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None of the 7 school districts based in Clark County forecasts 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, 0 go below zero by FY2029 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 1 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

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

Cash, June 30, 2025
$122.4M

5.5 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.7 months

Runs short
0 of 7

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

New levy in the forecast
1

district counts one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Clark County

1 school district have written money from a new levy into this forecast, on the state’s lines for a new income tax (13.010) or property tax (13.020). Voters have not approved it. The unreserved balance counts it as if they had; the balance before it does not.

District New levy New-levy money in FY2029 Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 without it 12.010 FY2029 with it 15.010
Clark-Shawnee Local Income, from FY2027 $3.1M $4.4M 2.2 $1.9M $7.2M

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Most cash first until a heading is sorted, measured in months of FY2025’s spending (line 4.500), so a large district and a small one can be compared. A forecast only shows a levy its district chose to write in; a levy on a ballot can be missing from it, and one written in may never reach a ballot. What is on the November 3 ballot →

Districts based in Clark County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Clark-Shawnee Local $4.4M 2.2 $1.9M — Income
Greenon Local $9.7M 6.1 $6.4M — —
Northeastern Local $14.9M 4.7 $7.1M — —
Northwestern Local $8.7M 4.9 $989.4K — —
Southeastern Local $4.2M 4.2 $3.9M — —
Springfield City School District $67.2M 7.0 $4.9M — —
Tecumseh Local $13.3M 4.5 $8.8M — —
Springfield-Clark Countycareer center, in no total $14.6M 11.5 $15.4M — —

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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.

Clark 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. 122,420,733 120,530,768 35,526,356
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 6,276,922 − 5,766,606 − 5,766,606
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 647,434 − 647,434 − 647,434
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 115,496,379 114,116,728 29,112,316
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 4,836,364
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 115,496,379 114,116,728 33,948,680
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 5,377,197
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 115,496,379 114,116,728 39,325,877

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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.

Clark 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.

 73,184,924 77,770,329 78,619,917 87,783,419 79,093,635 83,054,415 82,996,711
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 4,947,360 5,117,728 5,250,235 5,870,780 5,925,410 5,978,477 6,015,003
01.030 Income Tax

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

 10,581,567 10,203,652 11,053,618 11,347,525 11,641,410 11,943,405 12,236,712
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 113,226,447 120,490,176 123,838,038 121,873,915 121,640,448 120,433,283 120,484,892
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 16,293,726 16,454,791 17,587,231 16,034,473 15,347,798 15,263,543 15,226,640
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.

 8,595,748 9,022,061 9,437,344 10,972,722 11,505,960 11,115,162 11,089,656
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 11,176,607 14,924,110 15,018,948 15,439,599 14,426,598 13,777,278 13,494,110
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 238,006,379 253,982,847 260,805,333 269,322,435 259,581,259 261,565,563 261,543,723
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 734,138 1,119,033 191,736 554,281 3,540,000 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 7,365,676 15,200,913 1,401,572 4,696,937 4,536,373 4,536,373 4,536,373
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 821,874 695,969 550,563 264,031 253,456 253,456 253,456
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 8,921,688 17,015,915 2,143,872 5,515,250 8,329,829 4,789,829 4,789,829
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 246,928,067 270,998,762 262,949,204 274,837,685 267,911,088 266,355,392 266,333,554
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 130,254,140 138,270,298 149,867,322 151,980,483 156,207,739 160,662,441 165,201,039
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 52,449,025 57,205,176 63,256,365 65,810,511 67,910,992 72,597,746 77,640,756
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 27,533,580 31,425,227 36,380,682 37,114,960 38,266,365 39,436,027 40,656,556
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 8,842,092 10,869,312 11,484,146 11,520,697 12,244,364 12,088,700 13,432,563
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,033,229 1,451,760 1,289,795 1,175,025 806,457 701,894 869,974
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 65,000 65,000 70,000 70,000 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 14,013 10,178 4,130 2,016 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 2,807,106 2,889,355 3,372,297 3,432,934 3,318,976 3,379,618 3,442,009
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 222,998,184 242,186,307 265,724,738 271,106,627 278,754,894 288,866,427 301,242,900
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 3,332,446 3,583,443 8,916,583 1,075,650 1,061,369 1,021,369 1,021,369
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 5,165,736 15,051,122 10,696,937 4,535,373 4,535,373 4,535,373 4,535,373
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 489,626 739 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 8,987,808 18,635,304 19,623,520 5,621,023 5,606,742 5,566,742 5,566,742
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 231,985,992 260,821,611 285,348,259 276,727,651 284,361,637 294,433,169 306,809,642
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.

 14,942,075 10,177,151 (22,399,055) (1,889,965) (16,450,547) (28,077,776) (40,476,088)
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.

 119,700,562 134,642,637 144,819,788 122,420,733 120,530,768 104,080,221 76,002,443
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.

 134,642,637 144,819,788 122,420,733 120,530,768 104,080,221 76,002,443 35,526,356
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 4,744,559 5,419,427 6,276,922 5,766,606 5,766,606 5,766,606 5,766,606
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 2 4 6 8
09.080 Subtotal

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

 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434 647,434
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.

 129,250,642 138,752,928 115,496,379 114,116,728 97,666,181 69,588,403 29,112,316
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 0
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 0 864,695 1,800,215 2,171,454
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 864,695 2,664,910 4,836,364
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.

 129,250,642 138,752,928 115,496,379 114,116,728 98,530,876 72,253,313 33,948,680
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 0 173,743 2,073,136 3,130,318
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 0 173,743 2,246,879 5,377,197
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.

 129,250,642 138,752,928 115,496,379 114,116,728 98,704,619 74,500,192 39,325,877
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,289 1,261 1,223 1,330 1,331 1,350 1,359
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 15,157 15,043 15,113 14,752 14,674 14,647 14,617

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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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