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This page contains links to school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024by state. In 2024, Ballotpedia coveredelections for more than 25,000 school board seats. We expand our coverage each year with our eye on covering the country’s more than 80,000 school board seats. Ballotpedia also covers allschool board recalls in the United States.

In 2024, Ballotpedia's election coverage included14 school board battlegrounds. That included elections inChicago,Pinellas County, Florida, andLos Angeles.

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School board elections by state

Below are the districts holding elections in the top 100 largest cities or one of the top 200 largest school districts in the country. If you don't see your school district listed below, check oursample ballot lookup tool for your election information.

  • Alaska (click to expand)

    See also:Alaska school board elections, 2024 andList of school districts in Alaska

    The table below contains links to all school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024 in this state. This list may not include all school districts that held elections in 2024. Ballotpedia's coverage included all school districts in the100 largest cities by population and the200 largest school districts by student enrollment.

    Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold. The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.

    2024 Alaska School Board Elections
    DistrictPrimaryGeneral ElectionGeneral Runoff ElectionRegular term lengthSeats up for electionTotal board seats2022-2023 enrollment
    Anchorage School DistrictN/A4/2/2024N/A33743,727

  • Idaho (click to expand)

    See also:Idaho school board elections, 2024 andList of school districts in Idaho

    The table below contains links to all school board elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2024 in this state. This list may not include all school districts that held elections in 2024. Ballotpedia's coverage included all school districts in the100 largest cities by population and the200 largest school districts by student enrollment.

    Editor's note: Some school districts choose to cancel the primary election, or both the primary and general election, if the number of candidates who filed does not meet a certain threshold. The table below does not reflect which primary or general elections were canceled. Please click through to each school district's page for more information.

    2024 Idaho School Board Elections
    DistrictPrimaryGeneral ElectionGeneral Runoff ElectionRegular term lengthSeats up for electionTotal board seats2022-2023 enrollment
    Boise School DistrictN/A9/3/2024N/A65722,809

Battleground elections

Below, you'll find Ballotpedia's list of 2024 school board battleground elections. Clickhere to learn more about how Ballotpedia defines battleground elections.

Spring elections

  • Neenah Joint School District, Wisconsin (click to expand)

    See also:Neenah Joint School District, Wisconsin, elections (2024)


    IncumbentBrian Epley,Alex Corrigan, andSusan Garcia Franz defeatedChari Long,Jeb Pfeifle, andRoxanne Schwandt-Knutson in the nonpartisan general election for three at-large seats on theNeenah Joint School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent David Williams did not seek re-election and incumbent Kristian Sahr was defeated in the primary, leaving two seats open. As of April 3, 2024, Epley had 18.9% of the vote, followed by Corrigan and Garcia Franz with 16.9% of the vote each. Schwandt-Knutson had 16.0% of the vote, Long had 15.6%, and Pfeifle had 15.5%.

    The Wisconsin Education Association Council and the Democratic and Republican parties of Winnebago County supported different sets of candidates. Winning candidates Epley, Corrigan, and Garcia Franz ran with support from the Wisconsin Education Association Council and the Democratic Party of Winnebago County. Long, Pfeifle, and Schwandt-Knutson ran with support from the Republican Party of Winnebago County.[1][2][3][4]

    Epley was a parent who was first elected to the board in 2018.[5] Epley said he was running to provide "thoughtful, compassionate, and responsible leadership for our schools...through our District’s transition to a new Superintendent."[5] As of March 27, 2024, neither Corrigan nor Garcia Franz had publicly-available campaign materials. The Wisconsin Education Association endorsed all three candidates.[2] The Democratic Party of Winnebago County did not issue endorsements but did encourage members to vote for all three and provided volunteers to conduct outreach on Corrigan's behalf.[4][1] The Wisconsin branch of theAFL-CIO endorsed Corrigan and Garcia Franz.[6]

    Long was, as of the election, a parent, project coordinator, and yoga instructor. Long said her priorities were allowing easier public access to information on spending, improving standardized test scores, and creating a panel to review books in school libraries for vulgar content.[7] Pfeifle was a parent. Pfeifle said his priorities were improving standardized test scores and ensuring public access to board decision-making, curricula, and budget information.[8] Schwandt-Knutson was, at the time of the election, a parent and realtor. Schwandt-Knutson said her priorities were ensuring each individual student's needs were met, "emphasizing the need for fiscally responsible decision-making", and promoting partnerships with local business owners, nonprofits, and technical schools.[9] The Republican Party of Winnebago County and 1776 PAC endorsed all three.[3][10] The county Republican Party funded mailers in support of all three.[1]

    In the February 20, 2024, nonpartisan primary, the three Democratic-supported candidates received a combined 47.4% of the vote and the three Republican-supported candidates received a combined 33.2%.[11] In the general election, the Democratic-support candidates received a combined 52.7% to the Republican-supported candidates' 47.1%. There were seven seats on the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education. Candidates were elected to three-year terms.

  • Green Bay Area Public School District, Wisconsin (click to expand)

    See also:Green Bay Area Public School District, Wisconsin, elections (2024)


    IncumbentAndrew M. Becker andKou Lee defeatedPaul Boucher andAlex Mineau in the general election for two at-large seats on theGreen Bay Area Public School District Board of Education on April 2, 2024. Incumbent Nancy Welch did not run for re-election, leaving one at-large seat open. As of April 3, 2024, Becker had 35.0% of the vote, followed by Lee with 27.7%, Mineau with 25.9% and Boucher with 11.0%.

    Both the Democratic and Republican parties of Brown County endorsed candidates. County Democrats endorsed Lee, while county Republicans endorsed Mineau. Both parties endorsed Becker.

    The election followed the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Claude Tiller, who resigned on February 17, 2024, after he appeared on an Atlanta-area radio show. According to theAssociated Press, Tiller "made blunt comments about race relations, criticized the community and derided one of the district’s principals."[12] Tiller's comments criticized both Green Bay at large and individual staff members for what he described as outdated and inappropriate attitudes towards race relations. Although the school board did not specify why it had accepted Tiller's resignation, Tiller's supporters said he had been pushed to resign for his comments criticizing the community at large and that he had been held to a higher standard than a white superintendent: "They’re sending the message that if you’re BIPOC (black, indigenous, person of color) you can’t make any mistake."[13]

    After Tiller's resignation, resource centers for the city's Hispanic, Black, and Somali populations founded a group called United Front for Social Change. The group called for the board to appoint a minority member to replace school board member Laura Laitinen-Warren, who resigned on February 24, 2024.[14] Green Bay's population is 72% white. The enrollment at public schools is 61% nonwhite.[15]

    Becker was, at the time of the election, an IT technician who had served on the board since 1998. Becker said it was "critical to make sure that we give all of our community a voice and that the Board and the Administration find ways to reach out to hear from everyone and respond to your concerns." Becker said his priorities were selecting a new superintendent and cutting spending.[16] The WisconsinAFL-CIO, the Green Bay Education Association, and both the Democratic and Republican parties of Brown County endorsed Becker.

    Boucher was a Green Bay resident and former Georgetown University employee.[17] Boucher said he was running "with the hope of returning the knowledge and bringing the community to a higher intellectual ground." Boucher said his priorities were encouraging community attendance at school athletic events and encouraging families to move to Green Bay to increase enrollment.[16]

    Lee was, at the time of the election, a business owner.[18] Lee said he supported "a vision for a school board that values diversity, champions education for all and is committed to making a real difference in our community." Lee said his priorities were increasing enrollment and proficiency rates, raising standards for staff and students, and creating "an environment of trust and growth where everyone is accountable to each other."[16] The WisconsinAFL-CIO, the Green Bay Education Association, and the Democratic Party of Brown County endorsed Lee.

    Mineau was, at the time of the election, a teacher who earlier worked in the district. Mineau said he knew "from personal experience our district’s weaknesses and strengths and some things we can do to address the weaknesses and capitalize on our strengths." Mineau said his priorities were reallocating enrollment boundaries for individual district schools, improving student behavior, and changing policies related to staff hiring and retention.[16] The Republican Party of Brown County endorsed Mineau.

    There were, at the time of the election, seven seats on the Green Bay Area Public School District Board of Education. Board members serve three-year terms.

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Historical election data

See also:School board election data analysis, 2024

Methodology note: This report does not include write-in candidates unless an incumbent ran as a write-in.

From 2018 to 2024, Ballotpedia covered elections for 6,060 school board seats in 2,070 districts. Ballotpedia normally covers school board elections in the 200 largest school districts by student enrollment and the school districts that overlap the 100 largest cities by population. However, in 2019, we also covered all school districts up for election in the state of North Carolina. Those districts are included in this data.

We found that between 24% and 40% of elections were unopposed each year, that incumbents won between 51% and 61% of seats each year, and that between 79% and 89% of incumbents who sought re-election won each year.

Details on each year's election statistics can be found in the table below.

Seats won by incumbents and newcomers

Incumbents won a larger percentage of seats in the2018 school board elections compared to the2019,2020,2021,2022 elections,2023, and2024.

Incumbency success rates

Incumbents who ran against challengers in 2019 had a higher contested success rate than those who ran against challengers in 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. Incumbents in 2019 also had a higher overall success rate compared to the other four years.

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Ballotpedia's coverage scope for municipal elections included elections on the ballot in the100 largest U.S. cities by population, as well as elections for mayors, city council members, and district attorneys ineach state capital.

In 2024, Ballotpedia coveredelections for more than 25,000 school board seats. We expand our coverage each year with our eye on covering the country’s more than 80,000 school board seats. Ballotpedia also covers allschool board recalls in the United States.

Throughout 2024, Ballotpedia provided comprehensive local election coverage in 20 states as well as comprehensive general election in six additional states. Use the links below to navigate to pages for each of these states, which contain additional links to specific counties.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑1.01.11.2Appleton Post-Crescent, "Here's who's behind latest mailers, attack ads in the Neenah school board election," March 27, 2024
  2. ↑2.02.1Wisconsin Education Association Council, "Union-Recommended Candidates," accessed March 27, 2024
  3. ↑3.03.1Winnebago County Republican Party, "April 2, 2024, Recommendations," accessed March 27, 2024
  4. ↑4.04.1Facebook, "Winnebago County (WI) Democratic Party on March 20, 2024," accessed March 27, 2024
  5. ↑5.05.1Facebook, "Brian Epley for Neenah School Board on March 19, 2024," accessed March 27, 2024
  6. ↑Wisconsin AFL-CIO, "2024 Spring Election - Endorsed Candidates," accessed March 27, 2024
  7. ↑Chari Long campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 27, 2024
  8. ↑Jeb Pfeifle campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 27, 2024
  9. ↑Roxanne Schwandt-Knutson campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 27, 2024
  10. ↑1776 Project PAC, "Our Endorsed Candidates," accessed March 27, 2024
  11. ↑City of Neenah, "February 20, 2024, Spring Primary Official Canvassed Election Results by Polling Location," accessed March 27, 2024
  12. ↑Associated Press, "Wisconsin school district releases tape of Black superintendent’s comments that led to resignation," February 21, 2024
  13. ↑We Are Green Bay, "Tiller Jr. supporters show up to GBAPS special board meeting," February 16, 2024
  14. ↑Green Bay Press-Gazette, "Green Bay School Board member Laura Laitinen-Warren resigns amid Claude Tiller controversy," February 26, 2024
  15. ↑WTAQ, "Minorities Running For More Representation On Green Bay School Board," March 22, 2024
  16. ↑16.016.116.216.3Press Times, "Four In Bid For Two Seats On GBAPS Board Of Education," March 5, 2024
  17. ↑Green Bay Press Gazette, "Meet the candidates: Paul Boucher for Green Bay school board," March 14, 2018
  18. ↑Kou Lee campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 26, 2024
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