LISBON — The Beaver Local School District is expected to lose $1.4 million as a result of state funding cuts over the next three years.

District Superintendent Eric Lowe shared the figures with the board of education this month, noting that the decrease will have a “significant negative impact on the district.”

He said the district is keeping in contact with state Rep. Monica Robb Blasdel about the projected funding cuts included in the new two-year state budget proposed by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine.

Lawmakers are currently considering the budget proposed by DeWine. A decision must be made by June 30.

Several other Ohio public school districts have already expressed their concerns regarding the budget and its effect on school funding.

For example, some districts say that the freezing of the Fair School Funding formula at 2022 levels isn’t reflective of current economic conditions.

Some of the public schools have also expressed disappointment in the increase in funding for private institutions and voucher programs, according to other news reports.

Lowe said that both Beaver Local and the Columbiana School District intend to meet with Representative Blasdel about the cuts in funding, and that while the budget is subject to change, Beaver Local wants to be proactive about the potential funding changes.

The Columbiana School District has been very vocal about its opposition to the funding formula over the last several years.

Columbiana School District Superintendent Don Mook has previously said the system takes dollars away from public schools, benefits private and vouchers schools, and is actually unconstitutional.

Lowe said the Beaver Local district is keeping an eye on the matter.

“Budgets many times change through this process but the district wants to be proactive and share with decision makers what the district is doing and the hard work all staff does each day to ensure that students have more than a state minimum education,” he said.

He added that the district’s quality of education is exhibited not only on a daily basis, but through its rating on the state report card, which was 4.5 stars.

The Ohio Department of Education rated all public school districts in the state each year based on a number of metrics.