(WSPA) - Voters in two Spartanburg County school districts approved bond referendums to help pay for major upgrades.

Spartanburg School District One and Spartanburg District 5 are each looking to raise money through bonds to fund construction of new and upgraded schools.

Both districts said the bonds would not require a tax increase.

In Spartanburg School District One, voters approved a $140 million bond which would help modernize facilities for students.

The district said the money would go toward rebuilding two schools: O.P. Earle Elementary School and T.E. Mabry Middle School.

New Prospect Elementary School would also see significant upgrades.

In Spartanburg District 5, the $200 million bond would help combat overcrowding in the district.

The bond would fund the construction of a

See Full Page