The ½ penny sales tax funds are dedicated to school technology, safety, transportation, and long-term facility improvements and cannot be used for salaries or daily operating expenses.

District leaders, staff members and community members have worked diligently over the past several months to examine current challenges, future enrollment projections, and long-term facility needs in our district.

• Raa Middle School – New Gymnasium/Performing Arts Center, Classroom Wings, Office/Media Center
• Riley Elementary School – NewClassroomWing, Cafeteria/Performing Arts Center, Office/Media Center
• Cobb Middle School-  New Classroom Wings, Gymnasium/Performing Arts Center, Cafeteria
• Godby High School – New Classroom Wings
• Sabal Palm Elementary School – Complete School Buildout
• Chiles High School – New Wing and Schoolwide Renovation Project
• Montford Middle School – NewClassroomWing
• Deerlake Middle School – Schoolwide Renovation Project
• Swift Creek Middle School - Schoolwide Renovation Project
• Woodville K-8 School – NewClassroomWing, Gymnasium/PerformingArtsCenter
• Bradfordville Bus Compound (Chiles High School)
• Astoria Park Elementary School - Schoolwide Renovation Project
• Kate Sullivan Elementary School – Schoolwide Renovation Project
• Land Acquisitions for Potential Elementary, K-8, Middle, and High School Sites

There will be no increase in the effect on our community.  This is not a new tax, but merely a reauthorization to continue collecting the ½-penny sales tax, which is critical to your local school districts' ability to provide tour services to the local community. The ½ penny sales tax has been in place for the last 15 years. It was previously renewed back in 2012 by the voters to support the local school district's needs. 

One of the greatest benefits of leveraging a ½ penny sales tax is that it helps us to raise the required local effort funds from everyone equally through the ½ penny sales tax.  This means that instead of increasing our local property taxes, these funds can be raised through a much more effective and diverse effort that simultaneously improves your local funding efforts,  while also allowing those funds to be raised through sales generated by annual tourism, vcapitol city isitors, and game day sales as well, while ensuring that we are able to keep our local property taxes and rent costs lower for our local citizens.

 Updates will be shared through district announcements, public reports, and a dedicated citizen oversight committee, ensuring transparency and community involvement in our progress. as well as a citizen oversight committee.

OFFICIAL BALLOT

School District of Leon County, Florida

Referendum Election - November 3, 2026

SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENDUM CONTINUING SALES SURTAX TO FUND SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY, SAFETY, TRANSPORTATION, AND FACILITIES IMPROVEMENTS

To help retain high-quality teachers, reduce classroom overcrowding, and improve safety and security by expanding, constructing, and improving school facilities, technology and transportation, with revenues collected to be shared with eligible charter schools pursuant to Florida law, shall the school district of Leon County continue to levy a one-half cent sales surtax for fifteen years to fund such activities for Leon County schools, with oversight by a citizen oversight committee?

The date for the Referendum Election of the ½ penny sales tax is Tuesday, November 3, 2026

All qualified electors residing within Leon County, Florida, shall be entitled and permitted to vote at such referendum election on the proposition. Referendum election day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Registered voters may cast their ballot at their regular polling location.

Make plans to join us at one of our Community ½ penny sales tax Presentations: 

January 14 | 6 p.m.
Elementary School

January 28 | 6 p.m.
Middle School

February 4 | 6 p.m.
Administration Building

Can't make it to one of these events? Email us and someone will be in touch!