How Did Summit County's School Levies Perform in the 2025 Ohio Primary Election?

This story has been updated to correct inaccurate information.

Here's a look at how Summit County-based school districts and neighboring districts that dip into the county fared at the ballot box Tuesday:

The Springfield Local Schools levy passes convincingly.

By more than two-thirds of votes on each issue, the Springfield Local School District easily passed two emergency levies. Issue 16 renews for five years a 2.74-mill tax to collect $84 for each $100,00 of property valuation. Issue 17 renews a 7-mill tax to collect $113 for each $100,000 of valuation.

Twinsburg City Schools voters soundly reject bond issue

Nearly two-thirds of voters in the Twinsburg City School District cast votes against Issue 11, a bond issue asking for 3.84 mills ($135 annually for each $100,000 of appraised property value for 36 years).

The Nordonia Hills Schools levy seems to have narrowly passed.

In Issue 10 within the Nordonia Hills City School District located in northern Summit County, voters sought approval for an additional levy of 5 mills. This equates to approximately $175 per year for every $100,000 worth of assessed property value over a span of five years. Unofficial tallies provided by the Summit County Board of Elections indicate that this proposal was approved by a slim margin—4,665 votes in favor compared to 4,585 opposed. However, should the outstanding absentee ballots received before the May 5 postmark date substantially reduce the present gap of eighty votes and cause the percentage differential to drop under half-a-percent relative to all valid votes counted for this particular question, then a mandatory recount will be triggered.

The Manchester Local School District can rejoice over dual victories.

Like Springfield, the Manchester Local School District had two issues on the ballot — and both gained the support of nearly two-thirds of voters. Issue 13 will collect 0.81 mills ($25 annually for each $100,000 of appraised property value for five years) and Issue 14 will collect 8.5 mills ($152 annually for each $100,000 of appraised value for five years).

Mogadore secures a win with the levy on record.

The voters in the Mogadore Local district, spanning both Summit and Portage counties, demonstrated their support for the village’s school system by approving Issue 15 with almost two-thirds of the votes. This approval will impose an additional tax rate of 5.93 mills, equivalent to approximately $208 per year for every $100,000 of assessed property value, valid for a duration of six years.

Voters approve Aurora levy; Highland proposal does not pass

Only a small fraction of Summit County voters reside within the Aurora City School District based in Portage County, where Issue 9 was approved with support from two-thirds of the votes cast.

The Highland Local School District based in Medina County, which extends into portions of western Summit County, had its ballot initiatives fail, as roughly 57% of voters opposed Issue 12.

The article initially appeared in the Akron Beacon Journal. How did Summit County school levies fare in 2025 Ohio primary election?