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Perrysburg schools seek voter approval for 7.83-mill, five-year emergency operating levy on Nov. 4
Summary
Perrysburg Exempted Village School District is asking voters to approve a 7.83-mill, five-year emergency operating levy on Nov. 4 that district officials say would produce about $11 million a year to maintain classroom staffing and student programs; the district cites $6 million in prior reductions and potential cuts if the levy fails.
Perrysburg Exempted Village School District officials are asking voters to approve a 7.83-mill, five-year emergency operating levy on Nov. 4, 2025, saying the measure would generate about $11,000,000 a year to sustain classroom instruction, counseling, transportation, arts and extracurricular programs.
A district representative summarized the proposal in a short informational video, saying the levy is intended to “sustain student programs and services, things that impact students every day,” and stressing that every decision the district makes starts with the question, “How does this support students?”
The levy request follows the district’s defeat of an operating levy last fall, which the presenter said removed $13,500,000 in annual funding. The district has implemented roughly $6,000,000 in reductions and other efficiency measures, the presentation said, including competitive bidding, inventory controls, employee cybersecurity training that lowered insurance premiums, a change in the district’s prescription benefit manager that saved about $3,600,000 since February 2023, and elementary redistricting that saved roughly $500,000 a year.
If voters approve the levy, the district said, the gross cost would be about $274 per year for every $100,000 in home value. Because the Perrysburg High School bond is being paid off this year, the district presented a net cost of about $214.55 per year — roughly $17.88 per month — for every $100,000 in home value. The presentation also noted that, because the levy is a fixed-sum levy, the cost per property owner would decline over time as new construction and businesses expand the tax base.
District officials warned that, without new funding, additional reductions would be required. The presentation listed areas at risk if the levy fails, including reading intervention, STEM, arts and music, supervision, world language, technology, supports for diverse and struggling learners, extracurricular activities and athletics, and said larger class sizes could result. The presenter said some services and positions already were scaled back following the previous levy defeat, and that the current request does not restore those scaled-back items.
The presentation framed the levy as an effort to preserve what the presenter called “a high-quality, well-rounded education for every student” and said the district would continue to reassess priorities and communicate trade-offs to families. The presenter also noted partnerships and cost controls the district has pursued, including a “We Care Clinic” partnership intended to reduce health-care costs.
The district did not present a formal breakdown of how the roughly $11 million would be allocated among staff positions, programs or departments in the recorded remarks. Questions about specific budget line items, legal texts governing the levy or the exact effective date if passed were not answered in the recording and are listed as not specified in the clarifying details below.
Voters will decide the measure on Nov. 4, 2025; district contact information and further details are available on the Perrysburg Exempted Village School District website, the presenter said.
