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1 of the 7 school districts based in Ashtabula 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

Ashtabula County · the 7 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$53.9M

4.0 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.8 months

Runs short
1 of 7

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 Ashtabula County

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

Districts based in Ashtabula County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Ashtabula Area City $5.5M 1.6 $4.6M — —
Buckeye Local $8.9M 4.8 $5.2M — —
Conneaut Area City $8.7M 4.9 $2.2M — —
Geneva Area City $12.6M 5.7 $9.3M — —
Grand Valley Local $5.4M 4.8 $3.3M — —
Jefferson Area Local $6.8M 4.2 −$1.3M FY2029 —
Pymatuning Valley Local School District $6.0M 4.1 $3.6M — —
Ashtabula County Technical And Career Centercareer center, in no total $8.0M 8.0 $10.4M — —

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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.

Ashtabula 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. 53,914,088 57,648,341 25,063,706
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 454,849 − 750,000 − 750,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 53,459,239 56,898,341 24,313,706
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 2,614,012
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 53,459,239 56,898,341 26,927,718
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 53,459,239 56,898,341 26,927,718

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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.

Ashtabula County’s forecast: its 7 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.

 38,280,031 43,920,505 47,682,683 47,367,136 47,181,388 45,408,002 45,019,620
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 6,870,466 7,549,980 7,947,189 8,428,874 8,696,566 8,740,075 8,753,555
01.030 Income Tax

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

 4,507,164 4,350,143 4,678,691 4,877,370 5,026,269 5,181,123 4,540,845
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 75,636,082 80,747,472 81,258,639 81,993,762 82,144,716 80,179,409 78,997,777
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 10,064,806 10,842,967 13,378,313 11,768,279 11,569,937 11,660,709 11,336,749
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.

 6,208,166 6,659,940 7,294,600 7,286,933 7,530,827 7,737,195 7,593,265
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 8,118,376 10,607,585 9,245,055 9,625,426 8,272,821 7,753,710 7,468,945
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 149,685,093 164,678,590 171,485,169 171,347,782 170,422,524 166,660,223 163,710,756
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 1,081,511 1,000,656 948,306 10,654,420 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 5,309,745 5,253,650 3,178,782 1,117,637 1,300,148 1,300,148 1,300,148
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 367,002 239,712 139,929 199,676 179,977 179,977 179,977
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 6,758,258 6,494,018 4,267,015 11,971,734 1,480,125 1,480,125 1,480,125
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 156,443,351 171,172,608 175,752,185 183,319,514 171,902,647 168,140,348 165,190,879
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 74,123,138 72,479,304 80,635,834 82,171,626 84,741,800 87,432,072 90,618,635
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 33,541,923 35,486,622 38,675,565 43,695,616 44,315,471 47,163,460 50,197,900
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 25,506,616 27,890,463 30,473,781 31,052,161 31,785,837 32,512,389 33,311,127
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 4,669,107 5,040,159 5,413,322 5,642,144 6,323,010 5,626,653 5,604,834
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,245,017 3,379,926 3,472,079 1,499,825 1,157,708 1,417,647 1,218,824
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 210,000 210,000 215,000 165,000 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 219,000 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 22,237 13,609 4,686 4,362 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,740,845 1,836,176 2,211,760 2,081,058 2,086,285 2,136,161 2,187,647
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 141,058,880 146,555,260 161,102,028 166,311,794 170,410,107 176,288,382 183,138,970
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 4,063,518 5,332,958 34,193,522 11,973,468 1,350,350 1,360,350 1,370,350
05.020 Advances-Out

Money the general fund lends to the district's other funds for a while.

 4,904,302 3,224,782 938,814 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000 1,300,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 8,967,822 8,557,740 35,132,336 13,273,468 2,650,350 2,660,350 2,670,350
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 150,026,703 155,113,001 196,234,363 179,585,262 173,060,457 178,948,733 185,809,321
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.

 6,416,648 16,059,606 (20,482,180) 3,734,253 (1,157,810) (10,808,385) (20,618,441)
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.

 51,920,009 58,336,657 74,396,266 53,914,088 57,648,341 56,490,532 45,682,147
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.

 58,336,657 74,396,266 53,914,088 57,648,341 56,490,532 45,682,147 25,063,706
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 672,596 841,184 454,849 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 7 14 21 28
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.

 57,664,060 73,555,082 53,459,239 56,898,341 55,740,532 44,932,147 24,313,706
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

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

 0 0 0 0 0 0 801,326
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 0 604,227 1,208,459
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 604,227 2,614,012
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.

 57,664,060 73,555,082 53,459,239 56,898,341 55,740,532 45,536,374 26,927,718
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.

 57,664,060 73,555,082 53,459,239 56,898,341 55,740,532 45,536,374 26,927,718
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,064 1,015 1,009 790 829 763 729
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 10,551 10,281 10,018 10,237 9,919 9,830 9,646

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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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