Cape Elizabeth voters Tuesday approved a $19.3 million school budget that raises the property tax rate 0.6 percent.

About 29 percent of registered voters cast ballots with 1,348 voting for the budget and 952 voting against, according to Cape Town Clerk Deb Lane.

In an advisory question that asked voters if they felt the budget was too high, too low or acceptable, 988 voters said the budget was too high, 616 said it was too low and 640 said it was acceptable, Lane said.

More than 400 people voted absentee.

The budget, combined with approved 2009-10 budgets for municipal, county and Community Services, will add 11 cents to the tax rate. The tax rate is now $17.55 per $1,000 of assessed valuation.