Voters in the Springfield school district gave a double dose of support Nov. 4 to a system that has often struggled to win support for its levies amid financial strains.
Tallmadge City Schools also had two levies on the ballot, scoring a win for its renewal but falling short in its bid for an additional tax.
And Cuyahoga Falls City Schools, a district in the midst of a major transition from older facilities to a new campus serving grades 6-12, comfortably won backing for its latest levy.
Here’s a look at how the Summit County-based school districts fared in 2026 general election levy voting:
Cuyahoga Falls schools renewal levy passes
Issue 52 for the Cuyahoga Falls schools, a 9.97-mill renewal levy, will continue to collect nearly $7.4 million annually for the district’s operating budget after voters gave it the green light, according to the final but unofficial results from the Summit County Board of Elections. The district includes part of Cuyahoga Falls and Silver Lake. It would cost property owners $191 for each $100,000 of the Summit County Fiscal Office’s appraised value.
The levy, according to the district, was first approved in 1991 and is set to expire Dec. 31.
Cuyahoga Falls School District Issue 52 results
Tallmadge schools renewal levy passes, new levy fails
Tallmadge voters passed Issue 53, a 7.5-mill continuing renewal levy, but turned down Issue 54, an additional continuing 5.7-mill levy, according to the final but unofficial results.
Issue 53, the district’s renewal levy, will continue to collect a little more than $3 million a year. According to the Tallmadge schools, this levy was last renewed in 2016. It will cost property owners $131 for each $100,000 of the Summit County Fiscal Office’s appraised value.
Tallmadge School District Issue 53 results
Issue 54 would have added nearly $3.8 million annually to the Tallmadge district’s operating budget. According to the Tallmadge schools, the last time Tallmadge voters approved new operating funds was in 2019. The levy would have cost property owners about $200 annually for each $100,000 of the Summit County Fiscal Office’s appraised value.
Tallmadge School District Issue 54 results
Springfield schools passes its two renewal levies
Voters in the Springfield school district passed its two renewal levies, Issues 55 and 56.
Issue 55 is a 5-year, 2.57-mill levy that will generate $1.5 million for the district annually, and cost property owners about $79 per year for each $100,000 of the Summit County Fiscal Office’s appraised value.
Springfield School District Issue 55 results
Issue 56 is a 5-year 1.8-mill levy which will continue to generate $302,430 annually, and will cost property owners $12 a year for each $100,000 of the Summit County Fiscal Office’s appraised value.
Springfield School District Issue 56 results
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Springfield, Cuyahoga Falls, Tallmadge school districts pass levy renewals
Reporting by April Helms, Akron Beacon Journal / Akron Beacon Journal
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