IVANHOE — Voters in the Ivanhoe School District had a special election Tuesday to decide on whether to increase the district’s operating referendum. A proposal to increase the per-pupil operating referendum to the maximum allowed for the district failed, with 104 “yes” votes and 170 “no” votes, unofficial vote tallies said.

Ivanhoe Superintendent Dan Deitte said the district currently has an operating referendum in place, but additional funding would help support educational programs at Lincoln Elementary School in Ivanhoe. The school has about 90 students in kindergarten through sixth grade, Deitte said.

“We thank everyone for coming out and voting. We’ll have to re-evaluate what we want to do at Ivanhoe,” Deitte said.