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In 2016, 648 of America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 1,959 seats. These elections took place in 38 states across districts that collectively educated a total of 17,179,972 students during the 2013-2014 school year—34 percent of all K-12 students in the United States.

Click here to learn more about school board elections in each state with seats on the ballot in 2016.

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Partisanship in local elections

See also: Partisanship in local elections (2016)

Local elections are often nonpartisan by law, but they are not isolated from or immune to partisan politics. The Democratic and Republican parties—as well as minor and local political parties ideologically aligned with one or the other major party—are in constant conflict over the level of government closest to home.

In some localities, liberals and conservatives have fought over city offices for years. In others, one group has dominated the political landscape without much challenge for decades. This partisan reality is often hidden from the public, as candidates and officeholders at the local level may refrain from associating themselves with more polarizing state and national political figures and issues. Nevertheless, understanding the connection between partisan ideology and local politics is essential to grasping who's in control of local government.

Partisanship in school board elections

Debates between Democrats and Republicans in Washington, D.C., regarding the scope of the U.S. Department of Education or in state legislatures over education reform are commonplace. Partisan battles on the matter of K-12 education extend all the way to the local level through school board elections. Elected school boards govern most public school districts, and, by extension, the education of tens of millions of children each year.

Only 94 of America's 1,000 largest public school districts hold partisan elections. Nonpartisan school board elections often still feature partisan elements. Political parties or partisan officeholders often make endorsements or financial contributions to school board candidates. However, partisan affiliations do not always reflect school board candidate positions on education policy issues. Teacher unions tend to support candidates in favor of expanding the existing public education system and modifying policies such as standardized testing practices, whereas education policy advocacy organizations frequently support candidates campaigning for significant overhauls of the public K-12 system and alternatives to it, such as school choice and charter schools. Competitive school board elections often center around conflicts between these two groups as well as the more traditional partisan battles.

Money in local elections

See also: Money in local elections (2016)

Former FEC Chairman Robert Lenhard

Few issues received as much attention in previous election cycles as did the role of money in politics. Although most of the attention on the issue went to money in federal elections, former Federal Election Commission Chairman Robert Lenhard claimed that, "The relative impact of a Super PAC can be far greater in a down-ticket race."

The amount of money raised and spent by political candidates and outside groups in local elections can vary dramatically. Although most local elections feature little campaign spending or political advertisements, some resemble state or even congressional elections in terms of the money involved. This spending may stem from partisan battles between Democrats and Republicans or interest groups such as business associations or labor unions.

Money in school board elections

With rare exception, school board elections tend to feature little political spending compared to other types of elections. A survey of elected school board members conducted by the National School Boards Association in 2010 found the following:

“	73.9 percent of elected board members report that their campaign spent less than $1,000 in their most recent election, and 87 percent spent less than $5,000. Just 2.6 percent of board members spent more than $25,000. The patterns are very different in big and small districts, however. In small districts, 95.2 percent of candidates say they spent less than $1,000, and none report spending $10,000 or more. In large districts, on the other hand, 10.1 percent of members spent more than $25,000, and over one-quarter spent $10,000 or more, while just 33.2 percent spent less than $1,000.	”
—Frederick M. Hess and Olivia Meeks (2010)

The most significant campaign finance spending in the school board races rarely originates from political parties. Teacher unions tend to be the dominant force in school board races, since their endorsements and ability to mobilize teachers and other voters make a significant difference in local elections. Research studies show that teacher unions hold a "dominant presence" in school board elections and that "union-endorsed candidates won board seats over three-quarters of the time, and union support is more important than incumbency advantage." Other important interest groups that spend significant amounts of money in school board elections include education policy advocacy organizations, parent groups, chambers of commerce, and partisan-affiliated entities.

Education reform at the state and local levels

See also: Education reform at the state and local levels (2016)

Over the last decade, American media has focused on the national and federal debates about policy changes such as No Child Left Behind Act, Common Core State Standards Initiative and Every Student Succeeds Act. Beneath the national current, significant trends in education policy efforts have gone unacknowledged due to their localized and fragmented natures.

L: President George W. Bush (R) signs the No Child Left Behind Act into law on January 1, 2002. R: President Barack Obama (D) signs the Every Student Succeeds Act into law on December 10, 2015.

Movements at the state and local level can have deep and rapid impacts on public education by the very nature of their smaller, focused scopes. Education funding and teacher salaries, local governance styles and controversies, and reactions to curriculum and testing have dominated these most immediate reform movements. In 2016, Ballotpedia highlighted the connections that unite these localized agendas.

School board elections by state

The tabs below table each state's elections in chronological order by general election date. They can also be sorted by each of their columns in alphabetical or numerical order by clicking on the column title, such as "District" or "Seats up for election." Districts with primary or runoff dates listed may not necessarily hold those elections; requirements for primaries and runoffs vary by state and district.

Scope

In addition to the 1,000 largest school districts in the nation, Ballotpedia covers the additional districts that constitute Wisconsin's 50 largest school districts. For more information about those Wisconsin school board races outside of the top 1,000, click here. The 12 states without school board elections among the largest districts by enrollment in 2016 were Colorado, Hawaii, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, and Washington.

Ballotpedia provides in-depth coverage of school board elections in America's largest school districts by enrollment. Our coverage includes school board member and candidate profiles, notable election issues, campaign finances, election procedures, district data, and more. We publish election results and post-election news articles following each election. Ballotpedia also publishes The Tap, a weekly newsletter covering both recent and upcoming political news and elections.

Alabama

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Alabama school boards serving county districts were held on November 8, 2016; city school district elections were held on August 23, 2016. Twelve of the 18 Alabama school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 27 seats.

Here are several quick facts about Alabama's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Mobile County Public Schools with 58,808 K-12 students.
• The smallest Alabama school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Autauga County School System with 9,556 K-12 students.
• Autauga County School System had the most seats on the 2016 ballot with five seats up for election.
• Mobile County Public Schools had the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with one seat up for election.

The districts listed below served 281,453 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 Alabama School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Huntsville City Schools	NA	8/23/2016	4	2	5	23,656
Autauga County School System	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	5	5	9,556
Baldwin County Public Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	7	30,281
Cullman County Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,656
Elmore County Public Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	7	11,234
Jefferson County Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	5	36,203
Lee County Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	7	9,847
Madison County Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	5	19,741
Mobile County Public Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	1	5	58,808
Montgomery Public Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	7	31,802
Shelby County Schools	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	5	22,809
Tuscaloosa County School System	3/1/2016	11/8/2016	6	2	7	17,860

Alaska

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

Most Alaska school districts held school board elections on October 4, 2016. Alaska's three largest school districts, which were among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2013–2014 school year, held elections for eight seats.

Here are several quick facts about Alaska's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Anchorage School District with 48,159 K-12 students.
  • Anchorage's school board elections were held in conjunction with the city's municipal elections on April 5, 2016.
• The smallest Alaskan school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was Fairbanks North Star Borough School District with 14,105 K-12 students.
• Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District and Fairbanks North Star Borough School District had the most seats on the ballot in 2016 with three seats each up for election.
• The other district had the fewest seats on the ballot among the largest districts with two seats up for election.

The district listed below served 80,048 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 Alaska School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Anchorage School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	48,159
Fairbanks North Star Borough School District	10/4/2016	3	3	7	14,105
Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District	10/4/2016	3	3	7	17,784

Arizona

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Arizona school boards were held on November 8, 2016; unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

The 29 Arizona school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 86 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Mesa Public Schools with 64,161 K-12 students.
• The smallest Arizona school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Roosevelt Elementary School District with 9,724 K-12 students.
• All but one of Arizona's largest districts had three seats up for election in 2016; Phoenix Union High School District had two seats up for election.

The district listed below served 630,417 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Arizona School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Alhambra Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,193
Amphitheater Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,191
Cartwright Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	19,119
Chandler Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	41,257
Deer Valley Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	33,395
Dysart Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	26,121
Flagstaff Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,772
Gilbert Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	37,852
Glendale Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	13,797
Glendale Union High School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	15,235
Higley Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,251
Kyrene Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	17,401
Litchfield Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,707
Marana Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	12,328
Mesa Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	64,161
Paradise Valley Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	32,464
Pendergast Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,809
Peoria Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	36,706
Phoenix Union High School District	11/8/2016	4	2	7	26,582
Roosevelt Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,724
Scottsdale Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	24,866
Sunnyside Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	17,697
Tempe Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,881
Tempe Union High School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,058
Tolleson Union High School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,697
Tucson Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	49,308
Vail Unified School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,779
Washington Elementary School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	23,343
Yuma Union High School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,723

Arkansas

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

The annual school board election date for Arkansas school boards was traditionally the third Tuesday in September. In 2016, however, school boards could choose between holding their elections on September 20 or November 8, following the passage of Senate Bill 968 in 2015.

If no candidate won the majority of votes cast in a given election, the top two vote recipients advanced to a runoff election on October 11 for September generals and November 29 for November generals. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

Eight of the Arkansas school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 19 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Springdale Public Schools with 20,741 K-12 students.
• The smallest Arkansas school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was Fayetteville Public Schools with 9,421 K-12 students.
• Five of Arkansas' largest districts had two seats up for election each in 2016; the other two districts had one seat up for election each.
• One of Arkansas' largest districts had seven seats up for election in 2016.

The districts listed below served 112,211 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Arkansas School Board Elections
District	General date	Runoff date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Conway Public Schools	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	5	1	7	9,829
Springdale Public Schools	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	5	1	7	20,741
Bentonville School District	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	5	2	7	14,880
Cabot Public School District	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	5	2	7	10,423
Fort Smith Public Schools	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	3	2	7	14,374
Rogers School District	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	5	2	7	14,793
Pulaski County Special School District	11/08/2016	11/29/2016	4	7	7	17,750
Fayetteville Public Schools	9/20/2016	10/11/2016	5	2	7	9,421

California

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for California school boards in 2016 were held on the following dates: April 12, June 7, and November 8. Of the 185 California school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment, 140 districts held school board elections for 381 seats in 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies. The Orange Unified School District held a separate special election on March 1, 2016.

Here are several quick facts about California's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the San Diego Unified School District with 130,303 K-12 students.
  • The San Diego USD was the only district with a primary election in 2016 among California's largest districts.
• The smallest California school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was the Ocean View School District with 9,223 K-12 students.
• Two of California's largest districts tied for the most seats on the 2016 ballot, with five seats up for election each.
• 57 of California's largest districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot, with two seats up for election each.

The district listed below served 3,159,391 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 California School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Orange Unified School District	NA	3/1/2016*	4	1	7	29,750
Long Beach Unified School District	NA	4/12/2016	4	2	5	81,155
Twin Rivers Unified School District	NA	6/7/2016	4	4	7	31,122
Adelanto School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	9,769
Alameda Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,947
Alhambra Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	17,826
Alum Rock Union School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,570
Alvord Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,480
Anaheim City School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,308
Anaheim Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	31,889
Antioch Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	18,523
Apple Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	14,490
Bakersfield City School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	29,684
Berkeley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	10,181
Cajon Valley Union School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	16,420
Capistrano Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	53,833
Carlsbad Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	10,993
Castro Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,317
Central Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	15,490
Chaffey Joint Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	24,747
Chico Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	13,817
Chino Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	30,206
Chula Vista Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	29,472
Clovis Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	40,783
Coachella Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	18,850
Colton Joint Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	23,362
Conejo Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	20,142
Corona-Norco Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	53,782
Cupertino Union School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,194
Desert Sands Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	29,156
East Side Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	26,489
Elk Grove Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	62,499
Escondido Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	9,303
Escondido Union School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,446
Etiwanda School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	13,608
Evergreen Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	13,162
Fairfield-Suisun Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	21,574
Folsom-Cordova Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,356
Fontana Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	39,982
Franklin-McKinley School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	11,269
Fremont Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	33,887
Fremont Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	10,710
Fresno Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	73,353
Fullerton Joint Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	14,501
Fullerton School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	13,822
Garden Grove Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	46,936
Gilroy Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	11,786
Grossmont Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	22,555
Hayward Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	22,272
Hemet Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	21,507
Hesperia Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	23,528
Huntington Beach Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	16,431
Irvine Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	30,123
Jurupa Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,471
Kern High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	37,100
Kings Canyon Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,879
La Mesa-Spring Valley School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,103
Lake Elsinore Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	22,316
Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	13,634
Lodi Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	30,256
Lompoc Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,914
Los Alamitos Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,922
Los Banos Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	10,065
Lucia Mar Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	10,634
Madera Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	20,200
Manteca Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	7	23,079
Marysville Joint Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	9,631
Merced City School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,613
Merced Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	9,964
Milpitas Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	10,156
Moreno Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	34,468
Mount Diablo Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	31,955
Murrieta Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	23,023
Napa Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	7	18,497
Natomas Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	13,164
New Haven Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	12,601
Newport-Mesa Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	22,018
Oak Grove School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	11,156
Oakland Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	47,194
Ocean View School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	9,223
Oceanside Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	21,244
Ontario-Montclair Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	22,767
Orange Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	29,750
Oxnard School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	16,803
Oxnard Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	16,876
Pajaro Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	20,362
Palm Springs Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	23,360
Palo Alto Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	12,466
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	17,484
Perris Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,435
Pittsburg Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	10,769
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	25,843
Pleasanton Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,786
Porterville Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	14,020
Poway Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	35,498
Redlands Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	21,233
Rialto Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	26,468
Rocklin Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,162
Roseville City Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,070
Roseville Joint Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,240
Sacramento City Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	47,031
Saddleback Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	29,731
San Diego Unified School District	6/7/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	130,303
San Dieguito Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,497
San Francisco Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	57,620
San Jacinto Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,301
San Jose Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	33,152
San Juan Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	49,035
San Lorenzo Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	12,288
San Marcos Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	20,107
San Ramon Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	31,398
Sanger Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	11,140
Santa Ana Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	57,499
Santa Barbara Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	15,518
Santa Clara Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	15,434
Santa Maria-Bonita Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	5	15,544
Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	11,341
Santa Rosa High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	11,195
Saugus Union School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,012
Simi Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	18,353
South San Francisco Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,263
Stockton Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	39,486
Sweetwater Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	40,901
Temecula Valley Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	30,065
Tracy Joint Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	17,442
Tulare City School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,550
Tustin Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	23,949
Upland Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	11,665
Vacaville Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	7	12,459
Val Verde Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	19,796
Vallejo City Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	15,080
Ventura Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	17,430
Victor Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,028
Victor Valley Union High School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	14,200
Visalia Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	27,835
Vista Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	25,670
West Contra Costa Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	30,720
Westminster Elementary School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	2	5	9,720
Woodland Joint Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,991
Yuba City Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	13,401
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,762
*The Orange Unified School District held a special election for one seat on the board on March 1, 2016.

Connecticut

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General elections for Connecticut school boards were held on November 8, 2016. One of the 11 Connecticut school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for four seats in 2016.

Stamford Public Schools, which served 15,860 K-12 students in the 2013–2014 school year, had four seats up for election. Click on the district name for more information about it and its school board elections.

2016 Connecticut School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Stamford Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	4	9	15,860

Delaware

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General elections for Delaware school boards were held on May 10, 2016; unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. The six Delaware school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for nine seats in 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

Here are several quick facts about Delaware's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Red Clay Consolidated School District with 16,538 K-12 students.
• The smallest Delaware school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Indian River School District with 9,313 K-12 students.
• Three districts tied for the most seats on the 2016 ballot with two seats up for election each.
• The other four largest districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with one seat up for election each.

The district listed below served 72,306 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 Delaware School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Appoquinimink School District	5/10/2016	5	1	5	9,482
Brandywine School District	5/10/2016	5	1	7	10,799
Christina School District	5/10/2016	5	2	7	16,326
Colonial School District	5/10/2016	5	2	7	9,848
Indian River School District	5/10/2016	5	2	10	9,313
Red Clay Consolidated School District	5/10/2016	5	1	7	16,538

Florida

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General elections for Florida school boards were held on August 30, 2016. These elections are referred to as primary elections in Florida but are functionally general elections; if no candidate won a majority of votes cast in the "primary" election, a "general" election was held on November 8, 2016, effectively serving as a runoff election. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

The 38 Florida school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 97 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Miami-Dade County Public Schools with 356,233 K-12 students.
• The smallest Florida school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Columbia County School District with 10,137 K-12 students.
• Miami-Dade County Public Schools had the most seats on the 2016 ballot with five seats up for election.
• Twenty-nine districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with two seats up for election each.

The district listed below served 2,590,841 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 Florida School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Alachua County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	28,157
Bay District Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	27,053
Brevard Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	71,232
Broward County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	9	262,666
Charlotte County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	16,264
Citrus County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	15,070
Collier County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	44,418
Columbia County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	10,137
Duval County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	127,653
Escambia County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	40,753
Flagler County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,754
Hernando County School Board	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	22,069
Hillsborough County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	203,439
Lake County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	41,794
Leon County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	33,747
Manatee County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	46,705
Marion County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	42,107
Martin County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	18,792
Miami-Dade County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	6	9	356,233
Nassau County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,155
Okaloosa County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	30,223
Orange County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	8	187,092
Pasco County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	68,109
Pinellas County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	103,411
Polk County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	97,953
Putnam County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	11,111
Santa Rosa County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	25,893
Sarasota County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	41,395
School Board of Highlands County	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	12,200
School District of Clay County	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	35,523
School District of Indian River County	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	18,060
School District of Lee County	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	87,425
School District of Osceola County	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	58,204
School District of Palm Beach County	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	182,895
Seminole County Public Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	64,851
St. Johns County School District	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	33,583
St. Lucie County School Board	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	39,477
Volusia County Schools	8/30/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	61,238

Georgia

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General election dates for Georgia school boards were dependent on whether the board was partisan or nonpartisan. In both cases, special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

Nonpartisan boards held their general elections on May 24, 2016. In races where no candidate won a majority of votes cast in those elections, runoffs were held on July 26, 2016.

Partisan boards held primary elections on May 24, 2016. In primary elections where the majority requirement was not met, a primary runoff was held between the top two vote recipients on July 26, 2016. The general election date for partisan boards was November 8, 2016. Again, a majority vote was required, and general runoffs were held on December 6, 2016.

Thirty-eight of the 40 Georgia school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 132 seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about Georgia's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Gwinnett County Public Schools with 169,150 K-12 students.
• The smallest Georgia school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Colquitt County Schools with 9,668 K-12 students.
• Bibb County School District had the most seats on the 2016 ballot with six seats up for election.
• Six of Georgia's largest districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with two seats up for election each.

The district listed below served 1,191,657 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 Georgia School Board Elections
District	Primary date	Primary runoff date	General date	General runoff date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Bibb County School District	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	6	8	24,180
Bulloch County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	8	9,991
Carroll County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	7	14,645
Catoosa County Public Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	5	10,852
Clarke County School District	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	9	12,826
Colquitt County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	6	9,668
Columbia County School System	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	5	24,907
Coweta County School System	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	7	22,526
DeKalb County School District	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	7	99,388
Effingham County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	5	11,533
Fulton County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	7	95,232
Griffin-Spalding County School System	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	2	5	10,626
Henry County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	5	40,720
Houston County Board of Education	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	7	27,948
Liberty County School System	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	3	7	10,210
Lowndes County Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	7	10,511
Muscogee County School District	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	9	32,128
Rockdale County Public Schools	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	5	7	16,047
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	9	37,445
Troup County School System	NA	NA	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	4	4	7	12,677
Barrow County School System	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	4	9	13,165
Bartow County School System	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	2	5	14,200
Cherokee County School District	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	3	7	39,760
Clayton County Public Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	5	9	52,296
Cobb County School District	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	4	7	110,001
Dougherty County School System	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	4	7	15,663
Douglas County School System	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	2	5	25,577
Fayette County Board of Education	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	3	5	20,159
Floyd County Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	3	5	10,292
Forsyth County Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	3	5	40,691
Glynn County School System	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	4	7	12,818
Gwinnett County Public Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	3	5	169,150
Hall County Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	2	5	26,919
Newton County Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	2	5	19,522
Paulding County School District	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	4	7	28,434
Richmond County School System	NA	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	5	10	31,997
Walton County School District	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	4	7	13,694
Whitfield County Schools	5/24/2016	7/26/2016	11/8/2016	12/6/2016	4	2	5	13,259

Idaho

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General elections for Idaho school boards were held on September 6, 2016; unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

One of the seven Idaho school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for two seats in 2016. Boise School District served 27,275 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on it and its school board elections.

2016 Idaho School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Boise School District	9/6/2016	6	2	7	27,275

Illinois

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Most Illinois school board elections are held with the consolidated election on the first Tuesday in April of odd-numbered years. These elections do not utilize primary or runoff elections.

One of Illinois' school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2012–2013 school year holds elections every year: Peoria Public Schools District 150. In even-numbered years, the district holds its elections in March; in odd-numbered years, it holds them in April on the regular school board election date. The general election for two seats on the Peoria Public School District school board was March 13, 2016.

Here are several quick facts about the Peoria school board elections in 2016:

• Peoria Public Schools District 150 was the 14th-largest school district in Illinois in the 2013-2014 school year with 13,778 K-12 students.
• Two seats were up for election in the district.

Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 Illinois School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Peoria Public Schools District 150	3/15/2016	5	2	7	13,778

Indiana

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General elections for Indiana school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

The 24 Indiana school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 82 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Indianapolis Public Schools with 30,813 K-12 students.
• The smallest Indiana school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was Lake Central School Corporation with 9,747 K-12 students.
• Nine of Indiana's largest districts tied for the most seats up for election in 2016 with four seats on the ballot each.
• Two of the districts tied for the fewest seats up for election in 2016 with two seats on the ballot each.

The districts listed below served 358,792 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Indiana School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	7	11,541
Carmel Clay Schools	11/8/2016	4	2	5	15,912
Dearborn Public Schools	11/8/2016	6	3	7	19,190
Elkhart Community Schools	11/8/2016	4	4	7	13,070
Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	7	22,688
Fort Wayne Community Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	7	30,783
Greater Clark County Schools	11/8/2016	4	4	7	10,553
Hamilton Southeastern Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	7	20,524
Indianapolis Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	4	7	30,813
Lake Central School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,747
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,871
Metropolitan School District of Perry Township	11/8/2016	4	4	7	14,718
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township	11/8/2016	4	4	7	11,069
Metropolitan School District of Warren Township	11/8/2016	4	4	7	12,132
Metropolitan School District of Washington Township	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,160
Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township	11/8/2016	4	3	7	15,874
Monroe County Community School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	4	7	10,884
New Albany-Floyd County Consolidated School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	7	11,307
Noblesville Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,780
Penn-Harris-Madison School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	7	10,334
School City of Hammond	11/8/2016	4	2	5	13,528
South Bend Community School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	4	7	19,680
Tippecanoe School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	4	7	12,259
Vigo County School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	7	15,573
Warrick County School Corporation	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,992

Iowa

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There was one special election in Iowa that was held on July 19, 2016. One of the 10 Iowa school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment. Regular elections are held in September of odd-numbered years.

In 2015, the 10 Iowa school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 41 seats on that date.

See also: Iowa school board elections, 2015

2016 Iowa School Board Elections
District	Primary date	Special date	Term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Iowa City Community School District	NA	7/19/2016	3	1	7	13,465

Kentucky

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General elections for Kentucky school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

The 12 Kentucky school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 35 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Jefferson County Public Schools with 100,529 K-12 students.
• The smallest Kentucky school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Christian County Public Schools with 9,327 K-12 students.
• All of Kentucky's largest districts had three seats up for election in 2016.

The districts listed below served 272,080 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Kentucky School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Boone County Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	20,046
Bullitt County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	13,351
Christian County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,327
Daviess County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,560
Fayette County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	40,079
Hardin County Schools	11/8/2016	4	2	5	14,659
Jefferson County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	7	100,529
Kenton County School District	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,698
Laurel County Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,427
Madison County Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	11,603
Oldham County Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	12,270
Warren County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	5	14,531

Louisiana

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General elections for Louisiana school boards were held on November 8, 2016. While these elections are called "primaries" in Louisiana, they function as general elections with possible runoffs. If no candidate wins a majority of the votes cast on the first ballot, a runoff is held between the top two vote recipients. Such a runoff—which in 2016 was scheduled for December 10—is called a "general" election in Louisiana.

Special elections for Louisiana school boards were also possible on March 5 or November 8 in 2016. Such elections were required if a vacancy had occured on a given board with an unexpired term of more than one year. Special elections had to be called for by November 4, 2015, in order to be placed on the ballot for March 5, 2016; June 22, 2016, was the deadline to place special school board elections on the ballot for November 8, 2016.

Louisiana elections use the Louisiana majority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50% of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

One of the 22 Louisiana school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held regular school board elections for seven seats in 2016. Orleans Parish School Board's entire board was up for general election. East Baton Rouge Parish School System had one seat up for special election on March 5, 2016, due to a vacancy on its board. This page will be updated if special elections become necessary in the other largest districts in the state.

These districts served 54,384 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information about it and its school board elections.

2016 Louisiana School Board Elections
District	General date	Runoff date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
East Baton Rouge Parish School System	3/5/2016	4/9/2016	4	1	9	41,937
Orleans Parish School Board	11/8/2016	12/10/2016	4	7	7	12,447

Maryland

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General and retention elections for Maryland school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Primary elections, if necessary, were held April 26, 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

Ten of the 15 Maryland school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 33 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Montgomery County Public Schools with 151,295 K-12 students.
• The smallest Maryland school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Cecil County Public Schools with 15,824 K-12 students.
• Prince George's County Public Schools had the most seats up for election out of Maryland's largest school districts with five seats on the ballot in 2016. Nine of the board's 13 members are elected; the other four are appointed.
• Two districts tied for the fewest seats up for election with two seats on the ballot each.
• Members of the Anne Arundel County Public Schools Board of Education are appointed by the Governor of Maryland, but they are subject to retention elections at the next general election following their appointment. Three members of the board faced retention elections in 2016.

The district listed below served 547,086 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Maryland School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Anne Arundel County Public Schools	NA	11/8/2016	5	5	9	78,489
Calvert County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	16,221
Carroll County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	26,331
Cecil County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	15,824
Frederick County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	40,648
Howard County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	52,806
Montgomery County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	151,295
Prince George's County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	5	13	125,136
St. Mary's County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	17,841
Washington County Public Schools	4/26/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	22,495

Michigan

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General elections for Michigan school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

The 22 Michigan school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 71 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Detroit Public Schools with 49,043 K-12 students.
• The smallest Michigan school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Port Huron Area School District with 9,277 K-12 students.
• Detroit Public Schools Community District had the most seats up for election in 2016 out of Michigan's largest districts with seven seats on the ballot.
• Seven districts tied for the fewest seats up for election in 2016 out of Michigan's largest districts with two seats on the ballot.

The districts listed below served 344,081 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Michigan School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Ann Arbor Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	7	16,454
Chippewa Valley Schools	11/8/2016	6	3	7	16,477
Dearborn Public Schools	11/8/2016	6	2	7	19,190
Detroit Public Schools Community District	11/8/2016	4	7	7	49,043
Farmington Public School District	11/8/2016	6	5	7	10,719
Forest Hills Public Schools	11/8/2016	4 or 6	3	7	10,100
Grand Rapids Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	4	9	16,452
Huron Valley Schools	11/8/2016	4	4	7	9,751
Kalamazoo Public School District	11/8/2016	6	2	7	12,466
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	11/8/2016	6	3	7	11,266
Lansing School District	11/8/2016	6	4	9	12,047
Livonia Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	4	7	14,732
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools	11/8/2016	4 or 6	4	7	17,646
Port Huron Area School District	11/8/2016	6	2	7	9,277
Rochester Community School District	11/8/2016	6	3	7	15,051
Traverse City Area Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,795
Troy School District	11/8/2016	6	2	7	12,540
Utica Community Schools	11/8/2016	6	2	7	28,316
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools	11/8/2016	6	3	7	14,944
Warren Consolidated Schools	11/8/2016	4 or 6	3	7	15,116
Waterford School District	11/8/2016	6	3	7	10,287
Wayne-Westland Community School District	11/8/2016	6	2	7	12,412

Minnesota

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General elections for Minnesota school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Primary elections, if necessary, were held on August 9, 2016. Special elections could be held in conjunction with primary or general elections to fill vacancies.

Eleven of the 19 Minnesota school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 35 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Saint Paul Public Schools with 38,228 K-12 students.
• The smallest Minnesota school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Eastern Carver County Public Schools with 9,414 K-12 students.
• Four of Minnesota's largest districts tied for the most seats on the 2016 ballot with four seats up for election each.
• The Saint Paul Public Schools special election had the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with one seat up for election.

The districts listed below served 189,209 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Minnesota School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Burnsville-Eagan-Savage School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,605
Eastern Carver County Public Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,414
Elk River Area School District	8/9/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	13,139
Lakeville Area Public Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	6	11,067
Minneapolis Public Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	9	36,817
North St. Paul-Maplewood-Oakdale School District 622	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	10,742
Osseo Area Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	6	20,913
Robbinsdale Area Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	12,472
Rochester Public Schools	8/9/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	16,761
Saint Paul Public Schools (special election)	NA	11/8/2016	1	1	7	38,228
St. Cloud Area School District	8/9/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	10,051

Mississippi

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General elections for Mississippi school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

Five of the seven Mississippi school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 10 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the DeSoto County School District with 33,054 K-12 students.
• The smallest Mississippi school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Lamar County School District with 9,569 K-12 students.
• All of Mississippi's largest districts had two seats up for election in 2016.

The districts listed below served 88,721 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Mississippi School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
DeSoto County School District	11/8/2016	6	2	5	33,054
Harrison County School District	11/8/2016	6	2	5	14,168
Lamar County School District	11/8/2016	6	2	5	9,569
Madison County School District	11/8/2016	6	2	5	12,548
Rankin County School District	11/8/2016	6	2	5	19,382

Missouri

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General elections for Missouri school boards were held April 5, 2016. There were no primary or runoff elections. Special elections for unexpired board terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle. Nineteen Missouri school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2013–2014 school year held elections in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about Missouri's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Springfield Public Schools with 25,545 K-12 students.
• The smallest Missouri school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was Mehlville School District with 10,537 K-12 students.
• Kansas City Public Schools had the most seats up for election in 2016 with four seats on the ballot.
• The other 18 districts tied for fewest seats up for election in 2016 with two seats on the ballot each.

The district listed below served 306,069 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 Missouri School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Blue Springs School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	14,382
Columbia Public Schools	4/5/2016	3	2	7	17,872
Ferguson-Florissant School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	12,056
Fort Zumwalt R-II School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	18,654
Fox C-6 School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	11,682
Francis Howell School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	19,975
Hazelwood School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	18,402
Independence School District	4/5/2016	6	2	7	14,856
Kansas City Public Schools	4/5/2016	4	4	9	15,230
Lee's Summit R-7 Schools	4/5/2016	3	2	7	17,844
Liberty Public Schools	4/5/2016	3	2	7	11,821
Mehlville School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	11,060
North Kansas City Schools	4/5/2016	3	2	7	19,726
Park Hill School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	10,631
Parkway Schools	4/5/2016	3	2	7	17,955
Rockwood School District	4/5/2016	3	2	7	21,883
Springfield Public Schools	4/5/2016	3	3	7	25,609
St. Joseph School District	4/5/2016	6	2	7	11,882
Wentzville R-IV School District	4/5/2016	3	3	7	14,549

Montana

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Montana school board elections were held on May 3, 2016, the first Monday of May as provided by law. Elections related to school funding propositions could have been held on other dates.

One of Montana' school districts was among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2013–2014 school year: Billings Public Schools. The district held a general election for three seats. Billings was the largest school district in Montana in the 2013-2014 school year with 11,244 K-12 students.

• Three seats were up for election in the district.

Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 Montana School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Billings Public Schools	5/3/2016	3	3	9	11,244

Nebraska

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General elections for Nebraska school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Primary elections were held for races where more than two candidates file for each seat up for election. Five of the six Nebraska school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 18 seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Omaha Public Schools with 51,069 K-12 students.
• The smallest Nebraska school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Grand Island Public Schools with 9,313 K-12 students.
• Omaha Public Schools had the most seats up for election in 2016 out of Nebraska's largest districts with five seats on the ballot.
• Three districts tied for the fewest seats up for election with three seats up for election each.

The districts listed below served 105,153 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Nebraska School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Bellevue Public Schools	5/10/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	6	10,085
Grand Island Public Schools	5/10/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	9	9,313
Millard Public Schools	5/10/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	6	23,549
Omaha Public Schools	5/10/2016	11/8/2016	4	5	9	51,069
Papillion-La Vista Public Schools	5/10/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	6	11,137

Nevada

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General elections for Nevada school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Primary elections, if necessary, were held on June 14, 2016. Unopposed elections were canceled and did not appear on the ballot. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

Three of the four Nevada school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 14 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Clark County School District with 320,532 K-12 students.
• The smallest Nevada school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Elko County School District with 9,945 K-12 students.
• Two of Nevada's largest districts had four seats up for election in 2016.

The district listed below served 396,027 K-12 students during the 2012-2013 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Nevada School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Clark County School District	6/14/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	320,532
Elko County School District	6/14/2016	11/8/2016	4	5	7	9,945
Washoe County School District	6/14/2016	11/8/2016	4	5	7	65,550

New Jersey

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General elections for New Jersey school boards were held on April 19 or November 8 in 2016. Special elections for unexpired board terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle. Eighteen of the 22 New Jersey school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment had elections for 54 seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about New Jersey's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Newark Public Schools with 34,976 K-12 students.
• The smallest New Jersey school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was Brick Township Public Schools with 9,456 K-12 students.
• Sixteen of the largest districts had three seats up for election each.
• The Bayonne School District had the most seats on the ballot among New Jersey's largest districts with four seats up for election.
• Brick Township Public Schools had the fewest seats on the ballot among New Jersey's largest districts with two seats up for election.

The districts listed below served 274,540 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 New Jersey School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Newark Public Schools	4/19/2016	3	3	9	34,976
Passaic Public Schools	4/19/2016	3	3	9	13,926
Brick Township Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	2	7	9,456
Cherry Hill Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	11,266
Clifton Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	10,853
Edison Township Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	14,521
Elizabeth Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	24,875
Freehold Regional High School District	11/8/2016	3	3	9	11,420
Hamilton Township School District	11/8/2016	3	3	9	12,114
Jersey City Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	27,571
Middletown Township School District	11/8/2016	3	3	9	9,807
Paterson Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	24,598
Perth Amboy Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	9,988
Toms River Regional Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	16,324
Vineland Public Schools	11/8/2016	3	3	9	9,975
West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District	11/8/2016	3	3	9	9,724
Woodbridge Township School District	11/8/2016	3	3	9	13,455
Bayonne School District	11/8/2016	3	4	9	9,691

New York

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Most general elections for New York school boards were May 17, 2016. Five districts, referred to collectively as the "Big 5," are not subject to the same election laws as the other districts. Thirteen districts in New York among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 37 seats. One of those districts, Buffalo Public Schools, is part of the Big 5 and had its election on May 3, 2016. Special elections for unexpired terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle.

Here are several quick facts about New York's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Buffalo Public Schools with 34,854 K-12 students.
• The smallest New York school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was Utica City School District with 9,717 K-12 students.
• Buffalo Public Schools had most seats on the ballot among New York's largest districts with six seats up for election.
• Utica City School District had the fewest seats on the ballot among New York's largest districts with one seat up for election.

The districts listed below served 172,509 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 New York School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Buffalo Public Schools	5/3/2016	3/5	6	9	34,854
Brentwood Union Free School District	5/17/2016	3	2	7	17,963
Greece Central School District	5/17/2016	3	3	9	11,434
Middle Country Central School District	5/17/2016	3	3	9	10,299
New Rochelle School District	5/17/2016	5	2	9	10,922
Newburgh Enlarged City School District	5/17/2016	3	4	9	11,495
Sachem Central School District	5/17/2016	3	3	9	14,061
Schenectady City School District	5/17/2016	3	2	7	9,921
Shenendehowa Central School District	5/17/2016	3	3	7	9,758
Smithtown Central School District	5/17/2016	3	2	7	10,062
Utica City School District	5/17/2016	5	1	7	9,717
Wappingers Central School District	5/17/2016	3	3	9	11,703
Williamsville Central School District	5/17/2016	3	3	9	10,320

North Carolina

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State law dictated the regular general election for North Carolina school boards be held in conjunction with the state primary on March 15, 2016. Several districts, however, have exceptions from this election date and held their elections on November 8, 2016. Special elections for unexpired board terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle. Thirty-three of the 38 North Carolina school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment had elections for 143 seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about North Carolina's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Wake County Public School System with 153,534 K-12 students.
• The smallest North Carolina school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was Duplin County Schools with 9,628 K-12 students.
• Three of the largest districts tied for the most seats on the ballot with nine seats up for election each.
• Harnett County Schools had the fewest seats on the ballot among North Carolina's largest districts with two seats up for election.

The districts listed below served 875,350 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 North Carolina School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Durham Public Schools	NA	3/15/2016	4	3	7	33,349
Onslow County Schools	NA	3/15/2016	4	4	7	25,161
Public Schools of Robeson County	NA	3/15/2016	4	7	11	23,557
Wilkes County Schools	NA	3/15/2016	4	3	5	9,863
Alamance-Burlington School System	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	22,615
Brunswick County Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	12,415
Buncombe County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	25,495
Cabarrus County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	30,088
Caldwell County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	12,103
Catawba County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	16,876
Craven County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	14,417
Cumberland County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	6	9	51,471
Davidson County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	19,897
Duplin County Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	5	9,628
Gaston County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	9	31,256
Guilford County Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	9	9	72,081
Harnett County Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	2	5	20,243
Henderson County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	13,489
Iredell-Statesville Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	20,858
Johnston County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	33,852
Lee County Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	4	7	9,942
Lincoln County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	11,585
Moore County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	8	12,907
Nash-Rocky Mount Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	6	11	16,007
New Hanover County Schools	3/15/2016	11/8/2016	4	3	7	25,398
Pitt County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	9	9	23,622
Randolph County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	18,098
Rockingham County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	11	13,070
Rowan-Salisbury Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	19,831
Union County Public Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	6	9	41,074
Wake County Public School System	NA	11/8/2016	4	9	9	153,534
Wayne County Public Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	19,197
Wilson County Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	12,371

North Dakota

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General elections for North Dakota school boards were held on June 14, 2016. The two North Dakota school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for six seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about North Dakota's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Bismarck Public Schools with 12,012 K-12 students.
• The smallest North Dakota school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Fargo Public Schools with 11,101 K-12 students.
• Fargo had the most seats on the 2016 ballot with four seats up for election.
• Bismark had the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with two seats up for election.

The district listed below served 23,113 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 North Dakota School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Bismarck Public Schools	6/14/2016	4	2	5	12,012
Fargo Public Schools	6/14/2016	4	4	9	11,101

Oklahoma

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General elections for Oklahoma school boards were held February 9, 2016. If no candidate won a majority of the votes cast in a given race, the district was required to hold a runoff election on April 5, 2016. Special elections for unexpired board terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle.

Thirteen Oklahoma school districts were among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2012–2013 school year.

Here are several quick facts about Oklahoma's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Oklahoma City Public Schools with 40,913 K-12 students.
• The smallest Oklahoma school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was Owasso Public Schools with 9,490 K-12 students.
• Oklahoma City Public Schools and Tulsa Public Schools tied for the most seats up for election in 2016 with two seats on the ballot each.
• The other 11 districts tied for fewest seats up for election in 2016 with one seat on the ballot each.

The district listed below served 256,252 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 Oklahoma School Board Elections
District	General date	Runoff date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Broken Arrow Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	17,947
Edmond Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	23,020
Jenks Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	11,181
Lawton Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	15,463
Midwest City-Del City Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	14,586
Moore Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	23,019
Mustang Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	9,976
Norman Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	15,601
Oklahoma City Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	2	8	40,913
Owasso Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	9,490
Putnam City Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	19,378
Tulsa Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	4	2	7	40,152
Union Public Schools	2/9/2016	4/5/2016	5	1	5	15,526

Rhode Island

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General elections for Rhode Island school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Two of the three Rhode Island school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for nine seats. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Cranston Public Schools with 10,552 K-12 students. Cranston had the most seats up for election out of the two districts with seven seats up for election.
• The smallest Rhode Island school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Warwick Public Schools with 9,393 K-12 students. Warwick had the fewest seats on the ballot out of the two districts with two seats up for election.

The district listed below served 19,945 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Rhode Island School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Cranston Public Schools	11/8/2016	2	7	7	10,552
Warwick Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	2	5	9,393

South Carolina

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General elections dates for South Carolina school districts were largely determined locally for 2016. According to the South Carolina School Boards Association, 69 of the state's 81 districts were scheduled to hold elections this year.

Twenty-three of the 26 South Carolina school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections for 93 seats. All of those districts held general elections on November 8, 2016. Primaries were held on June 14, 2016, if necessary. In the case of a tie in the primary results, a primary runoff was held on June 28, 2016.

Here are several quick facts about South Carolina's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Greenville County School District with 74,475 K-12 students.
• The smallest South Carolina school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Anderson School District One with 9,445 K-12 students.
• Two districts tied for the most seats on the 2016 ballot with six seats up for election.
• Nine districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with three seats up for election each.

The district listed below served 508,860 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 South Carolina School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Kershaw County School District	6/14/2016	11/08/2016	4	5	9	10,493
Aiken County Public School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	9	24,716
Anderson School District Five	NA	11/8/2016	4	6	9	12,792
Anderson School District One	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	9,445
Beaufort County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	11	20,725
Berkeley County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	9	31,766
Charleston County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	9	45,650
Darlington County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	8	10,159
District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	16,644
Dorchester School District Two	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	24,334
Florence Public School District One	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	9	16,280
Fort Mill Schools	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	11,727
Georgetown County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	5	9	9,712
Greenville County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	6	12	74,475
Horry County Schools	6/14/2016	11/8/2016	4	6	12	40,943
Lancaster County School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	11,963
Lexington School District One	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	24,210
Richland County School District One	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	24,372
Richland School District Two	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	26,780
Rock Hill Schools - York County District 3	NA	11/8/2016	4	4	7	17,617
School District of Oconee County	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	5	10,547
School District of Pickens County	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	6	16,716
Sumter School District	NA	11/8/2016	4	3	7	16,794

South Dakota

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Education on the ballot

General elections for South Dakota school boards in 2016 were held on either April 12, June 7 or June 21. School boards were required to set the date of the election by resolution no later than the first regular meeting after January 1, 2016. There were no primary or runoff elections; special elections to fill the unexpired terms of vacated seats were held in conjunction with the general elections.

Two South Dakota school districts were among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2012–2013 school year. Both districts had elections in 2016 for a total of four seats.

Here are several quick facts about South Dakota's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Sioux Falls School District with 23,384 K-12 students.
• The smallest South Dakota school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was Rapid City Area School District with 13,353 K-12 students.
• Both district had two seats up for election.

The district listed below served 36,737 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 South Dakota School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Sioux Falls School District	4/12/2016	3	2	5	23,384
Rapid City Area School District	6/7/2016	3	2	7	13,353

Tennessee

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Tennessee school boards were held on August 4, 2016. Primary elections for two districts were held on March 1, 2016. The 19 Tennessee school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 80 seats.

Here are several quick facts about Tennessee's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Shelby County Schools district with 149,832 K-12 students.
• The smallest Tennessee school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Hamblen County Schools district with 10,212 K-12 students.
• Williamson County Schools had the most seats on the 2016 ballot, with seven seats up for election.
• Two districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot, with two seats up for election each.

The districts listed below served 604,366 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2016 Tennessee School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Blount County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	3	7	11,215
Bradley County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	7	10,455
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System	NA	8/4/2016	4	3	7	31,271
Hamblen County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	3	7	10,212
Hamilton County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	4	9	43,540
Jackson-Madison County School System	NA	8/4/2016	4	4	9	13,093
Knox County Schools	3/1/2016	8/4/2016	4	4	9	59,236
Maury County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	11	12,014
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	9	82,806
Putnam County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	3	6	11,141
Robertson County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	4	6	11,423
Rutherford County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	4	7	41,495
Sevier County Schools	3/1/2016	8/4/2016	4	2	5	14,571
Shelby County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	9	149,832
Sullivan County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	4	7	10,657
Sumner County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	11	28,715
Tipton County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	9	11,587
Williamson County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	7	12	34,350
Wilson County Schools	NA	8/4/2016	4	5	7	16,753

Texas

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Texas school boards in 2016 were held on the following dates: May 7 and November 8. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies. Runoff elections were held in some districts if no candidate won a majority of votes cast in a given race. Runoffs from the May generals were held on June 18, 2016, and those from the November generals were December 13, 2016.

Of the 113 Texas school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment, 83 districts held school board elections for 249 seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about Texas' school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Houston Independent School District with 211,552 K-12 students.
• The smallest Texas school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was DeSoto Independent School District with 9,404 K-12 students.
• Twenty-eight of Texas' largest districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with two seats up for election each.

The districts listed below served 2,306,541 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Texas School Board Elections
District	General date	Runoff date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Abilene Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	4	4	7	17,329
Allen Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	20,381
Alvin Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	19,809
Arlington Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	64,688
Bastrop Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	9,575
Belton Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	4	7	10,343
Birdville Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	24,326
Brazosport Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	12,389
Burleson Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	10,744
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	26,347
Clear Creek Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	39,998
Comal Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	19,500
Coppell Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	11,364
Crowley Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	15,080
Dallas Independent School District	5/7/2016	6/18/2016	3	4	9	159,713
Deer Park Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	13,015
Denton Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	26,312
DeSoto Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	9,404
Dickinson Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	10,000
Duncanville Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	13,104
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	18,197
Fort Bend Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	70,931
Frisco Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	46,053
Garland Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	4	7	57,616
Georgetown Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	10,554
Grand Prairie Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	27,740
Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	13,523
Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District	5/7/2016	6/11/2016	3	2	7	18,568
Hays Consolidated Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	17,255
Irving Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	35,328
Katy Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	67,213
Keller Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	33,763
Killeen Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	41,402
Lewisville Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	52,801
Lubbock Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	4	4	7	29,287
Magnolia Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	12,208
Mansfield Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	32,779
Mesquite Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	39,909
Mission Consolidated Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	4	4	7	15,372
North East Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	4	4	7	68,205
Northwest Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	18,950
Pearland Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	20,034
Pflugerville Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	23,543
Richardson Independent School District	5/7/2016	6/18/2016	3	3	7	38,283
Rockwall Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	14,626
San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	4	7	10,671
Sharyland Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	10,273
Southwest Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	13,319
Spring Branch Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	35,312
Tyler Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	18,029
Victoria Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	3	7	14,543
Waco Independent School District	5/7/2016	NA	3	2	7	14,894
Austin Independent School District	11/8/2016	12/13/2016	4	5	9	85,372
Brownsville Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	49,370
Bryan Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	3	7	15,741
Clint Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	11,850
College Station Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	3	7	11,713
Conroe Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	55,009
Corpus Christi Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	39,414
Del Valle Independent School District	11/8/2016	12/13/2016	4	4	9	11,684
Donna Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	6	7	15,376
Eagle Pass Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	15,117
East Central Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	9,708
Edgewood Independent School District (Bexar County)	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	12,063
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	34,104
Houston Independent School District	11/8/2016	12/10/2016	4	1	9	211,552
Klein Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	2	7	48,253
La Joya Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	29,711
Laredo Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	24,955
Leander Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	3	7	35,450
Los Fresnos Consolidated Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	2	7	10,531
Midland Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	23,560
New Caney Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	2	7	12,319
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	31,997
Rio Grande City Consolidated Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	10,910
Round Rock Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	46,666
South San Antonio Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	10,014
Spring Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	3	3	7	36,484
Tomball Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	12,499
United Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	43,575
Weslaco Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	17,731
Wichita Falls Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	4	7	14,590
Wylie Independent School District	11/8/2016	NA	4	3	7	13,726

Utah

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Utah school boards were held on November 8, 2016. Special elections were held in conjunction with some general elections to fill vacancies.

The 14 Utah school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 48 seats in 2016. Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Alpine School District with 73,975 K-12 students.
• The smallest Utah school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Box Elder School District with 11,310 K-12 students.
• Six of Utah's largest districts tied for the most seats on the ballot in 2016 with four seats up for election in each.
• The other eight largest districts tied for the fewest seats on the ballot with three seats up for election in each.

The district listed below served 488,124 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Utah School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Alpine School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	73,975
Box Elder School District	11/8/2016	4	4	7	11,310
Cache County School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	16,279
Canyons School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	34,394
Davis School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	70,411
Granite School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	70,407
Jordan School District	11/8/2016	4	4	7	53,355
Nebo School District	11/8/2016	4	4	7	31,905
Ogden School District	11/8/2016	4	4	7	12,620
Provo School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	15,181
Salt Lake City School District	11/8/2016	4	4	7	24,597
Tooele County School District	11/8/2016	4	4	7	14,324
Washington County School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	28,085
Weber School District	11/8/2016	4	3	7	31,281

Virginia

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Virginia school boards were held on May 3 or November 8 in 2016. Special elections for unexpired board terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle. 10 of the 30 Virginia school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment had elections for 39 seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about Virginia's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was Virginia Beach City Public Schools with 70,556 K-12 students.
• The smallest Virginia school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was Roanoke County Public Schools with 14,333 K-12 students.
• Richmond Public Schools had the most seats on the ballot among Virginia's largest districts with nine seats up for election.
• Arlington Public Schools and Norfolk Public Schools had the fewest seats on the ballot among Virginia's largest districts with two seats up for election.
• Roanoke County Public Schools held a special election for two vacant school board seats.

The districts listed below served 284,877 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections.

2016 Virginia School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Chesapeake Public Schools	5/3/2016	4	4	9	39,737
Hampton City Schools	5/3/2016	4	4	7	21,157
Newport News Public Schools	5/3/2016	4	3	7	29,777
Norfolk Public Schools	5/3/2016	4	2	7	32,597
Arlington Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	2	5	23,499
Portsmouth Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	5	9	14,970
Richmond Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	9	9	23,775
Suffolk Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	3	7	14,476
Virginia Beach City Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	5	11	70,556
Roanoke County Public Schools	11/8/2016	4	2	5	14,333

West Virginia

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for West Virginia school boards were held on May 10, 2016. The nine West Virginia school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for 18 seats in May 2016. There was also one special election for one seat in the Mercer County school district on November 8, 2016.

Here are several quick facts about West Virginia's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Kanawha County Schools with 28,378 K-12 students.
• The smallest West Virginia school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Mercer County Schools with 9,585 K-12 students.
• All nine of the largest districts had the same number of seats on their 2016 general election ballots with two seats up for election each.

The district listed below served 126,359 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 West Virginia School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Berkeley County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	18,221
Cabell County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	12,335
Harrison County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	10,913
Kanawha County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	28,378
Mercer County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	9,585
Monongalia County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	11,192
Putnam County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	9,907
Raleigh County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	12,568
Wood County Schools	5/10/2016	4	2	5	13,260
Mercer County Schools	11/8/2016	4	1	5	9,585

Wisconsin

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Wisconsin school boards were held on April 5, 2016. If more than two candidates filed per seat up for election in any given district, the district was required to hold a primary election on February 16, 2016. Special elections for unexpired board terms were held in conjunction with the general election cycle.

Twelve Wisconsin school districts were among America's largest school districts by enrollment in the 2013–2014 school year. In addition to covering those districts, Ballotpedia also covered Wisconsin's 50 largest school districts.

Here are several quick facts about Wisconsin's school board elections in 2016:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Madison Metropolitan School District with 27,185 K-12 students.
• The smallest Wisconsin school district among the nation's top 1,000 largest with an election in 2016 was the West Allis-West Milwaukee School District with 9,725 K-12 students.
• The Racine Unified School District had the most seats on the 2016 ballot with nine seats up for election.
• Sixteen of the 50 largest districts tied for the fewest seats on the 2016 ballot with two seats up for election each.

The districts listed below served 378,900 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district name for more information on the district and its school board elections. Districts with asterisks (*) next to the number of seats up for election held special elections in conjunction with their general elections.

2016 Wisconsin School Board Elections
District	Primary date	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Appleton Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	16,224
Beloit School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	4*	7	7,116
Chippewa Falls Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	5,081
D.C. Everest Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	5,957
De Pere School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	4,148
Eau Claire Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	4*	7	11,032
Elmbrook School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	6,945
Fond du Lac School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	7,460
Franklin Public School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	4,418
Germantown School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	3,933
Green Bay Area Public School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	21,006
Greenfield School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	4*	7	3,924
Hamilton School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	4,685
Holmen School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	3,898
Howard-Suamico School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	5,886
Hudson School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	5,597
Janesville School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	10,390
Kaukauna Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	3,953
Kenosha Unified School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	22,602
Kettle Moraine School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	4,117
Kimberly Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	4,913
La Crosse School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	6,829
Madison Metropolitan School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	27,185
Manitowoc School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	5,210
Marshfield School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	4,014
McFarland School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	5	4,355
Menomonee Falls School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	4,200
Middleton-Cross Plains School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	6,654
Mukwonago School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	4,710
Muskego-Norway School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	4,886
Neenah Joint School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	6,226
New Berlin School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	4,602
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	4*	7	6,447
Oconomowoc Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	5,224
Oshkosh Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	9,957
Racine Unified School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	9*	9	20,301
Sheboygan Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	10,288
Stevens Point Area Public School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	4*	9	7,353
Sun Prairie Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	7,598
Superior School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	4,667
Verona Area School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	5,433
Watertown School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	3,864
Waukesha School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	13,678
Waunakee Community School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	4,042
Wausau School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	8,663
Wauwatosa School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	7	7,204
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	3	9	9,725
West Bend School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	7,008
Wisconsin Rapids School District	2/16/2016	4/5/2016	3	2	7	5,292

Wyoming

Education policy
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Education on the ballot

General elections for Wyoming school boards were held on November 8, 2016. The two Wyoming school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held school board elections for eight seats in 2016.

Here are several quick facts about those school board elections:

• The largest school district by enrollment with an election in 2016 was the Laramie County School District 1 with 13,635 K-12 students.
• The smallest Wyoming school district among the nation's largest with an election in 2016 was the Natrona County Schools with 13,116 K-12 students.
• Of the two districts, Natrona County Schools had the most seats up for election with five on the ballot; Laramie County School District 1 had three seats on the ballot.

The district listed below served 26,751 K-12 students during the 2013-2014 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Click on the district names for more information on each and its school board elections.

2016 Wyoming School Board Elections
District	General date	Regular term (years)	Seats up for election	Total board seats	Student enrollment
Laramie County School District 1	11/8/2016	4	3	7	13,635
Natrona County Schools	11/8/2016	4	5	9	13,116

See also

School board elections portal	News and analysis
List of 2016 elections 2016 candidate filing deadlines 2016 campaign finance deadlines 2016 election coverage plan	School board elections, 2015 School board elections, 2014 School board elections, 2013 School board recalls	School boards in session: 2015 in brief School board incumbency analysis: 2015 in brief Analysis of spending in America's largest school districts

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