Two school districts in Northeast Ohio will be ending their open enrollment policies starting in the coming school year as they contend with budget challenges.
Starting in the 2026-2027 fall school year, students who live outside the geographic boundary of the Cuyahoga Falls and Norton school districts will no longer be able to enroll at those schools. Open-enrolled students who currently attend those schools, 252 at Cuyahoga Falls and 267 students at Norton, will also lose access.
Cuyahoga Falls Treasurer Kristy Stoicoiu said the state required the district to submit a budget reduction plan to avoid a deficit. The financial forecast it submitted to the state in November 2025 shows the district more than $2 million in the hole by the end of its 2028 fiscal year…