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2 of the 4 school districts based in Clinton County forecast running short by FY2030

Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Filed July–August 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, 2 go below zero by FY2030 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

Clinton County · the 4 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$33.3M

4.6 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.5 months

Runs short
2 of 4

districts by FY2030, 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 Clinton 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 FY2030 Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 without it 12.010 FY2030 with it 15.010
East Clinton Local Income, from FY2027 $2.0M $3.7M 2.6 −$2.3M $3.5M

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Most cash first until a heading is sorted, measured in months of FY2026’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 Clinton County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Blanchester Local $6.9M 4.4 $5.0M — —
Clinton-Massie Local $3.6M 2.2 $2.5M — —
East Clinton Local $3.7M 2.6 −$2.3M FY2029 Income
Wilmington City $19.1M 7.1 −$13.7M FY2029 —

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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.

Clinton 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 ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 33,318,615 27,301,828 (9,733,983)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,095,061 − 1,000,000 − 1,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 32,223,554 26,301,828 (10,733,983)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 2,219,838
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 32,223,554 26,301,828 (8,514,145)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 102,062 + 5,797,130
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 32,223,554 26,403,890 (2,717,015)

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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.

Clinton County’s forecast: its 4 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 ActualFY2024 ActualFY2025 ActualFY2026 Current year budgetFY2027 Forecast year 1FY2028 Forecast year 2FY2029 Forecast year 3FY2030
01.010 General Property Tax (Real Estate)

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

 26,679,938 30,500,100 30,662,659 28,740,693 28,950,078 28,968,492 29,007,420
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 1,741,805 1,809,022 2,041,544 2,148,200 2,218,281 2,296,105 2,373,927
01.030 Income Tax

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

 2,700,598 3,353,031 3,195,699 5,930,198 6,755,304 6,681,473 5,196,985
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 39,738,972 39,282,690 39,245,021 38,798,445 39,034,330 39,167,363 39,111,966
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 3,044,238 4,240,446 3,750,072 3,503,517 3,469,673 3,460,752 3,474,057
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.

 3,237,465 3,714,756 3,866,330 6,342,117 4,157,556 4,196,465 4,250,298
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 4,337,680 5,211,780 4,654,299 4,150,886 4,141,619 4,111,008 4,082,442
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 81,480,696 88,111,825 87,415,625 89,614,056 88,726,841 88,881,658 87,497,095
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

Short-term borrowing (notes) brought into the general fund.

 0 0 0 11,967,410 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 154,415 381,244 135,999 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 112,055 229,425 180,286 406,664 126,167 132,222 138,160
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 266,470 610,669 316,285 12,374,074 126,167 132,222 138,160
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 81,747,165 88,722,493 87,731,910 101,988,130 88,853,008 89,013,880 87,635,255
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 43,979,953 46,113,635 46,699,949 48,250,960 49,686,663 51,137,862 52,441,624
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 18,973,997 20,277,223 20,477,585 20,817,957 21,904,781 23,184,377 24,330,081
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 12,359,585 11,627,737 13,987,933 15,203,742 15,849,653 16,358,488 16,835,739
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,906,692 3,170,211 2,962,985 4,154,258 3,734,506 3,536,186 3,634,262
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,385,291 1,450,609 1,573,466 14,530,525 1,548,199 1,549,577 1,551,024
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 170,000 175,000 180,000 185,000 0 0 0
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 0 0 0 0 1,150,400 1,150,400 1,150,400
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 105,000 105,000 65,000 65,000 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 94,800 99,300 103,900 108,800 113,900 119,300 124,300
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 147,321 144,083 93,286 130,261 124,962 122,392 119,723
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,188,316 1,313,095 1,354,137 1,408,414 1,449,040 1,492,105 1,538,011
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 81,310,955 84,475,893 87,498,241 104,854,917 95,562,104 98,650,687 101,725,165
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 889,635 3,001,178 1,400,000 3,150,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 1,400,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 381,244 135,999 2,913 0 0 0 0
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 29,023 0 0 0 0 0 0
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 1,299,902 3,137,177 1,402,913 3,150,000 2,600,000 2,600,000 1,400,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 82,610,857 87,613,070 88,901,154 108,004,917 98,162,104 101,250,687 103,125,165
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.

 (863,692) 1,109,423 (1,169,244) (6,016,787) (9,309,096) (12,236,806) (15,489,909)
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.

 34,242,127 33,378,435 34,487,858 33,318,615 27,301,828 17,992,732 5,755,926
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.

 33,378,435 34,487,858 33,318,615 27,301,828 17,992,732 5,755,926 (9,733,983)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,688,173 850,030 1,095,061 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
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.

 31,690,262 33,637,828 32,223,554 26,301,828 16,992,732 4,755,926 (10,733,983)
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

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

 0 0 0 0 0 344,695 1,875,143
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 0 0
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 344,695 2,219,838
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.

 31,690,262 33,637,828 32,223,554 26,301,828 16,992,732 5,100,621 (8,514,145)
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 102,062 1,408,458 2,245,367 2,041,243
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 0 102,062 1,510,520 3,755,887 5,797,130
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.

 31,690,262 33,637,828 32,223,554 26,403,890 18,503,252 8,856,508 (2,717,015)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 212 180 195 232 234 253 228
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,477 2,389 2,194 2,098 2,037 1,959 1,924

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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.

Clinton County’s schools: what their levies cost a home, test scores and spending →

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.