School Funding Updates
What Do Ohio’s Property Tax Changes Mean for Northeastern?
Recent changes to Ohio’s property tax laws affect how much revenue school districts are permitted to collect when property values increase. This page provides clear, factual information about what these changes mean for the Northeastern Local School District.
We are currently estimating the impact while we await final guidance from the Ohio Department of Taxation, which is expected by April 19, 2026.
🏠 30.5% Increase in Local Property Values
Property values in our district rose significantly for FY2025.
📉 13.3% Maximum Schools Can Collect
New state law limits school revenue growth to inflation over the past three years.
💲 $2+ Million Projected Annual Revenue Loss
Beginning in 2027, our district is projected to lose more than $2 million per year.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Property values did increase by 30.5%. However, new state law limits how much of that increase schools are allowed to collect. We are capped at roughly 13.3% due to an inflation-based formula.
The difference is not replaced by the state. It results in reduced revenue for the school district.
No. The reduction begins in 2026–2027 and continues moving forward. The impact compounds over time.
No. Ohio’s school funding system already limits how much revenue districts receive when property values increase. Schools cannot raise tax rates on their own, and funding is tied to voter-approved levies and state law. The recent legislation adds another layer of restriction on top of those existing limits.
This impacts the entire Northeastern Local School District — spanning 118 square miles and serving 2,857 students.
While final decisions have not been made, reductions of this size typically affect:
- Staffing levels
- Program expansion (this includes facility enhancements)
- Support services
- Our priority will always be protecting classroom instruction as much as possible.
We are:
- Closely monitoring state guidance
- Adjusting long-term financial forecasts
- Planning carefully for the 2026-2027 school year by reducing costs wherever possible without impacting student services. When positions become available through attrition (retirements and resignations), we're carefully evaluating whether they need to be filled or if we can redistribute those responsibilities. For example, two administrators in our district office are retiring—our Assistant Superintendent and Director of Student Services. Instead of replacing both positions, we've created a curriculum coordinator role to handle some of those duties and reassigned other responsibilities among existing staff.
- Communicating transparently with families