Elections 2024: Here are the results of the Freeport school board election and budget votes

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All Budget Passed

The Freeport School District of $244,184,593 was passed with no tax levy increase.

The capital reserve fund to expend $2.5 million from the capital reserve fund established May 16, 2017 for the purpose of renovating bathrooms districtwide, replacing floors and lighting across schools, as well as garnering new classroom ceiling tiles was also passed.

In addition, the suggested public school transportation changes, which will decreased the transportation mileage limits at Caroline G. Atkinson Intermediate School and J.W. Dodd to .75 miles from 1.5 miles and necessitate the purchase of 13 new school busses was passed.

Board Trustee Election

Sunday F. Coward, an incumbent who ran unopposed and who held the only seat open for reelection, remained a trustee with 637 yes votes out of a total 672 votes.