DeKalb County ESPLOST
Source: results.sos.ga.gov
What does this measure do?
Supports: Public Education Quality
Opposes: Cost of Living Reduction, Government Spending Reduction
Keeps DeKalb County's 1% school sales tax for five more years, starting July 2027, to pay for school buildings, technology, safety, and buses in DeKalb, Atlanta, and Decatur schools. Shoppers keep paying the same rate, raising up to about $1 billion; it is not a new or higher tax.
Read the official ballot measure (PDF)
Proposed by: DeKalb County School District, Atlanta Public Schools and City Schools of Decatur (joint resolution, August 2026)
The school boards of the three school districts in DeKalb County. They jointly asked voters to keep the 1% school sales tax for five more years after the current one ends in June 2027.
Source: csdecatur.net
A YES vote means
The 1% school sales tax continues from July 2027 through June 2032, raising up to about $1 billion for the three school districts. DeKalb schools could also borrow up to $500 million to start projects sooner.
A NO vote means
The current 1% school sales tax ends by June 30, 2027, so shoppers in DeKalb County stop paying it. DeKalb schools do not get approval to borrow up to $500 million.
Source: dekalbschoolsga.org