This article summarizes the results and provides an analysis of the 75 school levies on the ballot in the May 3, 2022 primary election. This article is a follow up to last week’s levy preview article on the school levies on the May 2022 primary election ballot. These results are preliminary and have not been officially certified by the Ohio Secretary of State. A complete list of local issues on the May 2022 ballot in the primary election is included at the end of this article and can also be found on the Ohio Secretary of State’s website at: https://www.sos.state.oh.us/elections/voters/about-this-election/
Election results from prior years (which includes school levy data beginning in 2013) can be accessed from the Secretary of State website by selecting the year in question at:
http://www.sos.state.oh.us/sos/elections/Research/electResultsMain.aspx
This article is a follow up to the levy preview article on the school levies on the May 2022 primary election ballot.
In total, 75 school levies were on the May 3 ballot, with 49 passing and 25 failing, a passage rate of 65.3%.
Of the 53 operating levies, 37 passed and 16 failed, a passage rate of 69.8%.
Of the 22 capital levies, 12 passed and 10 failed, a passage rate of 54.5%.
Insights into Operating Levy Results
Of the 14 new operating levies: four passed and 10 failed, a passage rate of 28.6%.
Of the 38 renewal operating levies: 32 passed and six failed, a passage rate of 84.2%.
The sole replacement levy passed.
Of the nine school district income tax (SDIT) levies, five passed and four failed, a passage rate of 55.5%.
Insights into Capital Levy Results
Of the six bond issues: three passed and three failed, a passage rate of 50%.
Of the two bond/permanent improvement combination issues, both failed.
Of the 14 permanent improvement levies, nine passed and five failed, a passage rate of 64.3%.
Of the eight new permanent improvement levies, five passed and three failed, a passage rate of 62.5%.
Of the seven renewal permanent improvement levies: 4 passed and 1 failed, a passage rate of 80%.
The sole replacement permanent improvement levy failed.
Of the two permanent levies that were SDIT levies, one which was new failed, and one which was a renewal passed.
Table 1 May 3, 2022 Primary Election School levies By Type, with Preliminary Results
| School District | County | Levy Type | New, Renewal or Replacement | Millage, Percent or $ Amount | Length of Levy (# of Years or CPT) | Pass/Fail? |
| Capital Levies (N=22) | ||||||
| Lucas Local School District | Richland | Bond | New | $27,000,000 | 37 | Failed |
| Green Local School District | Summit | Bond | New | $67,845,000 | 37 | Passed |
| Canfield Local School District | Mahoning | Bond | New | $107,800,000 | 37 | Failed |
| Riverside Local School District | Lake | Bond | New | $147,725,000 | 37 | Failed |
| Van Wert City School District | Van Wert | Bond | New | $5,000,000 | 20 | Passed |
| Licking Heights Local School District | Licking | Bond | New | $66,000,000 | 37 | Passed |
| Belpre City School District | Washington | Combo Bond/PI | New | $40,000,000 | CPT/37 | Failed |
| North Olmsted City School District | Cuyahoga | Combo Bond/PI/Oper. | New | $58,000,000 | CPT/37 | Failed |
| Springfield City School District | Clark | Permanent Improvement | New | 5.06 | CPT | Passed |
| Ansonia Local School District | Darke | Permanent Improvement | New | 2.00 | CPT | Passed |
| Mississinawa Valley Local School District | Darke | Permanent Improvement | New | 2.00 | CPT | Passed |
| Lowellville Local School District | Mahoning | Permanent Improvement | New | 4.00 | 5 | Failed |
| Struthers City School District | Mahoning | Permanent Improvement | New | 2.80 | 5 | Passed |
| Alliance City School District | Stark | Permanent Improvement | New | 2.70 | CPT | Passed |
| Chippewa Local School District | Wayne | Permanent Improvement | New | 0.50 | CPT | Failed |
| South Central Local School District | Huron | Permanent Improvement | Renew/Increase | 2.50 | 5 | Failed |
| Hudson City School District | Summit | Permanent Improvement | Renewal | 1.50 | 5 | Passed |
| Tri-County North Local School District | Preble | Permanent Improvement | Renewal | 2.00 | 5 | Passed |
| Marietta City School District | Washington | Permanent Improvement | Renewal | 2.95 | 5 | Passed |
| Clyde-Green Springs Exempted Village SD | Sandusky | Permanent Improvement | Replacement | 1.50 | 5 | Failed |
| Adena Local School District | Ross | SDIT Perm. Improvement | New | 0.75% | 10 | Failed |
| Bluffton Exempted Village School District | Allen | SDIT Perm. Improvement | Renewal | 0.50% | 3 | Passed |
| Operating Levies (N=53) | ||||||
| Madison Local School District | Butler | SDIT Operating | New | 1.00% | CPT | Failed |
| Wauseon Exempted Village School District | Fulton | SDIT Operating | New | 1.75% | 5 | Passed |
| Blanchester Local School District | Clinton | SDIT Operating/PI | New | 1.25% | 6 | Failed |
| Ayersville Local School District | Defiance | SDIT Operating | Renewal | 1.00% | 5 | Passed |
| Evergreen Local School District | Fulton | SDIT Operating | Renewal | 0.25% | 5 | Passed |
| Newark City School District | Licking | SDIT Operating | Renewal | 1.00% | CPT | Passed |
| West Liberty-Salem Local School District | Logan | SDIT Operating | Renewal | 1.00% | 5 | Passed |
| Wilmington City School District | Clinton | SDIT Operating/PI | Renewal | 1.00% | 5 | Failed |
| Chippewa Local School District | Wayne | SDIT Operating | Renewal | 1.00% | 5 | Failed |
| Felicity Franklin Local School District | Clermont | Property Tax Operating | New | 8.90 | CPT | Failed |
| Ayersville Local School District | Defiance | Property Tax Operating | New | 1.30 | 5 | Passed |
| Northern Local School District | Perry | Property Tax Operating | New | 4.75 | CPT | Failed |
| Springfield Local School District | Summit | Property Tax Operating | New | 3.90 | 5 | Failed |
| Reading Community City School District | Hamilton | Property Tax Operating | New | 9.99 | CPT | Passed |
| Rossford Exempted Village School District – 1 | Wood | Property Tax Operating | Renew/Decrease | 6.90 | 5 | Passed |
| Rossford Exempted Village School District – 2 | Wood | Property Tax Operating | Renew/Decrease | 6.90 | 5 | Passed |
| Delphos City School District | Allen | Property Tax Operating | Renewal | 5.50 | 5 | Passed |
| Amherst Exempted Village School District | Lorain | Property Tax Operating | Renewal | 4.90 | 5 | Passed |
| Madison Local School District | Richland | Property Tax Operating | Renewal | 6.90 | 5 | Passed |
| Cuyahoga Falls City School District | Summit | Property Tax Operating | Renewal | 4.75 | CPT | Passed |
| Marietta City School District | Washington | Property Tax Operating | Renewal | 8.50 | 5 | Passed |
| Winton Woods City School District | Hamilton | Emergency | New | 5.40 | 5 | Failed |
| Genoa Area Local School District | Ottawa | Emergency | New | 6.00 | 5 | Passed |
| Marlington Local School District | Stark | Emergency | New | 7.60 | 5 | Failed |
| Lakeview Local School District | Trumbull | Emergency | New | 6.80 | 10 | Failed |
| North Ridgeville City School District | Lorain | Emergency | New | 4.90 | 10 | Failed |
| Mapleton Local School District | Ashland | Emergency | New | 3.20 | 5 | Failed |
| Conneaut Area City School District | Ashtabula | Emergency | Renewal | 4.25 | 5 | Passed |
| Central Local School District | Defiance | Emergency | Renewal | 3.66 | 5 | Passed |
| Swanton Local School District | Fulton | Emergency | Renewal | 3.20 | 5 | Passed |
| Willoughby-Eastlake City School District | Lake | Emergency | Renewal | 2.44 | 10 | Failed |
| Clearview Local School District | Lorain | Emergency | Renewal | 2.58 | 10 | Failed |
| Black River Local School District | Medina | Emergency | Renewal | 6.40 | 5 | Passed |
| Brunswick City School District | Medina | Emergency | Renewal | 4.50 | 10 | Passed |
| Centerville City School District | Montgomery | Emergency | Renewal | 4.53 | 10 | Passed |
| Rootstown Local School District | Portage | Emergency | Renewal | 4.50 | 10 | Passed |
| Tri-County North Local School District | Preble | Emergency | Renewal | 4.80 | 10 | Failed |
| Bellevue City School District | Sandusky | Emergency | Renewal | 4.10 | 10 | Passed |
| Bristol Local School District | Trumbull | Emergency | Renewal | 2.95 | 5 | Passed |
| Champion Local School District | Trumbull | Emergency | Renewal | 5.85 | 10 | Passed |
| Hubbard Exempted Village School District | Trumbull | Emergency | Renewal | 5.15 | 5 | Passed |
| Joseph Badger Local School District | Trumbull | Emergency | Renewal | 2.95 | 10 | Passed |
| Strasburg-Franklin School District | Tuscarawas | Emergency | Renewal | 4.70 | 5 | Passed |
| Wolf Creek Local School District | Washington | Emergency | Renewal | 3.58 | 5 | Passed |
| Amherst Exempted Village School District | Lorain | Emergency | Renewal | 6.51 | 10 | Passed |
| Miami Trace Local School District | Fayette | Emergency | Renewal | 3.20 | 5 | Passed |
| Kirtland Local School District | Lake | Emergency | Renewal | 5.50 | 5 | Passed |
| Jackson-Milton Local School District | Mahoning | Emergency | Renewal | 3.83 | 5 | Passed |
| Ontario Local School District | Richland | Emergency | Renewal | 10.20 | 10 | Passed |
| Plymouth-Shiloh Local School District | Richland | Emergency | Renewal | 3.90 | 5 | Passed |
| Tuscarawas Valley School District | Tuscarawas | Emergency | Renewal | 2.60 | 10 | Passed |
| Clark Shawnee Local School District | Clark | Substitute | Renewal | 12.10 | CPT | Failed |
| Genoa Area Local School District | Ottawa | Education Technology | Replacement | 0.50 | 5 | Passed |