Why Are Schools Central to Ohio Property Taxes?

School districts receive 63.6% of real-property-tax revenue in OCG's TY2024 baseline.

School funding is broader than property taxes: Ohio schools also receive state and federal revenue.

OCG WP015 found public-school funding rose over the long run in total, real and per-pupil terms while Ohio continued to rely on local revenue more heavily than the national average.

Any replacement plan must answer separately how much school revenue disappears and what funding structure replaces it.