Atlanta Public Schools Fulton County ESPLOST Referendum
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality
Keeps Fulton County's 1% school sales tax for up to five more years from July 2027, with up to $789 million for Atlanta Public Schools buildings, buses, and technology, and lets APS borrow up to $350 million repaid from that tax. The sales tax rate you pay stays the same.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: Atlanta Board of Education, jointly with the Fulton County Board of Education
The school boards that run Atlanta Public Schools and Fulton County Schools. Both boards passed matching resolutions asking voters to keep the 1% school sales tax and let APS borrow against it.
Source: fultoncountyga.gov
A YES vote means
The 1% school sales tax continues for up to five years. Atlanta Public Schools gets up to $789 million for school projects and may borrow up to $350 million, repaid from the tax.
A NO vote means
The school sales tax ends on June 30, 2027, and Atlanta Public Schools would need other money for these building projects.
Sources: fultoncountyga.gov · atlantapublicschools.us · news.fultonschools.org