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1 of the 9 school districts based in Allen County forecast running short by FY2029

Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Filed February 2026

Every Ohio school district files a budget forecast with the state: three years of actual figures, this year’s budget and the years ahead. On their own forecasts, 1 go below zero by FY2029 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 0 have already written in a new levy voters have not approved.

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FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026

Allen County · the 9 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$78.6M

5.0 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.6 months

Runs short
1 of 9

districts by FY2029, if their levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
0

districts count one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Allen County

No forecast from a district based in Allen County counts money from a new levy in this filing.

Districts based in Allen County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Allen East Local $5.6M 5.7 $4.7M — —
Bath Local $7.5M 4.2 $1.4M — —
Bluffton Exempted Village $9.5M 8.4 $6.4M — —
Delphos City $4.0M 4.1 $3.3M — —
Elida Local $6.4M 3.0 $1.1M — —
Lima City $33.2M 7.1 −$8.5M FY2029 —
Perry Local $3.9M 4.9 $4.5M — —
Shawnee Local $3.6M 1.5 $1.5M — —
Spencerville Local $4.9M 4.6 $4.4M — —
Apollocareer center, in no total $16.3M 11.0 $17.4M — —

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“Below zero” is the balance with renewals counted and new levies not (line 12.010) — the year a district’s own forecast says it runs short unless something new is approved or spending changes.

Allen County’s total: cash, unencumbered, unreserved — four different balances

The forecast has four balance lines, and each is the one before it with something taken away or added. They are easy to mix up, and they are not the same number.

Line ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 78,593,017 71,216,877 21,933,518
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 5,763,469 − 3,992,320 − 3,458,938
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 6,038,257 − 6,077,151 − 6,069,185
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 66,791,291 61,147,406 12,405,395
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 6,402,497
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 66,791,291 61,147,406 18,807,891
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 66,791,291 61,147,406 18,807,891

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For past years the state asks for no renewal or new-levy money, so the unencumbered and unreserved balances are the same; cash is larger by what is already committed and set aside. In a forecast year the unreserved balance counts any new levy as if it had passed.

Allen County’s forecast: its 9 districts added together, line by line

Each line added up across the districts, as they filed them with the state. Tap or hover over a line to see what it means.

Forecast line and description ActualFY2023 ActualFY2024 ActualFY2025 Current year budgetFY2026 Forecast year 1FY2027 Forecast year 2FY2028 Forecast year 3FY2029
01.010 General Property Tax (Real Estate)

Property tax on land and buildings — homes, farms and businesses — from levies voters have already approved.

 57,722,725 58,405,607 65,314,519 68,420,075 65,786,854 65,906,281 65,760,969
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

Property tax on the equipment of utilities, such as power lines, pipelines and power plants.

 8,054,353 7,962,841 8,482,467 8,703,613 8,979,793 8,844,781 8,862,626
01.030 Income Tax

The school district income tax its residents pay on their earnings, where voters have approved one.

 3,434,759 3,224,878 3,424,143 3,545,617 3,581,888 3,376,016 2,261,537
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

State aid the district may spend on anything — mostly Ohio's school funding formula.

 82,223,874 86,179,182 87,994,134 87,221,034 87,696,860 87,308,928 87,037,616
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

State aid that must be spent on set purposes, such as help for pupils from low-income families.

 9,158,493 10,081,625 10,151,439 8,936,284 8,659,671 8,609,171 8,586,527
01.050 State Reimbursement for Property Tax Credits

The part of homeowners' property tax the state pays for them: the 10% and 2.5% rollbacks and the homestead exemption.

 6,936,189 6,836,257 7,637,867 8,367,865 9,273,654 8,986,052 8,299,683
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

Everything else that comes in: fees, tuition from other districts, interest, rentals and gifts.

 8,198,212 10,433,145 9,249,204 8,567,738 8,134,717 7,730,326 7,489,953
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 175,728,606 183,123,536 192,253,773 193,762,226 192,113,436 190,761,556 188,298,912
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

Money moved into the general fund from the district's other funds.

 12,494 110,093 418,244 579,821 302,615 302,527 302,434
02.050 Advances-In

Money the general fund lent to the district's other funds, coming back.

 1,298 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

One-off money, such as refunds of past spending or the sale of property.

 688,556 556,189 360,780 405,463 417,450 374,083 430,847
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

All of the other money coming in, lines 2.010 to 2.060, added together.

 702,348 666,282 779,024 985,284 720,065 676,610 733,281
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

Everything coming in for the year: revenue plus other money coming in.

 176,430,954 183,789,818 193,032,798 194,747,509 192,833,502 191,438,165 189,032,193
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 96,101,617 100,848,160 108,486,993 111,905,620 115,177,880 117,712,213 120,267,206
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

The district's share of staff pensions (STRS and SERS), health insurance, Medicare and workers' compensation.

 34,253,501 36,348,755 38,194,853 39,936,180 41,616,906 43,457,796 45,469,889
03.030 Purchased Services

Services bought from outside: utilities, repairs, contracted services and tuition paid for pupils taught elsewhere.

 28,734,968 26,759,074 28,991,028 30,281,373 30,490,697 31,168,054 31,944,895
03.040 Supplies and Materials

Textbooks, classroom supplies, fuel, food and other things the district buys.

 5,793,247 6,632,521 7,235,564 7,373,547 7,159,573 7,331,271 8,313,986
03.050 Capital Outlay

Equipment, buses and building improvements paid for from the general fund.

 2,199,844 1,444,420 4,093,573 3,816,689 2,339,289 2,523,864 2,858,855
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

Repaying loans for energy-saving building work (House Bill 264).

 441,417 454,280 457,673 425,807 154,199 115,494 117,991
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 117,000 193,040 193,134 200,445 207,917 215,558 82,379
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 80,240 92,392 110,919 49,822 48,551 38,031 29,418
04.300 Other Objects

Other costs, such as the county's fees for collecting its taxes, audits, elections, insurance and memberships.

 2,261,377 2,196,225 2,619,269 2,606,452 2,654,472 2,703,811 2,754,519
04.500 Total Expenditures

Everything the district spends in the year, lines 3.010 to 4.300, added together.

 169,983,210 174,968,866 190,383,007 196,595,935 199,849,483 205,266,090 211,839,137
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

Money moved out of the general fund to the district's other funds, such as food service or athletics.

 2,993,128 4,758,790 24,100,014 5,513,956 1,890,620 1,886,936 1,813,684
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 7,663 0 13,757 13,757 13,757 13,757
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

All of the other money going out, lines 5.010 to 5.030, added together.

 2,993,128 4,766,453 24,100,014 5,527,713 1,904,377 1,900,693 1,827,441
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

Everything going out for the year: spending plus other money going out.

 172,976,338 179,735,319 214,483,020 202,123,648 201,753,860 207,166,783 213,666,577
06.010 Excess Of Revenues and Other Financing Sources over (under) Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

The year's result: money in minus money out. A number in brackets means the district spent more than it took in.

 3,454,616 4,054,500 (21,450,222) (7,376,140) (8,920,359) (15,728,618) (24,634,386)
07.010 Beginning Cash Balance July 1 - Excluding Proposed Renewal/Replacement and New Levies

Cash in the general fund on July 1, the start of the school year — last year's ending cash.

 92,534,124 95,988,739 100,043,239 78,593,017 71,216,877 62,296,520 46,567,903
07.020 Ending Cash Balance June 30 - Excluding Proposed Renewal/Replacement and New Levies

Cash on June 30, the end of the year: the starting cash plus the year's result, before any renewal or new levy.

 95,988,739 100,043,239 78,593,017 71,216,877 62,296,520 46,567,903 21,933,518
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

Money already committed: purchase orders and contracts signed but not yet paid.

 4,640,284 5,098,648 5,763,469 3,992,320 3,458,938 3,458,938 3,458,938
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 7,837,728 5,408,127 5,408,127 5,408,127 5,408,127 5,408,127 5,408,127
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 563,587 585,713 630,130 669,026 692,489 641,595 661,066
09.080 Subtotal

All of the money set aside, lines 9.010 to 9.070, added together.

 8,401,315 5,993,840 6,038,257 6,077,151 6,100,612 6,049,716 6,069,185
10.010 Fund Balance June 30 For Certification of Appropriations

What is free to spend: the ending cash less money already committed and money set aside — often called the unencumbered balance.

 82,947,140 88,950,751 66,791,291 61,147,406 52,736,970 37,059,249 12,405,395
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

An existing income tax the district expects voters to renew. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 261,568 1,433,086
11.020 Property Tax - Renewal or Replacement

Existing property tax levies the district expects voters to renew or replace. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 699,417 1,788,139 2,220,287
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 699,417 2,749,124 6,402,497
12.010 Fund Balance June 30 For Certificates of Contracts Salary Schedules, and Other Obligations

The balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does.

 82,947,140 88,950,751 66,791,291 61,147,406 53,436,387 39,808,373 18,807,891
13.010 Income Tax - New

A new income tax the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13.020 Property Tax - New

A new property tax levy the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15.010 Unreserved Fund Balance June 30

The state's bottom line: the balance with renewals and new levies counted as if voters approve them.

 82,947,140 88,950,751 66,791,291 61,147,406 53,436,387 39,808,373 18,807,891
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 768 829 822 791 795 793 797
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 9,868 9,350 9,163 9,622 9,506 9,508 9,502

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Dollars, except the two enrolment lines (20.010 and 20.015), which are pupils. A line that is zero in every year is left out, as the state’s report leaves it out — except the renewal and new-levy lines (11 and 13), which are always shown, because a zero there is the answer.

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Another county or district

From the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s bulk forecast files — the filings its Forecast Submissions report shows one district at a time, to the dollar. A county’s figures are the traditional districts the state files under it, added together; Ohio’s are all of them. Each district writes its own forecast, and nothing here is estimated. The 49 career centers file their own forecasts and are listed under their home county, but are in no total: each serves several counties.