Kim MonsonKim Monson · Colorado Voter's Guide 2026

School Tax Increase

22 measures

A school tax increase is a district property tax for operating money, most often a mill levy override, which a district may collect above its state program funding when voters approve it. Every question states a first-year amount, and most state how high the tax may rise and whether it ends. Several state the ceiling: Weld RE-2 (Eaton) 4A rises to 25 percent of total program funding, Prairie RE-11J 5B to 37 percent and Telluride 5A to 50 percent. Most fund operations, including pay, security, programs and maintenance. Jefferson County R-1 5B is the exception: it raises $60 million a year for capital work under the Debt Free Schools Act. Garfield School District RE-2 asks both a tax and a bond question on the same ballot: 4A raises operating taxes, and 4B borrows up to $118 million for buildings.

Adams County

(1)

Arapahoe County

(1)

Baca County

(1)

Broomfield County

(3)

Clear Creek County

(1)

Denver County

(1)

Dolores County

(1)

Douglas County

(1)

Eagle County

(2)

El Paso County

(1)

Elbert County

(1)

Fremont County

(1)

Garfield County

(3)

Jefferson County

(2)

Kit Carson County

(1)

Mesa County

(1)

Pitkin County

(1)

Routt County

(2)

San Miguel County

(1)

Summit County

(1)

Weld County

(4)

Yuma County

(1)