Wadsworth City Schools · November 3, 2026
Wadsworth voted no in May. The district listened.
May's proposal was 1.5%. The new request is 1.00% of earned income, and the cuts came first. Before you vote again, see what changed, what it costs you, where the money goes, and what happens next.
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Before you vote again, you deserve to know what changed.
In May, 5,788 of 8,308 ballots said no to a 1.5% tax. That was a clear message. Since then the district adopted a recovery plan that cuts administration, teachers, and support staff, and it lowered the request to 1.00% of earned income.
This site exists so you can judge the new proposal with real numbers and the documents behind them.
of administration
Cut in the FY2027 recovery plan, before this ask.
of certified teachers
Cut in the FY2027 recovery plan, before this ask.
of support staff
Cut in the FY2027 recovery plan, before this ask.
Four questions
Everything you need to decide, in order.
What changed?
The 1.5% proposal became 1.00%, and the cuts came first. Side by side, with the resolution behind it.
See what changedWhat will it cost me?
Type your earned income. Get your number by the month, week, and year, next to what May would have cost.
Calculate my costWhere does the money go?
Follow one hundred dollars through the district's own financial reports.
See where the money goesWhat happens next?
If it passes and if it doesn't, using only what the board has adopted.
Compare what happens nextYour number
What will it cost you?
One box. Your monthly, weekly, and yearly cost at 1.00%, next to what May's 1.5% would have been.
Wages, salary, tips, and self-employment income. Social Security and pension income are outside the tax base, so they count as zero.
Who is asking
Neighbors who did the homework.
We're Friends of Wadsworth City Schools, a volunteer committee of Wadsworth residents. We're separate from the district and never use its lists or its email. Every claim on this site links to the public record it came from, with the date we checked it.
If we can't source it, we don't say it.
If you're retired
This tax lands on earned income: wages, salaries, and what you make working for yourself. Social Security and pension income are outside it. A neighbor living on retirement income owes nothing under this levy, and would have paid every year under a property tax.
A retiree still working part time pays only on those earnings.
Calculate my costWhere this started
May 5, 2026 · Wadsworth City School District · 1.5% earned income tax · official results
Seven in ten voters said the 1.5% proposal was too much. That was a clear message, and the district changed the proposal because of it.
See what changedThe ask
You've seen the numbers. You've seen what changed.
We believe the smaller 1.00% proposal is the responsible path forward for Wadsworth, and we're asking you to vote yes on November 3.
Still have a question? Ask it first. We'd rather answer it than have you guess.