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Ashland City forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Ashland City – 043505 (Ashland) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/25/2026

Ashland 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, Ashland City stays above zero through FY2030 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
$17.1M

5.7 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
Not by FY2030

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

Ashland City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 9.9 mills

    Renewal Schools

    Current expenses · Continuing · from 2027

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 3 Ashland City Schools tax issues — 3 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 3 of 3.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Ashland County →

Ashland 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. 17,114,718 17,947,814 5,418,611
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 665,970 − 665,970 − 665,970
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 16,448,748 17,281,844 4,752,641
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 6,262,001
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 16,448,748 17,281,844 11,014,642
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 16,448,748 17,281,844 11,014,642

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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.

Ashland City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Ashland 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.

 15,453,345 15,905,283 15,668,513 15,836,385 14,734,621 14,047,231 14,264,148
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 4,417,312 4,781,127 6,602,516 5,260,172 4,654,935 4,324,712 4,283,832
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 13,501,409 12,879,217 12,463,129 12,631,189 12,634,398 12,637,654 12,640,960
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,053,643 951,496 949,358 818,648 818,648 818,648 818,648
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.

 1,754,642 1,757,445 1,758,636 1,977,013 2,020,350 1,883,753 2,019,815
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,986,005 1,908,294 1,955,984 1,771,908 1,698,278 1,665,144 1,633,667
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 38,166,356 38,182,862 39,398,136 38,295,315 36,561,230 35,377,142 35,661,070
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 1,007 295 33,332 1,432 9,725 642 1,722
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,000,000 0 1,000,000 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,730 0 53,582 0 0 0 0
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,002,737 295 1,086,914 1,432 9,725 642 1,722
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 39,169,093 38,183,157 40,485,050 38,296,747 36,570,955 35,377,784 35,662,792
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 18,410,982 19,514,756 19,076,417 19,723,552 20,529,264 20,802,709 21,087,707
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 8,701,512 9,519,575 9,385,542 9,725,272 10,185,861 10,668,790 11,154,951
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 5,117,138 5,362,167 5,314,932 5,474,380 5,638,611 5,807,768 5,982,000
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,074,869 1,461,001 1,273,932 1,559,571 1,637,549 1,719,426 1,805,398
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 25,735 118,651 26,774 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 300,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 5,250 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 410,602 612,930 725,378 680,876 751,302 723,842 745,557
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 34,046,088 36,589,080 35,802,975 37,263,651 38,842,587 39,822,535 40,875,613
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,253,321 3,329,117 416,210 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,000,000 1,000,000 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.

 2,253,321 4,329,117 416,210 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 36,299,409 40,918,197 36,219,185 37,463,651 39,042,587 40,022,535 41,075,613
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.

 2,869,684 (2,735,040) 4,265,865 833,096 (2,471,632) (4,644,751) (5,412,821)
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.

 12,714,209 15,583,893 12,848,853 17,114,718 17,947,814 15,476,183 10,831,432
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.

 15,583,893 12,848,853 17,114,718 17,947,814 15,476,183 10,831,432 5,418,611
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 772,663 712,227 665,970 665,970 665,970 665,970 665,970
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.

 14,811,230 12,136,626 16,448,748 17,281,844 14,810,213 10,165,462 4,752,641
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 1,525,309 2,464,391 2,272,301
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 1,525,309 3,989,700 6,262,001
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.

 14,811,230 12,136,626 16,448,748 17,281,844 16,335,522 14,155,162 11,014,642
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.

 14,811,230 12,136,626 16,448,748 17,281,844 16,335,522 14,155,162 11,014,642

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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.

Ashland City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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