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3 of the 11 school districts based in Columbiana 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, 3 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

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

Cash, June 30, 2025
$57.3M

3.7 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.9 months

Runs short
3 of 11

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 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 FY2029 Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 without it 12.010 FY2029 with it 15.010
East Palestine City Income, from FY2027 $1.8M $3.8M 3.4 −$2.6M $1.9M

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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 Columbiana County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Beaver Local $3.0M 1.6 $4.0M — —
Columbiana Exempted Village $5.2M 4.8 $2.8M — —
Crestview Local $4.6M 3.2 −$958.3K FY2029 —
East Liverpool City $7.3M 2.9 $1.5M — —
East Palestine City $3.8M 3.4 −$2.6M FY2028 Income
Leetonia Exempted Village School District $5.0M 6.5 −$1.8M FY2029 —
Lisbon Exempted Village $4.9M 5.5 $3.1M — —
Salem City $9.0M 4.6 $12.1M — —
Southern Local $5.5M 4.2 $9.1M — —
United Local $5.4M 3.9 $1.8M — —
Wellsville Local $3.6M 3.6 $2.3M — —
Columbiana Countycareer center, in no total $2.3M 4.1 $2.1M — —

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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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 57,298,763 58,921,137 33,452,709
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,640,932 − 1,970,780 − 1,836,114
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 457,937 − 284,811 − 270,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 54,199,894 56,665,545 31,346,595
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 54,199,894 56,665,545 31,346,595
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 4,500,000
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 54,199,894 56,665,545 35,846,595

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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 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.

 39,300,717 42,132,555 42,546,074 45,222,882 43,514,787 46,074,566 45,276,927
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 9,687,798 8,982,433 12,492,270 10,838,213 10,928,120 11,051,616 11,170,217
01.030 Income Tax

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

 6,442,592 6,435,405 6,932,692 7,253,691 6,881,762 6,762,064 6,619,656
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 89,251,855 94,285,159 96,857,333 98,068,208 101,444,285 101,981,734 102,583,641
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 9,943,974 10,932,253 12,121,263 11,607,992 11,689,223 11,789,223 11,889,223
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.

 5,654,191 5,870,640 5,893,561 6,347,028 6,972,361 6,797,243 6,748,447
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 8,536,925 11,030,683 12,159,983 11,148,059 10,109,007 9,898,497 9,759,222
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 168,818,052 179,669,128 189,003,176 190,486,072 191,539,544 194,354,942 194,047,333
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

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

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

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

 290,444 307,326 201,791 3,565,496 100,000 100,000 100,000
02.050 Advances-In

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

 529,802 805,161 19,038 391,267 20,000 20,000 20,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 87,134 213,567 291,995 101,066 82,940 88,036 88,800
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 907,380 1,326,054 1,031,730 4,057,829 202,940 208,036 208,800
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 169,725,432 180,995,182 190,034,906 194,543,901 191,742,484 194,562,978 194,256,133
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 83,259,071 84,436,426 93,236,381 97,304,328 101,219,466 105,263,980 108,583,519
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 39,748,192 42,575,845 46,647,170 49,004,382 50,664,199 53,503,502 56,683,946
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 23,113,753 25,415,894 28,260,333 27,851,835 28,082,238 28,627,801 29,195,498
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 5,533,826 6,399,794 6,435,270 6,201,050 5,954,963 6,007,965 6,224,031
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,690,988 2,028,694 2,841,350 1,943,923 1,779,303 1,792,406 2,074,627
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 2,459,719 206,861 227,728 0 0 0 0
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 123,339 60,423 0 0 0 0 0
04.040 Principal-State Advancements

Repaying money the state advanced.

 0 0 0 78,954 83,913 89,143 94,781
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 221,063 220,131 261,781 220,017 71,222 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 1,790,000 1,167,928 1,332,678 1,201,347 1,186,577 1,162,215
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 603,324 1,026,585 977,974 887,885 833,287 785,318 738,486
04.300 Other Objects

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

 2,874,529 2,957,519 3,408,047 3,058,533 3,081,083 3,118,204 3,157,037
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 159,627,804 167,118,172 183,463,962 187,883,583 192,971,020 200,374,900 207,914,139
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 3,018,673 2,489,144 11,359,634 4,967,944 1,569,989 1,569,989 1,569,989
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,129,540 20,263 513,568 70,000 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.

 4,148,213 2,509,407 11,873,202 5,037,944 1,589,989 1,589,989 1,589,989
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 163,776,017 169,627,579 195,337,164 192,921,527 194,561,009 201,964,889 209,504,128
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.

 5,949,415 11,367,603 (5,302,258) 1,622,374 (2,818,524) (7,401,911) (15,247,996)
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.

 45,284,003 51,233,418 62,601,021 57,298,763 58,921,137 56,102,615 48,700,705
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.

 51,233,418 62,601,021 57,298,763 58,921,137 56,102,615 48,700,705 33,452,709
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,128,670 2,722,825 2,640,932 1,970,780 1,089,298 1,104,060 1,836,114
09.010 Textbook and Instructional Materials

Money set aside for textbooks and classroom materials.

 13,567 7,493 19,383 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 599,137 543,885 438,554 264,811 264,811 250,000 250,000
09.080 Subtotal

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

 612,704 551,378 457,937 284,811 284,811 270,000 270,000
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.

 49,492,044 59,326,818 54,199,894 56,665,545 54,728,506 47,326,645 31,346,595
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 0
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

 49,492,044 59,326,818 54,199,894 56,665,545 54,728,506 47,326,645 31,346,595
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 0 900,000 1,800,000 1,800,000
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 0 900,000 2,700,000 4,500,000
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.

 49,492,044 59,326,818 54,199,894 56,665,545 55,628,506 50,026,645 35,846,595
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 863 796 811 821 808 811 809
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 10,349 10,326 10,250 10,158 10,125 10,065 10,031

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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 →

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.