School levies throughout Ohio
More than 4,500 tax issues for schools appeared on Ohio ballots between 2003-2013 and legislators and education officials say there is no solution to the continual churn of local levies on the ballot. Use the charts below to explore the number of levies and their passage rates across Ohio since 2003.

All levies

These include all tax issues for schools that have appeared on Ohio ballots since 2003, whether they were new issues or renewals.

New issues

These include issues voters have either rejected or have not decided in the past.

Renewals

These include tax issues that would continue previously passed levies.

Source: Ohio School Boards Association

Tax issues for schools on the Nov. 5 ballot
JURISDICTION PURPOSE MILLAGE TYPE TERM Cost today* Cost if passed*
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Brookville schools Operations 4.80 Additional Continuing   $168.00
Centerville schools Operations# 5.90 Additional 10 years   $206.50
Huber Heights Schools Operations 5.95 Additional Continuing   $208.25
Jefferson Twp. schools Operations 5.50 Renewal Continuing $104.88 $104.88
Kettering schools Operations 4.89 Additional 5 years   $171.15
Oakwood schools Operations 5.75 Additional Continuing   $201.25
Vandalia-Butler schools Operations 6.99 Additional 6 years   $244.65
GREENE COUNTY
Yellow Springs schools Permanent Improve 1.20 Renewal 5 years $33.25 $33.25
Beavercreek schools Operations# 6.30 Additional 5 years   $220.50
Beavercreek city Roads 1.00 Renewal 5 years $30.25 $30.25
NORTHERN WARREN COUNTY
Springboro schools Operations# 8.78 Renewal/decrease 5 years $315.44 $268.89
Franklin schools Operations 7.92 Additional Continuing   $277.20
Wayne schools Operations 14.05 Renewal** Continuing $392.00 $430.59
Lebanon schools Building bonds 1.87^ Additional 37 years   $65.45
Lebanon schools Maintenance bonds 0.50^ Additional 23 years   $17.50
MIAMI COUNTY
Troy schools Capital improve 1.10 Renewal 5 years $30.66 $30.66

* Annual cost for owner-occupied $100,000 home
# Emergency levy
## Cost of an income tax increase depends on a resident’s income
^ Bond levies are technically for a specific dollar amount -- Lebanon's are $27.4M for building levy, $387K for maintenance levy
** Wayne schools' levy cost will rise due to the final step approved in 2009. This vote is to decide whether to make the levy permanent

Source: County auditors for Montgomery, Greene, Warren and Miami counties

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Reporting by Joanne Huist Smith | Interactive by Kyle Nagel |