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3 of the 11 school districts based in Columbiana 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, 3 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

Columbiana County · the 11 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$59.1M

3.7 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.2 months

Runs short
3 of 11

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 Columbiana 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 Palestine City Income, from FY2027 $2.0M $3.8M 3.1 −$1.8M $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 Columbiana County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Beaver Local $2.7M 1.6 $2.6M — —
Columbiana Exempted Village $5.2M 4.4 $1.0M — —
Crestview Local $4.5M 3.3 $1.1M — —
East Liverpool City $7.4M 2.9 −$3.7M FY2030 —
East Palestine City $3.8M 3.1 −$1.8M FY2030 Income
Leetonia Exempted Village School District $4.0M 4.6 −$4.4M FY2029 —
Lisbon Exempted Village $5.0M 5.3 $4.1M — —
Salem City $10.4M 5.0 $10.7M — —
Southern Local $6.4M 4.6 $5.4M — —
United Local $5.9M 4.2 $3.3M — —
Wellsville Local $3.7M 3.5 $4.0M — —
Columbiana Countycareer center, in no total $2.5M 4.2 $2.4M — —

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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.

Columbiana 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. 59,142,868 59,154,300 24,539,175
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,144,117 − 2,323,809 − 2,297,646
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 264,811 − 264,811 − 250,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 56,733,940 56,565,680 21,991,529
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 483,085
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 56,733,940 56,565,680 22,474,614
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 106,200 + 5,324,400
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 56,733,940 56,671,880 27,799,014

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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.

Columbiana County’s forecast: its 11 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.

 41,812,576 42,203,368 44,031,252 43,390,198 44,409,032 46,051,555 45,922,624
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 9,302,412 12,834,976 10,685,624 11,336,304 11,455,176 11,578,297 11,648,995
01.030 Income Tax

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

 6,435,405 6,932,692 7,338,607 6,846,369 6,849,398 6,878,610 6,963,433
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 94,285,159 96,857,333 98,362,423 102,389,292 102,824,291 103,320,623 103,833,372
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 10,932,253 12,121,263 11,547,207 11,241,377 11,250,271 11,275,227 11,310,423
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.

 5,870,640 5,893,561 6,343,841 7,856,459 7,952,410 7,781,130 8,181,854
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 11,030,683 12,159,983 14,359,324 12,383,039 12,159,386 12,008,324 11,897,564
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 179,669,128 189,003,175 192,668,278 195,443,037 196,899,964 198,893,766 199,758,265
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

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

 0 518,906 0 0 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 307,326 201,791 3,699,074 107,567 107,567 107,567 107,567
02.050 Advances-In

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

 805,161 19,038 513,450 121,723 135,223 135,223 135,223
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 213,567 291,995 (40,568) 79,872 90,127 97,770 89,256
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,326,054 1,031,730 4,171,956 309,162 332,917 340,560 332,046
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 180,995,182 190,034,906 196,840,234 195,752,200 197,232,882 199,234,327 200,090,312
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 84,436,426 93,236,381 97,808,434 100,956,468 105,046,798 108,452,648 111,857,566
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 42,575,845 46,647,170 48,675,636 49,858,382 52,525,202 55,539,580 58,857,959
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 25,415,894 28,260,333 29,413,816 29,717,837 30,290,907 30,886,643 31,497,649
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 6,399,794 6,435,270 6,459,387 6,464,305 6,527,951 6,754,899 6,895,105
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 2,028,694 2,841,350 1,888,312 2,233,542 2,246,628 2,528,833 2,113,763
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 206,861 227,728 225,088 0 0 0 0
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 60,423 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 220,131 261,781 117,933 71,222 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 1,790,000 1,167,928 1,025,000 1,201,347 1,186,577 1,162,215 1,139,264
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 1,026,585 977,974 887,541 830,884 782,915 736,083 689,855
04.300 Other Objects

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

 2,957,519 3,408,047 3,196,026 3,164,702 3,202,572 3,242,159 3,282,648
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 167,118,172 183,463,962 189,697,173 194,498,691 201,809,550 209,303,061 216,333,807
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 2,489,144 11,359,634 5,130,158 1,222,076 1,222,076 1,222,076 1,222,076
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 20,263 513,568 168,801 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 2,509,407 11,873,202 5,298,959 1,242,076 1,242,076 1,242,076 1,242,076
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 169,627,579 195,337,164 194,996,132 195,740,767 203,051,626 210,545,137 217,575,883
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.

 11,367,603 (5,302,258) 1,844,102 11,433 (5,818,747) (11,310,810) (17,485,572)
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.

 51,233,421 62,601,024 57,298,765 59,142,868 59,154,300 53,335,556 42,024,747
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.

 62,601,024 57,298,765 59,142,868 59,154,300 53,335,556 42,024,747 24,539,175
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 2,722,825 2,640,932 2,144,117 2,323,809 2,340,090 1,565,592 2,297,646
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 543,885 438,554 264,811 264,811 250,000 250,000 250,000
09.080 Subtotal

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

 543,885 438,554 264,811 264,811 250,000 250,000 250,000
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.

 59,334,314 54,219,279 56,733,940 56,565,680 50,745,465 40,209,155 21,991,529
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 0 0 483,085
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 483,085
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.

 59,334,314 54,219,279 56,733,940 56,565,680 50,745,465 40,209,155 22,474,614
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 106,200 1,267,200 1,913,400 2,037,600
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 0 106,200 1,373,400 3,286,800 5,324,400
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.

 59,334,314 54,219,279 56,733,940 56,671,880 52,118,865 43,495,955 27,799,014
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 844 887 887 873 861 852 844
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 11,148 11,044 10,946 11,021 10,924 10,886 10,823

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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.

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

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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.