Dearborn Public Schools $1.51 Billion Bond Proposal
Dearborn City School District, Michigan
My vote power
High
Election date
November 3, 2026
How do we calculate my vote power?
What goes into the rating for ballot measures: Representation: how much weight one vote carries here compared with a statewide vote — the smaller the district, the more each vote counts. You have more power in ballot measures because you vote directly on the policy.
Representation: High · 70 out of 100
This district is a small slice of its state, so each vote here carries much more weight than a vote in a statewide race. About 115,673 people live here.
Show the representation math
score = 50 + 50 × ln(state population ÷ this district's) ÷ ln(50,000) = 50 + 50 × ln(10,077,761 ÷ 115,673) ÷ ln(50,000) = 70.64, measured against a statewide vote in MI (grades: 66+ high, 55+ above average, 33+ average, otherwise low; a statewide race is the 50 baseline)
High representation + a direct vote on the policy → My vote power: High.
Ballot Measure
Supports: Public Education Quality, Public Infrastructure, Public Safety and Crime Control
The proposal would authorize Dearborn Public Schools to borrow up to $1.51 billion for a roughly 20-year facility program, repaid over about 30 years. It would build six pre-K–8 schools and extensively renovate every other school, including safety, HVAC, roofs, restrooms, technology, STEAM and career spaces, athletics, and buses. The ballot requests 3.14 mills; offsetting city and district reductions would keep Dearborn homeowners' combined rate unchanged.
A YES vote means
The district could issue and repay the bonds and carry out the school replacement and renovation program.
A NO vote means
The district would not receive this bond authorization; Dearborn homeowners would instead see the expiring city millage reduce their combined rate.
Source: dearbornschools.org
Source: dearbornschools.org