New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
Overview: 1998 - 2007

 
2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

2000

1999

1998

1997

# of Elections

49

52

89

71

93

102

67

89

89

75

74

# of Proposals Approved

31

31.5*

52.5*

48

73

72

50.17*

68.66

63.5*

45

39

% of Proposals Approved

63.3%

60.6%

58.9%

67.6%

78.5%

70.5%

74.9%

77.2%

71.3%

60%

52.7%

Total Spending Proposed

$762.398 million

$910 million

$1.858 billion

$1.58 billion

$1.69 billion

$2.012 billion

$1.274 billion

$1.298 billion

$1.199 billion

$893.919 million

$867.91 million

Total Spending Approved

$354.218 million

$390.65 million

$1.083 billion

$1.039 billion

$1.42 billion

$1.329 billion

$970.1 million

$1.043 billion

$779.867 million

$487.215 million

$473.91 million

% Spending Approved

46.5%

42.9%

58.3%

65.7%

84%

66.1%

76.1 %

80.4%

65%

54.5%

54.6%

* Fractions are due to split results in districts where referenda included more than one question.