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Akron City forecasts running short in FY2029

Akron City – 043489 (Summit) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/26/2026

Akron City’s own notes and assumptions for this forecast (PDF) →

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 its own forecast, Akron City goes below zero in FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2026
$92.1M

2.9 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
FY2029

on its own forecast, if its levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
None

it counts no levy voters have not approved

Akron City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Akron City Schools has no tax issue on this ballot, on the Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues as of September 18, 2026.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Akron City Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Summit County →

Akron City: 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. 92,143,258 84,739,062 (87,065,839)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 0 − 518,152 − 600,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 92,143,258 84,220,910 (87,665,839)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 92,143,258 84,220,910 (87,665,839)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 92,143,258 84,220,910 (87,665,839)

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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.

Akron City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Akron City filed it with the state, in the state’s own format. 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.

 113,430,933 127,950,351 140,200,625 139,071,520 139,990,045 140,479,818 141,375,333
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 14,445,049 16,241,072 18,015,095 19,132,270 19,840,562 19,937,222 20,033,882
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 153,766,423 158,822,219 159,417,180 162,688,367 156,937,348 152,739,347 148,911,447
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 36,572,453 34,267,532 33,178,315 32,211,518 33,821,536 34,048,311 34,339,348
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.

 13,002,739 13,155,184 13,669,456 13,788,567 13,856,513 13,846,621 13,891,156
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 17,447,902 15,167,237 22,431,720 16,083,429 15,775,230 14,529,650 14,258,978
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 348,665,498 365,603,595 386,912,390 382,975,671 380,221,234 375,580,969 372,810,144
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 3,947 17,955 28,679 16,795 16,795 16,795 16,795
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 34,838,420 54,062 190,114 190,636 190,636 190,636 190,636
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 34,842,367 72,016 218,792 207,431 207,431 207,431 207,431
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 383,507,864 365,675,612 387,131,182 383,183,103 380,428,665 375,788,400 373,017,576
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 220,428,174 220,651,233 220,334,515 220,955,544 231,294,342 238,501,993 245,432,829
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 91,096,637 87,909,123 91,770,703 99,431,435 106,860,005 114,963,493 123,715,521
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 39,746,138 41,993,514 49,859,444 46,349,948 47,422,410 48,522,496 49,649,316
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 9,018,086 14,648,120 9,150,697 7,877,492 11,783,705 10,519,379 12,259,767
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 5,746,313 7,300,068 4,256,472 6,099,127 6,221,109 6,345,532 6,472,442
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 0 0 120,000 0 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 710,000 0 665,000 695,000 730,000 770,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 0 2,312,197 1,980,120 1,978,900 1,945,650 1,910,900 1,874,400
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,844,157 6,569,265 6,159,642 6,629,852 6,778,903 6,935,151 7,099,199
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 371,879,505 382,093,520 383,631,593 389,987,298 413,001,124 428,428,944 447,273,474
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 451,200 980,370 542,666 600,000 612,000 11,112,000 612,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 87,816 0 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.

 539,016 980,370 542,666 600,000 612,000 11,112,000 612,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 372,418,521 383,073,890 384,174,259 390,587,298 413,613,124 439,540,944 447,885,474
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.

 11,089,343 (17,398,278) 2,956,923 (7,404,195) (33,184,459) (63,752,544) (74,867,899)
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.

 95,495,269 106,584,613 89,186,335 92,143,258 84,739,062 51,554,604 (12,197,940)
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.

 106,584,613 89,186,335 92,143,258 84,739,062 51,554,604 (12,197,940) (87,065,839)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 0 0 0 518,152 600,000 600,000 600,000
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.

 106,584,613 89,186,335 92,143,258 84,220,910 50,954,604 (12,797,940) (87,665,839)
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.

 106,584,613 89,186,335 92,143,258 84,220,910 50,954,604 (12,797,940) (87,665,839)
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 0 0 0
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

 106,584,613 89,186,335 92,143,258 84,220,910 50,954,604 (12,797,940) (87,665,839)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,527 1,529 1,439 1,337 1,326 1,326 1,303
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 17,568 17,550 17,281 17,366 17,134 16,891 16,672

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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.

Akron City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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