Additional support for capital improvement of schools has been provided on the local level through local bond elections. The following shows the results of local bond elections during 1997-98:
 

School District	Amount	Passed/Failed	Percentage of Voters For/Against
Cleveland	$13,650,000	Failed	50% / 50%
Calhoun Co.	$6,125,000	Failed	38% / 62%
Biloxi Public	$35,500,000	Failed	59% / 41%
Oxford	$8,000,000	Passed	90% / 10%
Lamar Co.	$19,000,000	Failed	59.84% / 40.16%
Lamar Co.	$16,800,000	Failed	56% / 44%
Greenwood Public	$11,200,000	Failed	37% / 63%
Madison Co.	$55,000,000	Passed	61% / 39%
Marshall Co.	$8,000,000	Failed	51% / 49%
Marshall Co.	$8,000,000	Passed	63% / 37%
Holly Springs	$3,150,000	Passed	77% / 23%
Philadelphia Public	$3,000,000	Passed	95% /5%
South Panola	$8,500,000	Passed	79% / 21%
South Pike	$1,000,000	Passed	72% / 28%
Tate County	$2,000,000	Passed	72% / 28%
Senatobia Mun.	$3,500,000	Passed	90% / 10%
Coffeeville	$2,300,000	Failed	41% / 59%
Water Valley	$1,900,000	Passed	78% / 22%

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