Voters in nearly every school district in the state will decide in the May 15 primary whether to accept proposed changes in their district's tax structure.

Nearly 90 percent of districts are asking voters whether they want to increase the earned income tax, with proposed increases ranging from 0.07 to 1.9 percentage points, making the range of tax rate totals 0.6 percent to 2.95 percent. The average increase proposed is 0.58 percent.

Others have suggested replacing the earned income tax with a personal income tax ranging from 0.40 percent to 2.45 percent. The average increase is 0.86 percent, according to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association.

The revenue from the new and increased levies is intended to enable districts to reduce property tax rates.

There is no such ballot question in the Pittsburgh school district.

Previous articles

"Earned income tax hike on most primary ballots," April 11, page B-4 (includes a chart showing each Allegheny County district's proposed change).

Related articles and charts appeared as follows in suburban editions of the Post-Gazette:

April 29: Washington
April 26: West, South, East North