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15 of the 31 school districts based in Cuyahoga 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, 15 go below zero by FY2030 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 4 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, 2026
$832.3M

3.7 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.4 months

Runs short
15 of 31

districts by FY2030, if their levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
4

districts count one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Cuyahoga County

4 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 FY2030 Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 without it 12.010 FY2030 with it 15.010
Shaker Heights City Property, from FY2030 $7.1M $48.2M 5.0 $28.9M $36.0M
Euclid City Property, from FY2027 $6.9M $35.9M 4.4 −$60.0M −$35.8M
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City Property, from FY2028 $9.5M $20.3M 4.2 $814.2K $24.8M
Orange City Property, from FY2027 $7.6M $19.2M 3.7 −$4.8M $22.2M

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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 Cuyahoga County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Bay Village City $13.8M 4.0 $5.9M — —
Beachwood City $24.2M 6.7 $8.1M — —
Bedford City $9.8M 1.9 −$4.5M FY2030 —
Berea City $27.4M 3.7 $5.0M — —
Brecksville-Broadview Heights City $20.3M 4.2 $814.2K — Property
Brooklyn City $13.7M 7.3 $15.6M — —
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village $16.9M 5.5 $3.8M — —
Cleveland Heights-University Heights City $43.7M 4.3 −$13.6M FY2030 —
Cleveland Municipal $115.5M 1.8 −$70.2M FY2030 —
Cuyahoga Heights Local $17.2M 11.1 $3.1M — —
East Cleveland City School District $19.4M 4.9 $7.3M — —
Euclid City $35.9M 4.4 −$60.0M FY2029 Property
Fairview Park City $12.9M 6.1 $3.4M — —
Garfield Heights City Schools $7.6M 2.0 −$22.7M FY2028 —
Independence Local $12.6M 6.8 $6.8M — —
Lakewood City $46.1M 6.1 $43.9M — —
Maple Heights City $23.0M 5.4 −$2.7M FY2030 —
Mayfield City $32.8M 4.9 $32.7M — —
North Olmsted City $25.2M 4.9 −$2.3M FY2030 —
North Royalton City $33.0M 6.3 $19.6M — —
Olmsted Falls City $9.1M 2.0 −$9.0M FY2029 —
Orange City $19.2M 3.7 −$4.8M FY2030 Property
Parma City $41.9M 3.0 −$40.0M FY2029 —
Richmond Heights Local $3.4M 2.6 −$1.7M FY2030 —
Rocky River City $15.4M 3.6 −$3.5M FY2030 —
Shaker Heights City $48.2M 5.0 $28.9M — Property
Solon City $29.8M 3.7 $7.6M — —
South Euclid-Lyndhurst City $21.6M 3.4 −$13.4M FY2030 —
Strongsville City $37.7M 4.9 −$8.7M FY2030 —
Warrensville Heights City $31.7M 7.3 $4.1M — —
Westlake City $23.3M 4.4 −$6.3M FY2030 —
Cuyahoga Valley Career Centercareer center, in no total $20.5M 16.1 $19.3M — —
Polariscareer center, in no total $9.8M 5.0 $9.3M — —

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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 ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 832,313,342 769,139,097 (63,224,927)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 55,668,396 − 53,917,452 − 53,542,144
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 3,098,835 − 3,273,835 − 3,623,835
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 773,546,110 711,947,810 (120,390,906)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 53,377,457
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 773,546,110 711,947,810 (67,013,449)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 7,632,360 + 82,345,948
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 773,546,110 719,580,170 15,332,499

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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 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.

 1,379,362,721 1,414,693,995 1,455,707,245 1,490,857,135 1,500,907,789 1,505,292,652 1,506,194,756
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 116,021,297 122,269,984 126,018,557 140,572,946 143,362,287 145,799,423 148,697,539
01.030 Income Tax

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

 8,775,456 9,567,972 9,466,520 10,016,319 10,517,135 11,042,992 11,542,992
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 545,123,298 552,009,868 560,827,140 569,665,897 557,764,466 550,525,332 546,878,594
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 107,733,020 113,832,239 105,926,604 104,288,405 105,416,534 106,642,233 107,113,481
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.

 142,667,164 145,315,088 146,681,576 148,071,135 147,524,716 143,819,696 145,334,534
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 170,900,901 206,385,738 213,843,208 188,217,373 181,943,572 173,359,670 170,787,431
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 2,470,583,860 2,564,074,885 2,618,470,852 2,651,689,212 2,647,436,501 2,636,481,998 2,636,549,327
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 955,839 7,201,461 194,531 22,060,149 6,175,000 10,175,000 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 111,743,306 74,561,926 34,106,928 23,902,660 16,969,700 16,570,412 16,570,412
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 4,795,788 3,371,468 8,162,223 2,450,201 2,312,868 2,272,838 2,264,588
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 117,494,934 85,134,853 42,463,682 48,413,010 25,457,569 29,018,250 18,835,001
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 2,588,078,792 2,649,209,734 2,660,934,532 2,700,102,219 2,672,894,066 2,665,500,248 2,655,384,327
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 1,375,857,736 1,473,571,466 1,484,459,742 1,502,866,351 1,544,055,205 1,584,659,673 1,622,893,925
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 564,467,102 589,800,845 634,052,763 658,122,425 694,116,052 736,391,150 784,629,224
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 322,015,706 359,209,661 398,701,240 401,342,619 411,911,115 422,918,661 434,613,234
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 70,298,983 78,231,952 74,392,102 85,453,797 87,486,844 89,493,229 91,730,703
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 17,159,116 30,521,431 28,105,762 19,679,250 19,583,158 20,271,639 21,237,360
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 1,348,414 1,045,000 1,069,000 1,093,000 1,120,000 1,156,000 1,198,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 658,395 541,095 232,769 233,622 172,500 172,500 170,000
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 1,981,150 1,770,228 1,278,205 1,846,632 1,858,324 1,877,550 1,837,550
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 2,191,303 1,857,015 1,762,662 5,802,263 5,709,016 5,619,265 5,574,160
04.300 Other Objects

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

 37,251,563 53,327,510 49,325,270 50,314,844 50,875,420 46,536,120 47,155,213
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 2,393,229,469 2,589,876,204 2,673,379,516 2,726,754,803 2,816,887,634 2,909,095,786 3,011,039,370
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 27,267,396 120,510,442 20,707,020 20,111,254 13,242,475 12,576,944 14,084,230
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 74,537,349 35,279,295 22,824,703 16,410,409 16,405,409 16,405,409 16,405,409
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 138 (1,000) 25,635 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.

 101,804,883 155,788,736 43,557,358 36,521,663 29,647,884 28,982,353 30,489,639
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 2,495,034,352 2,745,664,940 2,716,936,874 2,763,276,466 2,846,535,518 2,938,078,139 3,041,529,009
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.

 93,044,441 (96,455,205) (56,002,342) (63,174,248) (173,641,453) (272,577,890) (386,144,682)
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.

 891,726,450 984,770,890 888,315,685 832,313,342 769,139,097 595,497,644 322,919,750
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.

 984,770,890 888,315,685 832,313,342 769,139,097 595,497,644 322,919,750 (63,224,927)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 85,400,013 77,506,091 55,668,396 53,917,452 53,539,744 53,541,344 53,542,144
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 5,248,835 5,570,765 3,098,835 3,273,835 3,448,835 3,623,835 3,623,835
09.080 Subtotal

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

 5,248,835 5,570,765 3,098,835 3,273,835 3,448,835 3,623,835 3,623,835
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.

 894,122,042 805,238,829 773,546,110 711,947,810 538,509,065 265,754,572 (120,390,906)
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 7,528,281 19,841,010 26,008,166
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 7,528,281 27,369,291 53,377,457
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.

 894,122,042 805,238,829 773,546,110 711,947,810 546,037,346 293,123,863 (67,013,449)
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 7,632,360 19,445,512 24,071,878 31,196,198
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 7,632,360 27,077,872 51,149,750 82,345,948
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.

 894,122,042 805,238,829 773,546,110 719,580,170 573,115,218 344,273,613 15,332,499
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 5,423 5,419 5,098 5,178 5,184 5,075 5,150
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 72,847 71,770 71,139 70,576 70,005 69,540 68,779

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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.

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