Vote YES!

Support Our Schools Committee is a Political Action Committee. Community members who volunteer our time to support WUSD #9. 

We believe a YES VOTE to the OVERRIDE means a YES VOTE to the betterment of our students and a YES VOTE to increasing property values in our community.

A. The state of Arizona allows school districts to increase their budget by up to 15% of the allocated state funding. Voters must approve the renewal of the  override, which runs for a period of seven years. WUSD is requesting a continuation of its existing 10% budget override.

A. $905,000.

A. The override funds are used to support the district’s general educational program, including small class sizes, classroom support staff, school safety, career and technical education, and all-day Kindergarten. 

A.  To maintain existing teachers, staff and programs across the Wickenburg Unified School District.   

 A. If voters do not approve the continuation, the existing override will phase down by one-third a year until reaching $0 in the 2030-2031 school year. This funding represents 15 teacher positions in the district, and 5 classroom paraprofessionals.

 A. Since 1995.

 A. No. The major sources of school funding are per-pupil state aid, local property taxes and federal funds. Other sources such as tax credits are available and helpful, but cannot be used to support the regular education program. 

 A. All voters in the Wickenburg Unified School District will see the question on their ballot.  This includes residents of Wickenburg, Festival Foothills, and Wickenburg Ranch. 

A. The ballot estimates continuation of a tax rate of approximately $0.22 per $100 of

assessed valuation used for secondary property tax purposes.

 A. All budget override will be on the November 4th, 2026 general election ballot. 

 A. Voters on the Permanent Early Ballot List will receive a ballot after October 7th, 2026.  All voters will have the opportunity to vote early or vote at a designated voting center.  More information will be available closer to the election. 

 A. The last day to register to vote is October 5th, 2026.  Voters can register to vote at servicearizona.com