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11 of the 31 school districts based in Cuyahoga 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, 11 go below zero by FY2029 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 5 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

Cuyahoga County · the 31 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$885.8M

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

Runs short
11 of 31

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

New levy in the forecast
5

districts count one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Cuyahoga County

5 school districts 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
Lakewood City Property, from FY2027 $12.2M $48.0M 6.5 $9.8M $40.4M
Shaker Heights City Property, from FY2029 $6.4M $50.3M 5.1 $28.3M $34.7M
Euclid City Property, from FY2028 $9.3M $32.7M 4.2 −$367.6K $13.6M
Orange City Property, from FY2027 $7.6M $21.1M 4.2 $3.5M $23.0M
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Property, from FY2028 $9.5M $19.2M 4.1 $9.2M $23.7M

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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 Cuyahoga County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Bay Village City $11.5M 3.4 $11.9M — —
Beachwood City $21.7M 6.4 $20.4M — —
Bedford City $13.7M 2.8 −$5.0M FY2029 —
Berea City $30.2M 4.3 $5.7M — —
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City $19.2M 4.1 $9.2M — Property
Brooklyn City $10.7M 6.3 $19.3M — —
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village $17.1M 5.7 $6.5M — —
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City $43.7M 4.3 −$13.6M FY2029 —
Cleveland Municipal $136.7M 2.2 −$49.1M FY2029 —
Cuyahoga Heights Local $14.2M 9.3 $2.1M — —
East Cleveland City School District $24.9M 6.7 $10.8M — —
Euclid City $32.7M 4.2 −$367.6K FY2029 Property
Fairview Park City $9.5M 4.6 $11.3M — —
Garfield Heights City Schools $5.9M 1.5 −$3.4M FY2029 —
Independence Local $11.7M 6.6 $8.5M — —
Lakewood City $48.0M 6.5 $9.8M — Property
Maple Heights City $22.3M 5.5 $5.1M — —
Mayfield City $28.5M 4.3 $31.6M — —
North Olmsted City $25.9M 5.2 $8.3M — —
North Royalton City $28.3M 5.6 $22.7M — —
Olmsted Falls City $10.7M 2.4 $1.2M — —
Orange City $21.1M 4.2 $3.5M — Property
Parma City $57.1M 4.4 −$14.9M FY2029 —
Richmond Heights Local $3.6M 2.7 $2.1M — —
Rocky River City $16.0M 3.9 −$3.4M FY2029 —
Shaker Heights City $50.3M 5.1 $28.3M — Property
Solon City $37.1M 4.9 −$17.6M FY2028 —
South Euclid-Lyndhurst City $26.1M 4.5 −$2.9M FY2029 —
Strongsville City $48.1M 6.5 −$15.0M FY2029 —
Warrensville Heights City $35.2M 7.4 $13.9M — —
Westlake City $24.1M 4.7 −$10.0M FY2029 —
Cuyahoga Valley Career Centercareer center, in no total $20.9M 17.2 $15.1M — —
Polariscareer center, in no total $10.4M 5.9 $9.2M — —

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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.

Cuyahoga 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. 885,798,058 811,082,622 127,926,487
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 74,940,340 − 53,245,268 − 53,247,668
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 5,570,765 − 4,267,528 − 4,792,528
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 805,286,953 753,569,826 69,886,291
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 27,291,137
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 805,286,953 753,569,826 97,177,428
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 84,822,110
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 805,286,953 753,569,826 181,999,538

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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.

Cuyahoga County’s forecast: its 31 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.

 1,362,526,229 1,380,036,940 1,414,963,094 1,465,543,438 1,476,775,246 1,480,758,187 1,481,322,782
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 107,932,371 116,021,297 122,269,984 126,783,675 134,899,752 138,210,961 140,962,103
01.030 Income Tax

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

 8,001,297 8,775,456 9,567,972 9,406,715 9,877,050 10,370,903 10,889,448
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 505,461,455 548,097,573 551,172,932 555,145,917 559,448,240 550,517,986 546,257,368
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 103,325,220 108,205,653 113,513,689 103,569,806 101,254,960 100,830,575 100,636,687
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.

 145,494,154 142,684,882 145,350,961 146,769,137 144,940,420 143,920,157 143,528,676
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 172,062,090 173,071,715 206,240,687 184,214,219 172,718,724 170,578,189 161,991,323
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 2,404,802,814 2,476,893,517 2,563,079,319 2,591,432,905 2,599,914,392 2,595,186,958 2,585,588,388
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

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

 87,066 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 2,924,080 955,839 7,201,461 175,000 175,000 16,175,000 175,000
02.050 Advances-In

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

 103,626,715 111,800,436 74,504,632 34,652,464 16,900,001 17,019,289 16,650,001
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 4,534,084 4,464,244 3,276,977 8,774,653 3,033,175 2,993,538 2,953,927
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 111,171,945 117,220,520 84,983,068 43,602,117 20,108,176 36,187,827 19,778,928
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 2,515,974,757 2,594,114,037 2,648,062,383 2,635,035,020 2,620,022,567 2,631,374,782 2,605,367,315
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 1,332,278,168 1,376,738,363 1,477,006,142 1,496,853,055 1,517,423,879 1,557,268,610 1,595,504,442
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 528,159,639 566,622,616 592,127,703 633,599,223 664,069,543 703,744,961 745,417,959
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 297,824,520 323,412,166 360,622,565 376,964,247 384,086,989 392,072,973 403,090,523
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 62,662,800 69,603,032 79,740,470 89,407,403 90,222,946 92,604,239 95,511,973
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 21,774,436 17,038,586 30,845,585 32,968,184 20,999,070 19,959,369 21,722,957
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 1,510,310 1,348,414 1,045,000 1,067,000 1,093,000 1,120,000 1,156,000
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 386,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.030 Principal-State Loans

Repaying loans from the state.

 1,137,704 1,354,899 1,157,537 1,267,263 1,305,281 1,344,439 1,384,773
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 722,541 658,395 541,095 227,882 233,622 170,000 170,000
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 3,582,357 1,981,150 1,770,228 1,791,099 1,835,607 1,858,324 1,877,550
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 2,101,691 2,191,304 1,857,017 2,164,498 2,069,125 1,968,415 1,871,415
04.300 Other Objects

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

 32,094,735 35,714,402 52,144,041 43,143,134 44,629,337 45,137,948 40,666,766
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 2,284,234,901 2,396,663,333 2,598,857,385 2,679,452,989 2,727,968,399 2,817,249,280 2,908,374,357
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 68,861,607 27,239,082 120,538,816 13,689,334 11,760,691 12,858,327 12,052,247
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 117,249,735 74,480,055 35,345,773 16,582,500 16,552,500 16,552,500 16,552,500
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 2,718 138 (1,000) 25,635 0 0 0
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 186,114,061 101,719,275 155,883,591 30,297,468 28,313,191 29,410,827 28,604,747
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 2,470,348,960 2,498,382,605 2,754,740,972 2,709,750,457 2,756,281,588 2,846,660,106 2,936,979,104
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.

 45,625,797 95,731,435 (106,678,589) (74,715,438) (136,259,024) (215,285,324) (331,611,786)
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.

 851,119,415 896,745,214 992,476,646 885,798,058 811,082,622 674,823,594 459,538,274
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.

 896,745,214 992,476,646 885,798,058 811,082,622 674,823,594 459,538,274 127,926,487
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 46,895,444 86,598,633 74,940,340 53,245,268 53,221,068 53,221,868 53,247,668
09.020 Capital Improvements

Money set aside for buildings and other capital projects.

 0 0 0 8,693 8,693 8,693 8,693
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 4,573,835 5,248,835 5,570,765 4,258,835 4,433,835 4,608,835 4,783,835
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 13 26 39 52
09.080 Subtotal

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

 4,573,835 5,248,835 5,570,765 4,267,528 4,442,528 4,617,528 4,792,528
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.

 845,275,936 900,629,177 805,286,953 753,569,826 617,159,998 401,698,878 69,886,291
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 7,491,079 19,800,058
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 7,491,079 27,291,137
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.

 845,275,936 900,629,177 805,286,953 753,569,826 617,159,998 409,189,957 97,177,428
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 10,298,722 29,433,936 45,089,452
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 10,298,722 39,732,658 84,822,110
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.

 845,275,936 900,629,177 805,286,953 753,569,826 627,458,720 448,922,615 181,999,538
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 6,359 6,227 6,081 4,886 5,012 4,913 4,838
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 69,843 68,795 67,842 68,675 67,725 67,137 66,757

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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.

Cuyahoga 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.