MINNESOTA, USA — On Tuesday, voters agreed to dig into their pocketbooks and fund a majority of school referendums on the ballot across the state.

Data from the Minnesota School Board Association says 62% of them passed and experts say that was "better than expected".

The passage comes at a time when state and federal funding streams are stagnant, and that especially impacts smaller districts. Some districts are also critical of unfunded state mandates and cite falling enrollment.

Crosby-Ironton has fewer than 1,000 students, and had its levy not passed, would have been staring down a million-dollar deficit.

"We’re at our wits' end, and our school board struggled with conversations about how to make these reductions if it didn’t pass," said district Superintendent Rick Aulie.

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