Created for Residents of Loudonville-Perrysville Ex Vil School District.
This website was created to take number information from the Ohio State website on the 2024 CUPP report and illustrate the data in comparison to other school districts in the surrounding counties. Mostly it is to point out how expensive Loudonville-Perrysville district already is in comparison to other school districts. At a high level these charts show what they bring in and where the money is spent.
Ohio CUPP Report
4/1/2025 A lot has happened since the fall election that makes passing a school levy even more risky. The school levy is a promise by voters to pay whatever it takes to complete what was proposed on the ballot. That means if the project costs more we will be taxed more, if the project ended under budget we could pay less, if the money was not spent on other things. This time around the school officials are trying to use the extra property tax money to help fund the building which is good, but risky in lieu of what’s happening. It is unknown if federal funding will remain at the same level. The local articles with interviews from administrators are indicating they believe funding will be cut. At the state level more money is being proposed to go to private schools leaving public schools wondering if that means less for them. If the new building is passed, and it will cost more to run (AC is expensive) we very well could be looking at another operating levy just to keep the doors open.
It could be a new state governor is voted in who might be willing to change the funding formula lessening the burden on local communities. The sentiment being expressed to me is, now is not the time.This being on a primary election day the turnout will be much lower. Everyone needs to remain vigilant and vote, do not sit this one out! The date to remember is May 6th if you vote on election day.I do have a few yard signs available, if you want to use the Contact Us button and submit your information I will reach out. If you want something specific posted feel free to share, I may post it on the site.
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I asked the Treasurer from Hillsdale Local to send me the utility bills for the last few years. In whole years, 2018-2021 was averaging close to $115k per year. 2022 was a transition year so the data is not viable. 2023 was the first full year with students and the yearly cost was $335k that year. The Treasurer did state HVAC personnel did make a few visits to make adjustments and expects some savings from those adjustments. This is why the state requires a levy to be passed with a new school building levy, because it costs more to operate. If salaries and wages were enough of an offset, an operating levy would not be necessary.