Central-office staff told the Tallmadge board that the district ended FY26 with about $1.2 million in the general fund, is down roughly eight teachers from last year, and faces significant transportation changes that may affect families' ability to get students to school.

The Tallmadge Board of Education voted July 15 to submit a proposed 1% earned-income tax to district voters, a measure board leaders say would shift part of the school funding burden from property owners to workers and help stabilize revenue amid tight finances.