New Jersey School Boards Association
Annual Bond Referenda Survey
2001 - 2012

	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003	2002	2001
# of Elections	20	24	34	66	50	49	52	89	71	93	102	67
# of Proposals Approved	11	12	17	48	31	31	32	53	48	73	72	50
% of Proposals Approved	55%	50%	50%	72.7%	62%	63.3%	61.5%	59.6%	67.6%	78.5%	70.5%	74.6%
Total Spending Proposed	$208.41 million	$343.51 million	$832.115 million	$1.03 billion	$658.945 million	$762.398 million	$910 million	$1.858 billion	$1.58 billion	$1.69 billion	$2.012 billion	$1.274 billion
Total Spending Approved	$106.1 million	$119.65 million	$218.667 million	$555 million	$265.220 million	$354.218 million	$390.65 million	$1.083 billion	$1.039 billion	$1.42 billion	$1.329 billion	$970.1 million
% Spending Approved	50.9%	34.8%	26.3%	53.5%	40.2%	46.5%	42.9%	58.3%	65.7%	84%	66.1%	76.1 %