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Athens City School District forecasts running short in FY2030

Athens City School District – 043521 (Athens) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/26/2026

Athens City School District’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, Athens City School District goes below zero in 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
$13.1M

3.9 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
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

Athens City School District on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 1%

    New Schools

    Current operating expenses · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2029

    $100 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Athens City School District 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 Athens County →

Athens City School District: 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. 13,077,544 11,509,518 (11,708,988)
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 13,077,544 11,509,518 (11,708,988)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 6,569,283
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 13,077,544 11,509,518 (5,139,704)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 13,077,544 11,509,518 (5,139,704)

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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.

Athens City School District’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Athens City School District 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.

 15,098,955 15,746,224 15,741,671 15,557,603 16,123,899 16,155,421 16,213,437
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 3,703,740 3,894,773 3,812,075 3,999,208 3,874,793 3,797,888 3,741,991
01.030 Income Tax

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

 5,047,131 5,377,920 5,561,562 5,955,628 6,276,487 5,622,530 1,394,268
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 9,605,102 9,524,088 9,224,867 8,507,344 7,616,984 7,606,476 7,627,095
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 943,217 2,183,307 2,094,994 1,914,388 1,870,332 1,879,156 1,860,843
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.

 1,532,082 1,637,877 1,651,895 2,150,087 1,677,083 1,679,128 1,686,237
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,748,927 1,745,827 2,143,104 2,171,502 2,155,679 1,938,971 1,498,543
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 37,679,154 40,110,016 40,230,167 40,255,760 39,595,257 38,679,570 34,022,414
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 0 0 116 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.

 0 0 116 0 0 0 0
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 37,679,154 40,110,016 40,230,283 40,255,760 39,595,257 38,679,569 34,022,414
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 20,711,250 21,865,612 22,610,588 22,840,557 23,471,574 24,196,250 24,910,544
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 10,164,746 11,402,662 12,176,806 12,827,276 13,712,117 14,676,611 15,713,491
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 2,860,481 3,211,140 3,931,995 3,994,096 4,086,152 4,180,827 4,278,211
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 743,292 638,461 805,360 749,497 665,685 682,553 699,858
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 38,507 538,364 3,612 12,597 12,723 12,851 12,979
04.300 Other Objects

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

 789,037 818,407 775,235 841,945 817,568 833,793 850,503
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 35,307,313 38,474,646 40,303,596 41,265,968 42,765,819 44,582,885 46,465,586
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 331,900 7,833,355 233,181 557,817 563,396 569,030 569,030
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 33,586 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.

 365,486 7,833,355 233,181 557,817 563,396 569,030 569,030
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 35,672,799 46,308,001 40,536,777 41,823,785 43,329,215 45,151,915 47,034,616
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.

 2,006,355 (6,197,985) (306,494) (1,568,025) (3,733,959) (6,472,346) (13,012,202)
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.

 17,575,668 19,582,023 13,384,038 13,077,544 11,509,518 7,775,560 1,303,214
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.

 19,582,023 13,384,038 13,077,544 11,509,518 7,775,560 1,303,214 (11,708,988)
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.

 19,582,023 13,384,038 13,077,544 11,509,518 7,775,560 1,303,214 (11,708,988)
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

An existing income tax the district expects voters to renew. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 992,211 5,577,072
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 0 992,211 6,569,283
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.

 19,582,023 13,384,038 13,077,544 11,509,518 7,775,560 2,295,425 (5,139,704)
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.

 19,582,023 13,384,038 13,077,544 11,509,518 7,775,560 2,295,425 (5,139,704)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 167 167 163 151 162 166 173
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,067 2,009 1,974 1,965 1,933 1,922 1,909

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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.

Athens City School District’s levies, spending and test scores →

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