 | RR – 2023 | Passed | 28,188 | 14,132 |
| Athens | $1,670,000 | RR – 2022 | Failed | 816 | 1,111 |
| Belleville | $999,999 | RR – 2023 | Passed | 1,897 | 1,240 |
| Clayton | $1,545,000 | RR – 2022 | Passed | 396 | 381 |
| Cuba City | $200,000 | RR – 2023 | Passed | 1,394 | 851 |
| Delavan-Darien | $15,200,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 3,165 | 3,069 |
| Denmark | $2,775,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 2,583 | 1,728 |
| Fort Atkinson | $3,000,000 | RR – 2022 | Failed | 3,644 | 4,162 |
| Fort Atkinson | $13,000,000 | NR – 2023 | Failed | 3,644 | 4,162 |
| Fox Point J2 | $12,400,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 2,883 | 1,572 |
| Geneva J4 | $4,500,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 288 | 275 |
| Gillett | $1,800,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 1,045 | 876 |
| Greenfield | $20,000,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 7,093 | 4,366 |
| Hilbert | $200,000 | RR – 2022 | Passed | 799 | 636 |
| Hillsboro | $3,000,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 687 | 664 |
| Holmen | $650,000 | RR – 2024 | Passed | 6,431 | 3,975 |
| Lake Mills Area | $950,000 | RR – 2024 | Failed | 2,301 | 2,894 |
| Loyal | $6,700,000 | NR – 2023 | Failed | 556 | 640 |
| Merrill Area | $10,000,000 | NR – 2023 | Failed | 4,095 | 4,479 |
| Middleton-Cross Plains | $65,470,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 14,592 | 8,606 |
| Mount Horeb Area | $4,820,000 | RR – 2023 | Passed | 4,707 | 2,525 |
| North Crawford | $900,000 | RR – 2022 | Passed | 873 | 529 |
| North Fond Du Lac | $2,400,000 | NR – 2022 | Passed | 2,172 | 1,444 |
| Onalaska | $21,650,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 4,775 | 3,477 |
| Oregon | $11,400,000 | RR – 2022 | Passed | 7,969 | 5,348 |
| Parkview | $6,000,000 | NR – 2023 | Failed | 1,479 | 1,511 |
| Prairie Farm | $4,250,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 497 | 260 |
| Pulaski Community | $8,500,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 6,023 | 5,261 |
| Rhinelander | $16,000,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 5,808 | 3,993 |
| Ripon Area | $5,100,000 | NR – 2022 | Passed | 2,766 | 1,908 |
| Southern Door County | $2,925,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 2,648 | 1,737 |
| Stratford | $2,935,000 | NR – 2022 | Failed | 1,099 | 1,307 |
| Sun Prairie Area | $9,000,000 | RR – 2022 | Passed | 14,192 | 9,270 |
| Three Lakes | $21,250,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 1,745 | 938 |
| Verona Area | $19,000,000 | RR – 2022 | Passed | 10,663 | 4,597 |
| Waterloo | $3,500,000 | NR – 2022 | Failed | 1,162 | 1,269 |
| Waunakee Community | $10,000,000 | NR – 2022 | Passed | 7,469 | 4,923 |
| Waupun | $2,940,000 | NR – 2022 | Passed | 3,540 | 2,846 |
| Wauzeka-Steuben | $3,352,000 | NR – 2022 | Passed | 442 | 229 |
| Whitewater | $17,600,000 | NR – 2023 | Passed | 3,832 | 2,985 |
| Wisconsin Dells | $4,800,000 | NR – 2022 | Passed | 2,957 | 2,477 |
In an interesting twist, voters in local districts across the state approved 32 of 39 referendum questions (82.0 percent) asking for borrowing authority (i.e., authority to issue debt) on Nov. 8. Although this passage rate reflects just the results for the Nov. 8 election, it is noteworthy that the last time the passage rate on debt issuance referenda exceeded the passage rate for revenue limit referenda for a full year was during calendar year 2012.
The table below shows the results for Nov. 8 debt issuance referenda statewide.
| District Name | Total Amount | Type | Result | Yes | No |
| Appleton Area | $129,800,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 29,396 | 12,982 |
| Athens | $5,525,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 792 | 1,124 |
| Augusta | $10,500,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,000 | 520 |
| Augusta | $4,500,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 938 | 573 |
| Bangor | $24,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,215 | 635 |
| Cuba City | $26,850,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,266 | 979 |
| Denmark | $31,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 2,623 | 1,667 |
| Eau Claire Area | $98,600,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 24,970 | 14,026 |
| Fort Atkinson | $22,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 4,154 | 3,696 |
| Green Bay Area | $92,605,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 33,765 | 15,504 |
| Hilbert | $8,270,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 880 | 582 |
| Holmen | $74,750,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 6,257 | 4,130 |
| Howards Grove | $39,800,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,587 | 1,371 |
| Howards Grove | $2,900,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,501 | 1,430 |
| Jefferson | $34,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 2,935 | 2,655 |
| Jefferson | $8,000,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 2,329 | 3,232 |
| La Crosse | $194,700,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 8,433 | 18,875 |
| Lake Mills Area | $44,000,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 2,213 | 2,987 |
| Menasha | $99,700,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 5,912 | 3,024 |
| Monroe | $88,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 3,741 | 3,121 |
| North Crawford | $4,500,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 956 | 441 |
| North Fond Du Lac | $18,500,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 2,136 | 1,477 |
| Oconto Falls | $37,630,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 3,168 | 2,231 |
| Onalaska | $75,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 5,031 | 3,217 |
| Parkview | $15,400,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 1,434 | 1,553 |
| Peshtigo | $39,950,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,751 | 982 |
| Platteville | $36,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 3,034 | 2,199 |
| Pulaski Community | $69,800,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 6,605 | 4,641 |
| Random Lake | $29,900,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 1,776 | 1,459 |
| Somerset | $25,500,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 2,041 | 2,166 |
| Somerset | $11,000,000 | Issue Debt | Failed | 2,051 | 2,126 |
| Southern Door County | $14,900,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 2,220 | 2,139 |
| Stoughton Area | $36,300,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 7,441 | 3,865 |
| Stoughton Area | $11,700,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 7,060 | 4,222 |
| Two Rivers | $38,700,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 3,190 | 1,894 |
| Viroqua Area | $17,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 2,340 | 1,795 |
| Viroqua Area | $3,500,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 2,436 | 1,676 |
| Waunakee Community | $175,000,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 6,518 | 5,866 |
| Waupaca | $3,875,000 | Issue Debt | Passed | 4,852 | 2,020 |
