School board elections, 2018

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In 2018, Ballotpedia covered school board elections in 402 of America's school districts. There were 945 school board seats up for grabs across 26 states. Collectively, these districts served 12,128,279 students during the 2015-2016 school year—approximately 24.6 percent of all public school students in the U.S.[1][2]

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Battleground 2018 school board elections[edit]

The election in Detroit Public Schools Community School District was held in the midst of elevated levels of lead and copper being found in the district's water supply. The district switched to bottled water instead of water fountains at the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, and the school's board and superintendent faced long-term decisions about how to cover the increased cost of this method of water supply.[3] Incumbent Deborah Hunter-Harvill and retired nurse Corletta Vaughn won the two seats up for election.

Broward County Public Schools in Florida also held elections for five of nine seats on its school board.[4] Among the 15 candidates who made the ballot were two parents—Lori Alhadeff and Ryan Petty—who each lost a child in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, in February.[5] In the wake of the shooting, school safety and the intervention-based program PROMISE became critical issues in the race.[4] Incumbent Ann Murray, Alhadeff, Laurie Rich Levinson, incumbent Nora Rupert, and incumbent Donna Pilger Korn won the five seats on the board.

In Prince George's County Public Schools in Maryland, chief executive officer Kevin Maxwell announced he was stepping down from that role in May 2018, leaving the school board to approve of the CEO appointed by the county executive.[6] Parents expressed concern with the transparency of the school board, distribution of resources, failing facilities, and alleged grade fixing.[6][7] Joshua Thomas defeated incumbent Lupi Grady in District 2. Newcomer Pamela Boozer-Strother won the open District 3 seat. Belinda Queen defeated incumbent Carolyn Boston in District 6, while incumbent Sonya Williams won re-election to District 9.

The races for four seats on the District of Columbia State Board of Education were called "symbolic battlegrounds over the future of public education" by the Washington Post. They saw over $150,000 poured into them. By August, the candidates had received more in contributions than candidates received in the full election cycle in the previous school board election. Although former D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty took away most of the board's power in 2007 and placed the appointment of most education positions in the hands of the mayor, the city council considered in 2018 whether to remove some of that authority from the mayor's office.[8] Emily Gasoi won the open Ward 1 seat, incumbent Ruth Wattenberg won re-election to Ward 3, Zachary Parker won the open Ward 5 seat, and Jessica Sutter defeated incumbent Joe Weedon in Ward 6.

In Pinellas County Schools in Florida, 13 candidates filed for the four seats up in 2018, including three of the four incumbents whose terms were up in 2018. Incumbents Terry Krassner and Peggy O'Shea lost their bids for re-election to the At-Large District 2 and 3 seats to Jeff Larsen and Nicole Carr, respectively. Rene Flowers won re-election to her District 7 seat and Bill Dudley won the open seat in District 6. The school board was under critical examination after an investigation of the board and district was published in 2015. According to the report, five elementary schools in the district produced students who were failing standardized tests. The investigation tied these students' struggles to a 2007 decision the board made impacting the student composition at district schools.

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School board elections by state[edit]

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.

In addition to the 200 largest school districts in the nation, Ballotpedia covers the additional districts that constitute Wisconsin's 50 largest school districts and the school districts that overlap with the 100 largest cities by population in the United States. For more information about those Wisconsin school board races outside of the top 200, click here.

Alabama[edit]

2018 Alabama School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Jefferson County Schools 6/5/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 6 2 5 36,092
Mobile County Public Schools 6/5/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 6 2 5 57,581


Alaska[edit]

2018 Alaska School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Anchorage School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 48,324


Arizona[edit]

2018 Arizona School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Agua Fria Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 7,629
Alhambra Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 13,520
Amphitheater Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 13,737
Balsz Elementary District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 2,496
Cartwright Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 18,684
Cave Creek Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 5,392
Chandler Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 42,843
Creighton Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 6,430
Deer Valley Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 34,153
Dysart Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 24,885
Flowing Wells Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 5,253
Fowler Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 3 3,800
Gilbert Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 36,021
Glendale Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 13,635
Glendale Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 15,497
Higley Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 11,883
Isaac Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 7,392
Kyrene Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 17,347
Laveen Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 6,648
Litchfield Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 11,186
Madison Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 5,672
Mesa Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 64,367
Murphy Elementary School District elections N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 5 1,787
Osborn Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 2,912
Paradise Valley Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 32,316
Pendergast Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 10,028
Peoria Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 36,418
Phoenix Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 6,933
Phoenix Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 7 27,109
Queen Creek Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 5,885
Roosevelt Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 9,382
Sahuarita Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 5,899
Scottsdale Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 23,659
Sunnyside Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 15,962
Tanque Verde Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 2,084
Tempe Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 11,591
Tempe Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 14,040
Tolleson Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 11,419
Tucson Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 47,839
Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 3 2,025
Vail Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 12,254
Washington Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 23,529
Wilson Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 1,175


California[edit]

2018 California School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Alum Rock Union School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 12,068
Alvord Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 19,466
Anaheim City School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 18,852
Anaheim Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 31,276
Baker Valley Unified School District 6/5/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 125
Bakersfield City School District special election N/A 4/10/2018* N/A 4 1 5 30,222
Bakersfield City School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 30,222
Beardsley Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 1,782
Berryessa Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 7,452
Cambrian Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 3,358
Campbell Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 7,600
Campbell Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 7,676
Capistrano Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 53,878
Central Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 15,717
Centralia Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 4,437
Chula Vista Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 30,230
Clovis Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 41,883
Colton Joint Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 23,288
Corona-Norco Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 53,354
Coronado Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 3,150
Cupertino Union School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 18,948
Del Mar Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 4,334
East Side Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 26,684
Elk Grove Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 62,767
Escondido Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 19,067
Evergreen Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 12,282
Fairfax Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 2,540
Fontana Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 38,742
Fowler Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 2,531
Franklin-McKinley School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 2,531
Fremont Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 34,852
Fremont Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 10,736
Fresno Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 73,460
Fruitvale Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 3,237
Garden Grove Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 45,252
General Shafter Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 3 153
Grossmont Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 21,860
Irvine Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 32,319
Kern High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 38,070
Lamont Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 3,034
Lincoln Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 9,298
Lodi Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 30,395
Long Beach Unified School District N/A 4/10/2018 N/A 4 3 5 77,812
Magnolia Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 6,418
Manteca Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 23,204
Moreland Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 4,810
Moreno Valley Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 33,942
Morgan Hill Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 9,135
Mount Diablo Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 32,005
Mount Pleasant Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 2,445
National Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 6,050
Natomas Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 14,298
Newport-Mesa Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 21,736
Norris School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 4,073
Oak Grove School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 10,632
Oakland Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 49,098
Orange Center Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 963
Orange Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 28,899
Orchard Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 908
Panama-Buena Vista Union School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 17,545
Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 25,826
Poway Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 25,826
Redlands Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 21,264
Rialto Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 25,994
Rio Bravo-Greeley Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 1,040
Riverside Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 42,462
Robla Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 2,170
Rosedale Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 5,514
Sacramento City Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 46,843
Saddleback Valley Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 28,706
San Diego Unified School District 6/5/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 129,380
San Dieguito Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 12,726
San Francisco Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 58,865
San Jose Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 32,454
San Juan Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 32,454
San Pasqual Union Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 558
San Ramon Valley Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 32,255
San Ysidro Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 4,808
Sanger Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 11,438
Santa Ana Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 55,909
Santa Clara Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 15,388
Santee Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 6,695
Savanna Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 2,397
Solana Beach Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 3,139
Standard Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 3,068
Stockton Unified School District elections N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 40,324
Sweetwater Union High School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 41,050
Tracy Joint Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 16,702
Tustin Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 24,079
Twin Rivers Unified School District N/A 6/5/2018 N/A 4 3 7 31,137
Valley Center-Pauma Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 5 4,087
Vineland Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 795
Washington Unified School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 3,045
West Park Elementary School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 627
*The Bakersfield City School District held a special election for one seat on April 10, 2018.


Florida[edit]

2018 Florida School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Brevard Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 72,704
Broward County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 9 269,098
Collier County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 45,994
Duval County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 129,192
Escambia County School District 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 40,655
Hillsborough County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 211,923
Lake County Schools elections 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 42,462
Leon County Schools elections 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 33,736
Manatee County School District 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 48,356
Marion County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 42,786
Miami-Dade County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 9 357,579
Orange County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 6 8 196,951
Pasco County Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 70,566
Pinellas County Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 103,495
Polk County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 101,635
Sarasota County Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 42,368
School District of Clay County 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 36,638
School District of Lee County 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 91,309
School District of Osceola County 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 61,893
School District of Palm Beach County 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 189,322
Seminole County Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 5 66,996
St. Johns County School District 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 36,593
St. Lucie Public Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 40,045
Volusia County Schools 8/28/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 62,928


Georgia[edit]

2018 Georgia School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Cherokee County School District* 5/22/2018 11/6/2018 12/4/2018 4 4 7 41,291
Clayton County Public Schools* 5/22/2018 11/6/2018 12/4/2018 4 4 9 54,136
Cobb County School District * 5/22/2018 11/6/2018 12/4/2018 4 3 7 112,708
DeKalb County School District N/A 5/22/2018 7/24/2018 4 3 7 101,389
Forsyth County Schools* 5/22/2018 11/6/2018 12/4/2018 4 2 5 44,286
Fulton County Schools N/A 5/22/2018 7/24/2018 4 4 7 95,641
Gwinnett County Public Schools* 5/22/2018 11/6/2018 12/4/2018 4 2 5 176,052
Henry County Schools N/A 5/22/2018 7/24/2018 4 2 5 41,820
Muscogee County School District N/A 5/22/2018 7/24/2018 4 5 9 31,899
Savannah-Chatham County Public School System N/A 5/22/2018 7/24/2018 4 5 9 38,323

*These Georgia school districts hold partisan elections. If necessary, partisan election districts may have held a primary on May 22, a primary runoff on July 24, and/or a general runoff election on December 4, 2018.


Idaho[edit]

2018 Idaho School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2014-15 enrollment
Boise School District N/A 9/4/2018 N/A 6 3 7 26,240


Indiana[edit]

Ballotpedia covered general elections for 38 school board seats across 13 Indiana school districts in 2018.

2018 Indiana School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Decatur Township Metropolitan School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 6,294
East Allen County Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 3 7 9,075
Fort Wayne Community Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 30,182
Franklin Township Community School Corporation N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 9,288
Indianapolis Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 31,371
Metropolitan School District of Lawrence Township N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 15,060
Metropolitan School District of Perry Township N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 7 15,675
Metropolitan School District of Pike Township N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 11,612
Metropolitan School District of Warren Township N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 12,773
Metropolitan School District of Washington Township N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 10,624
Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 16,091
Northwest Allen County Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 3 5 7,227
Southwest Allen County Metropolitan School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 7,097


Kentucky[edit]

2018 Kentucky School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Fayette County Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 5 40,837
Jefferson County Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 100,777


Louisiana[edit]

2018 Louisiana School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Caddo Parish Public Schools 11/6/2018 12/8/2018 4 12 12 40,356
Calcasieu Parish Public Schools 11/6/2018 12/8/2018 4 15 15 32,208
East Baton Rouge Parish School System 11/6/2018 12/8/2018 4 9 9 41,617
Jefferson Parish Public Schools 11/6/2018 12/8/2018 4 9 9 48,389
St. Tammany Parish Public Schools 11/6/2018 12/8/2018 4 15 15 38,069


Maryland[edit]

2018 Maryland School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Anne Arundel Public Schools 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 9 80,387
Baltimore County Public Schools 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 7 12 111,138
Cecil County Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 5 15,859
Frederick County Public Schools 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 40,655
Harford County Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 6 9 37,448
Howard County Public Schools 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 54,870
Montgomery County Public Schools 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 156,380
Prince George's County Public Schools 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 13 128,936


Michigan[edit]

2018 Michigan School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Ann Arbor Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 17,233
Dearborn Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 7 19,819
Detroit Public Schools Community District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 11 46,616


Minnesota[edit]

2018 Minnesota School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Minneapolis Public Schools 8/14/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 9 36,793


Mississippi[edit]

2018 Mississippi School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
DeSoto County School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 6 2 5 33,140


Missouri[edit]

A total of 10 Missouri school districts among America's largest school districts by enrollment held elections in 2018 for 24 seats. General elections were held on April 3, 2018, except in St. Louis.

Here are two quick facts about Missouri's school board elections in 2018:

  • The largest Missouri school district by enrollment with an election in 2018 was St. Louis Public Schools with 28,960 K-12 students in the 2015-2016 school year.
  • The smallest Missouri school district within Ballotpedia's coverage with an election in 2018 was the Center School District with 2,679 K-12 students in the 2015-2016 school year.

The districts listed below served 111,049 K-12 students during the 2015-2016 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[9] Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2018 Missouri School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Center 58 School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 2,679
Grandview C-4 School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,414
Hickman Mills C-1 School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 6,341
Liberty Schools N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 12,257
North Kansas City Schools N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 19,997
Park Hill School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 11,537
Platte County R-III School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 4,030
Raytown C-2 School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 9,498
St. Joseph School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 11,336
St. Louis Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 2 7 28,960


Nebraska[edit]

2018 Nebraska School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Elkhorn Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 6 8,079
Millard Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 6 23,913
Norris School District 160 N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 6 2,241
Omaha Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 9 51,966
Ralston Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 6 3,355
Waverly School District 145 N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 6 2,014
Westside Community Schools N/A 5/15/2018 N/A 6 2 6 6,123


Nevada[edit]

2018 Nevada School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Clark County School District 6/12/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 325,990
Washoe County School District 6/12/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 66,504


New Jersey[edit]

2018 New Jersey School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Jersey City Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 3 9 30,845
Newark Public Schools N/A 4/17/2018 N/A 3 3 9 34,861


North Carolina[edit]

2018 North Carolina School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Cumberland County Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 9 51,187
Durham Public Schools N/A 5/8/2018 N/A 4 4 7 34,023
Gaston County Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 9 32,091
Guilford County Schools 5/8/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 9 73,151
Johnston County Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 34,857
Union County Public Schools 5/8/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 9 42,199
Wake County Public School System N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 9 9 157,839
Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools 5/8/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 9 9 54,984


Oklahoma[edit]

2018 Oklahoma School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Banner School District N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 3 1 3 204
Bixby Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 6,046
Broken Arrow Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 18,868
Catoosa Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 2,108
Crooked Oak Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 1,228
Crutcho Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 3 1 3 407
Deer Creek Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 5,628
Edmond Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 23,994
Jenks Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 11,633
Jones Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 1,136
Little Axe Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 1,280
Luther Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 886
McLoud Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 1,889
Midwest City-Del City Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 14,574
Millwood Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 926
Moore Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 23,890
Mustang Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 10,798
Oakdale Public School N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 3 1 3 618
Oklahoma City Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 3 8 40,823
Owasso Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 9,711
Piedmont Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 3,649
Putnam City Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 19,365
Tulsa Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 4 2 7 39,455
Union Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 16,006
Western Heights Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 3,852
Yukon Public Schools N/A 2/13/2018 4/3/2018* 5 1 5 8,378

*School districts in Oklahoma could have held a runoff election on April 3, 2018, if no candidate won a majority of the vote in the general election.


South Carolina[edit]

2018 South Carolina School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Berkeley County School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 9 33,303
Charleston County School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 9 48,084
Greenville County School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 7 12 76,315
Horry County Schools 6/12/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 7 12 43,188


Tennessee[edit]

2018 Tennessee School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Clarksville-Montgomery County School System N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 4 7 32,605
Hamilton County School District N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 5 9 44,413
Knox County School District N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 5 9 60,308
Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 4 9 85,598
Rutherford County Schools N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 3 7 43,085
Shelby County Schools N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 4 9 114,487
Williamson County Schools N/A 8/2/2018 N/A 4 7 12 36,874


Texas[edit]

2018 Texas School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Alamo Heights Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,824
Allen Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 4 7 20,822
Aransas County Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 3,405
Arlington Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 4 7 63,210
Austin Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 12/11/2018 4 5 9 83,648
Brownsville Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 47,749
Burleson Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 11,385
Calallen Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 4,041
Canutillo Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 6,012
Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 25,796
Castleberry Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 4,046
Clear Creek Independent School District elections N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 41,226
Conroe Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 58,239
Coppell Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 11,881
Corpus Christi Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 38,614
Crowley Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 15,097
Dallas Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 9 158,604
Del Valle Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 9 11,559
Duncanville Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 12,768
Eagle Mountain-Saginaw Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 19,203
Eanes Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 8,075
East Central Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 10,087
Edinburg Consolidated Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 34,570
Everman Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 5,621
Flour Bluff Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 5,775
Forney Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 9,386
Fort Bend Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 73,115
Frenship Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 9,173
Frisco Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 53,300
Galena Park Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 22,549
Garland Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 57,517
Grand Prairie Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 29,339
Hays Consolidated Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 18,654
Highland Park Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 855
Huffman Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 3,467
Idalou Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 4 3 7 1,004
Irving Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 34,929
Katy Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 72,952
Keller Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 34,180
Kennedale Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 3,145
Killeen Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 43,258
Klein Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 3 7 50,594
Lake Worth Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 3 7 3,301
Lancaster Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 7,324
Laredo Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 7 24,199
Leander Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 4 7 37,158
Lewisville Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 53,490
Lubbock Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 4 4 7 28,921
Lubbock-Cooper Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 4 4 7 5,818
Manor Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 5 7 8,873
Mansfield Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 33,809
Mesquite Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 40,805
Midland Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 12/11/2018 4 3 7 24,555
New Deal Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 717
North East Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 4 3 7 67,779
Northwest Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 20,976
Pflugerville Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 24,100
Pharr-San Juan-Alamo Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 32,612
Port Aransas Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 545
Richardson Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 38,738
Riviera Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 420
Rockwall Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 15,462
Roosevelt Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 1,085
Round Rock Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 47,827
Somerset Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 3,994
South San Antonio Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 9,854
Southwest Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 3 7 13,692
Spring Branch Independent School District N/A 5/5/2018 N/A 3 2 7 35,301
Spring Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 3 2 7 36,890
Tuloso-Midway Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 3,850
United Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 43,710
West Oso Independent School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 2,012


Utah[edit]

2018 Utah School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Alpine School District 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 76,938
Canyons School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 34,423
Davis School District 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 4 7 71,721
Granite School District N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 5 7 70,100
Jordan School District 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 52,985
Nebo School District 6/26/2018 11/6/2018 N/A 4 3 7 32,680


Virginia[edit]

2018 Virginia School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Chesapeake Public Schools N/A 5/1/2018 N/A 4 5 9 39,943
Norfolk Public Schools N/A 5/1/2018 N/A 3 5 7 32,148
Prince William County Public Schools (special election) N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 1 8 87,793
Richmond Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 1 9 23,980
Virginia Beach City Public Schools N/A 11/6/2018 N/A 4 6 11 69,777


Wisconsin[edit]

A total of 49 Wisconsin school districts among America's school districts held elections in 2018 for 127 seats. Primary elections were held on February 20, 2018, in three districts where more than two candidates filed for each available seat. General elections were scheduled on April 3, 2018.

Here are two quick facts about Wisconsin's school board elections in 2018:

  • The largest Wisconsin school district by enrollment with an election in 2018 was the Madison Metropolitan School District with 27,112 K-12 students in the 2015-2016 school year.
  • The smallest Wisconsin school district within Ballotpedia's coverage with an election in 2018 was the DeForest Area School District with 3,634 K-12 students in the 2015-2016 school year.

The districts listed below served 373,576 K-12 students during the 2015-2016 school year, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.[10] Click on the district names for more information on each one and its school board elections.

2018 Wisconsin School Board Elections
District Primary Election General Election Runoff Election Regular term length Seats up for election Total board seats 2015-16 enrollment
Appleton Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 16,331
Beloit School District 2/20/2018 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 7,012
Chippewa Falls Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 5,070
D.C. Everest Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 5,803
DeForest Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 3,634
De Pere School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 4,276
Eau Claire Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 4 7 11,219
Elmbrook School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 7,005
Fond du Lac School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 7,307
Franklin Public School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,446
Germantown School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 3,931
Green Bay Area Public School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 20,953
Hamilton School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,711
Holmen School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 3,972
Howard-Suamico School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 6,081
Hudson School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 5,513
Janesville School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 10,321
Kaukauna Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 3,914
Kenosha Unified School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 22,160
Kettle Moraine School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 3,989
Kimberly Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 5,055
La Crosse School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 6,790
Madison Metropolitan School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 27,112
Manitowoc School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 5,094
Marshfield School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,046
McFarland School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 5 4,266
Menomonee Falls School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 4,041
Middleton-Cross Plains School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 6,984
Mukwonago School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 4,872
Muskego-Norway School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,889
Neenah Joint School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 6,538
New Berlin School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 4,445
Oak Creek-Franklin School District 2/20/2018 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 6,582
Oconomowoc Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 5,264
Oregon School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 3,943
Oshkosh Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 9,876
Racine Unified School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 19,184
Sheboygan Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 10,401
Stevens Point Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 7,231
Sun Prairie Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 8,107
Superior School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 4,704
Verona Area School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 5,418
Watertown Unified School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 3,779
Waukesha School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 13,145
Waunakee Community School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 4,108
Wausau School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 8,454
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 9 9,545
West Bend School District 2/20/2018 4/3/2018 N/A 3 2 7 6,814
Wisconsin Rapids School District N/A 4/3/2018 N/A 3 3 7 5,241

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