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1 of the 4 school districts based in Clinton 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 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, 2025
$34.5M

4.9 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.7 months

Runs short
1 of 4

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 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 FY2029 Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 without it 12.010 FY2029 with it 15.010
East Clinton Local Income, from FY2027 $2.2M $4.8M 3.4 −$3.9M −$108.0K

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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 Clinton County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Blanchester Local $5.7M 3.9 $5.7M — —
Clinton-Massie Local $2.4M 1.4 $2.2M — —
East Clinton Local $4.8M 3.4 −$3.9M FY2028 Income
Wilmington City $21.6M 8.6 $7.2M — —

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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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 34,487,860 31,949,520 12,054,645
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 850,030 − 1,487,528 − 1,200,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 33,637,829 30,461,992 10,854,645
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 336,033
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 33,637,829 30,461,992 11,190,678
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 3,755,887
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 33,637,829 30,461,992 14,946,565

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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 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.

 22,963,206 26,679,938 30,500,100 31,016,154 30,236,254 30,221,226 30,499,707
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 1,539,455 1,741,805 1,809,022 2,028,049 2,167,834 2,250,758 2,328,578
01.030 Income Tax

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

 7,076,465 2,700,598 3,353,031 2,657,393 5,149,085 6,341,439 6,249,145
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 39,258,834 39,738,972 39,282,690 38,762,399 38,904,838 39,054,094 39,250,834
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 2,591,180 3,044,238 4,240,446 3,828,502 3,603,790 3,571,038 3,556,046
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.

 2,869,009 3,237,465 3,714,756 3,474,989 3,763,050 3,675,401 3,710,411
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,397,269 4,337,680 5,211,780 4,439,674 4,485,586 4,450,820 4,419,553
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 79,695,418 81,480,696 88,111,825 86,207,160 88,310,437 89,564,776 90,014,273
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 1,128,445 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,045,889 154,415 381,244 135,999 150,000 150,000 150,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 111,693 112,055 229,425 120,453 124,824 128,438 124,571
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 3,286,027 266,470 610,669 256,452 274,824 278,438 274,571
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 82,981,445 81,747,165 88,722,493 86,463,612 88,585,261 89,843,214 90,288,844
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 42,537,376 43,979,953 46,113,635 46,230,564 48,196,850 49,659,819 51,062,615
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 19,155,480 18,973,997 20,277,223 20,071,054 21,037,323 22,080,529 23,194,554
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 10,204,367 12,359,585 11,627,737 13,615,589 13,694,953 14,271,123 14,707,404
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 3,171,192 2,906,692 3,170,211 3,813,307 3,563,469 4,222,052 3,825,274
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,807,570 1,385,291 1,450,609 1,954,834 1,727,877 1,747,043 1,770,493
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 165,000 170,000 175,000 180,000 185,000 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 95,000 105,000 105,000 65,000 65,000 (1) (1)
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 150,000 94,800 99,300 103,900 108,800 113,900 119,300
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 74,722 147,321 144,083 131,194 123,161 117,470 116,937
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,129,346 1,188,316 1,313,095 1,286,509 1,322,383 1,366,280 1,412,591
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 78,490,053 81,310,955 84,475,891 87,451,952 90,024,814 93,578,215 96,209,166
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,634,368 889,635 3,001,178 1,400,000 3,150,000 2,600,000 2,600,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 154,415 381,244 135,999 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 29,023 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.

 1,788,783 1,299,903 3,137,177 1,550,000 3,300,000 2,750,000 2,750,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 80,278,836 82,610,857 87,613,068 89,001,951 93,324,814 96,328,215 98,959,166
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.

 2,702,609 (863,692) 1,109,425 (2,538,340) (4,739,552) (6,485,001) (8,670,322)
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.

 31,539,516 34,242,125 33,378,433 34,487,860 31,949,520 27,209,968 20,724,966
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.

 34,242,125 33,378,433 34,487,860 31,949,520 27,209,968 20,724,966 12,054,645
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,735,650 1,688,173 850,030 1,487,528 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 2 4 6 8
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.

 32,506,476 31,690,260 33,637,829 30,461,992 26,009,968 19,524,966 10,854,645
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

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

 0 0 0 0 0 0 336,033
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 0 336,033
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.

 32,506,476 31,690,260 33,637,829 30,461,992 26,009,968 19,524,966 11,190,678
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 0 102,062 1,408,458 2,245,367
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 0 102,062 1,510,520 3,755,887
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.

 32,506,476 31,690,260 33,637,829 30,461,992 26,112,030 21,035,486 14,946,565
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 199 159 184 193 202 190 204
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,641 2,530 2,385 2,376 2,170 2,163 2,130

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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.