COLUMBUS, Ohio — Westerville, Hilliard, Marysville and several other school districts across central Ohio have levies and bonds on the ballot.
The levies and bonds would help continue and/or provide additional funding for standard operations, expansions, improvements and more.
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Here’s a look at the live results for some of the levies and bonds around central Ohio.
For more levy and bond results in your county, click the corresponding name below.
Bexley City Schools
The proposal calls for an initial 5 mill tax, followed by annual increases of 2.5 mills in years two through five, spanning from 2025-2029, according to the district. The proposed levy would fund daily, current operational expenses and maintain current academic offerings and student services.
Buckeye Valley Local School District
As the buildings in the district near capacity, leaders put a 4.46 mill bond levy on the ballot to provide funding for a new high school and other district projects. The district is seeking a $100 million bond issue. The projected levy is estimated to cost a Buckeye Valley homeowner $156 annually per $100,000 of assessed property value.
Grandview Heights City School District
The Board of Education voted to place a $69.5 million bond issue on the ballot, which would go toward the construction of a new Stevenson Elementary School and improvements to the district's K-12 athletic complex. According to the district, the proposed project would be approximately 6.95 mills, equal to $243 per $100,000 of property valuation annually.
Groveport Madison Local School District
The proposed bond issue would provide the district with $78.3 million to construct, improve, furnish and equip three new middle schools and an addition to Groveport Madison High School if passed. The cost to homeowners whose house has an appraised value of $100,000 would be 23.4 cents per day.
Hilliard City Schools
The 6.9 mill operating levy would generate funds for the day-to-day management of the district, like staffing, utilities and supplies. The bond issue would authorize the school district to issue $142 million in funding to replace and build three elementary schools, an additional preschool center, adding a third building for sixth graders and district-wide safety upgrades.
Madison-Plains Local School District
The district aims to secure funding through a bond issue to construct a new K-8 building. The district requested 4.3 mills, which equates to $151 per $100,000 of the council auditor's appraised value.
Marysville Exempted Village School District
Voters in Marysville decided on a 5.5 mill emergency levy. Superintendent Diane Allen and the district’s treasurer, Todd Johnson said it would generate around $6.4 million annually and allow the district to sustain its operations in the next five years.
New Albany Plain Local Schools
The 4.46-mill bond issue would fund projects in the district's Campus Master Plan. If passed, the levy would bring in $135 million to address current capacity, increasing enrollment and the needs of students.
Reynoldsburg City School District
Voters in Reynoldsburg decided on a 6.65 mill emergency levy placed on the ballot by school leaders.
District leaders say it began deficit spending in fiscal year 2023, meaning the district was spending more money than it brought in. Dr. Tracy Reed, superintendent of Reynoldsburg City Schools, said the district put the levy on the ballot because ESSER funds are running out for essential programs.
Westerville City Schools
The money would be used for constructing school facilities and renovating, improving and constructing additions to buildings. The ballot measure does not specify what schools would be improved. The ballot measure states that the bonds would be up to $140 million that would be repaid annually over a maximum of 37 years. The measure also includes two levies.