District overview
Funding structure, how it compares to peers, and where major projects stand.
Martins Ferry is governed by a five-member elected Board of Education. Its minutes show local operating decisions alongside state and federal program funds. After discussing revenue increases and spending reductions, the board placed a five-year 0.75% earned-income-tax proposal on the November 2026 ballot.
Voters will decide whether to add the earned-income tax for current district expenses.
The board's levy resolution says the district seeks about $1.36 million in added annual revenue.
The minutes also record Title I, Title II-A and Title IV-A transfers into the district's schoolwide pool; those program funds do not describe the whole operating budget.
The collected board record does not provide a complete current revenue breakdown or districtwide spending per student.
The board approved a 0.75% earned-income-tax proposal for current expenses. The resolution says it would start in 2027, run five years and target about $1.36 million each year.
Earned income tax paid by district residents if voters approve
The curriculum director described work on reading, phonics, vocabulary, inclusion and more data-driven teacher and leadership meetings, supported by grants and professional development.
District grant resources
Martins Ferry City School District · $1,362,429
Voters will decide a 0.75% earned-income tax intended to raise about $1.36 million annually for current district expenses. If approved, it begins January 1, 2027 and runs for five years.
Official source · verified Aug 30, 2026
This overview uses the district's signed board minutes and official Board News summaries from the trailing-year public archive. All 29 collected records were reviewed using OCR because the PDFs are image-only.
We read every agenda, packet, and set of minutes, and write up the decisions that affect families — each one linked to the document it came from.
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