Millions in cuts loom in districts where school levies failed

If you have kids in North College Hill, Fairfield, Lebanon or Northwest schools, cuts are coming. Those districts anticipate staff cuts, and voters turned down North College Hill's and Northwest's measures Tuesday. North College Hill's income tax failed by 175 votes.

Northwest's superintendent said the district must cut about $7 million from its 2027-2028 budget after voters turned down a 1.5% earned income tax. In Winton Woods, where a 6.95-mill property tax levy failed, the district will suspend school-funded field trips starting Dec. 1.

• North College Hill: $200 to $400 pay-to-play fee per sport
• North College Hill: plans to eliminate softball and baseball
• Fairfield and Northwest: pay-to-play fees up to $800 for one sport