2025 Wichita School Bond Issue

Wichita school board members want an online dashboard where residents can easily track major capital projects. They hope to clarify the district's overall building needs, which were at issue during a recent failed bond campaign.

A final tally of votes in the Feb. 25 special election show opponents edging bond supporters by only 319 votes. Wichita school district leaders say they plan to regroup and consider next steps.

Families at four Wichita schools that will close say they are concerned that the community fostered in the buildings will be lost in the district’s facilities plan.

Unofficial results updated Wednesday by the Sedgwick County election office show bond issue opponents leading by just less than 300 votes, with potentially up to 4,000 mail and provisional ballots still to be counted.

The Wichita school district's proposed $450 million bond issue would build several new schools, close others and reduce the district's overall footprint.

Wichita is asking voters to approve a $450 million bond issue to finance new and upgraded schools. Election Day is Feb. 25.

Voters are deciding whether to approve a $450 million bond issue for Wichita Public Schools.

Wichita school district voters will decide Feb. 25 on a $450 million bond issue that would build several new schools, close others and reduce the district's overall footprint.

Yes for Wichita Kids launched its website in support of a proposed $450 million bond issue to rebuild and refurbish Wichita schools. An opposition group, Wichita United for Better Education, was formed by a local Republican strategist.

Voters in the Wichita school district will decide on the bond proposal in February. The plan would build several new schools and close about a dozen aging buildings.