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Barberton City forecasts running short in FY2027

Barberton City – 043539 (Summit) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/24/2026

Barberton 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, Barberton City goes below zero in FY2027 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. It has written in a new property and income tax levy from FY2027 — $5,373,425 in FY2030 — that voters have not approved.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2026
$4.6M

0.9 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
FY2027

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

New levy in the forecast
Property and income tax

from FY2027, not yet approved by voters

Barberton City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 1%

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    $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 Barberton City Schools tax issue — 0 passed and 1 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 0 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Summit County →

Barberton 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. 4,571,970 (905,935) (30,445,069)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 820,367 − 900,000 − 900,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 3,751,603 (1,805,935) (31,345,069)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 3,570,671
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 3,751,603 (1,805,935) (27,774,398)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 279,432 + 14,021,608
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 3,751,603 (1,526,503) (13,752,790)

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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.

Barberton City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Barberton 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.

 14,358,462 15,580,096 15,445,040 15,445,079 15,582,333 15,635,999 12,833,871
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 1,300,656 1,362,952 1,543,337 1,729,226 1,735,061 1,754,113 1,581,264
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 27,638,051 27,607,946 27,426,291 27,002,648 26,593,625 26,576,461 26,559,459
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 2,995,361 3,199,687 2,981,890 3,005,369 2,944,810 2,937,110 2,926,955
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.

 2,014,450 2,142,580 2,172,430 2,200,962 2,228,706 2,234,904 1,802,436
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 2,604,201 2,094,420 2,685,201 1,956,657 1,771,068 1,708,291 1,694,553
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 50,911,182 51,987,680 52,254,189 51,339,941 50,855,603 50,846,878 47,398,538
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 37,834 10,000 0 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 0 0 297,795 297,795 297,795 297,795
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 136,607 3,874 35,860 35,860 35,860 35,860 35,860
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 174,442 13,874 35,860 333,655 333,655 333,655 333,655
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 51,085,624 52,001,555 52,290,049 51,673,596 51,189,258 51,180,533 47,732,193
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 28,861,391 30,309,781 32,240,259 29,755,935 29,449,110 30,158,149 30,704,497
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 12,333,665 13,790,305 15,068,203 14,497,282 15,452,726 16,584,769 17,795,350
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 9,160,115 9,922,315 10,151,948 9,954,494 10,191,951 10,434,779 10,644,775
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,124,541 1,030,893 1,060,273 1,061,818 1,085,814 1,110,360 1,135,449
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 344,765 823,907 453,274 117,686 117,686 117,686 117,686
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 478,552 496,422 514,959 497,795 480,702 247,041 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 96,111 78,241 59,704 40,474 22,521 4,570 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 611,881 666,221 502,971 779,378 797,000 815,022 833,558
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 53,011,021 57,118,085 60,051,591 56,704,862 57,597,510 59,472,376 61,231,315
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 40,884 125,000 622,939 125,000 125,000 125,000 125,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 0 0 297,795 297,795 297,795 297,795 297,795
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 28,844 251,022 23,951 23,844 23,844 23,844 23,844
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 69,728 376,022 944,685 446,639 446,639 446,639 446,639
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 53,080,749 57,494,107 60,996,276 57,151,501 58,044,149 59,919,015 61,677,954
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.

 (1,995,125) (5,492,552) (8,706,227) (5,477,905) (6,854,891) (8,738,482) (13,945,761)
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.

 20,765,875 18,770,750 13,278,197 4,571,970 (905,935) (7,760,826) (16,499,308)
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.

 18,770,750 13,278,197 4,571,970 (905,935) (7,760,826) (16,499,308) (30,445,069)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,614,776 869,741 820,367 900,000 900,000 900,000 900,000
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.

 17,155,974 12,408,456 3,751,603 (1,805,935) (8,660,826) (17,399,308) (31,345,069)
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 3,570,671
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 3,570,671
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.

 17,155,974 12,408,456 3,751,603 (1,805,935) (8,660,826) (17,399,308) (27,774,398)
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 279,432 3,334,239 5,034,512 5,361,305
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 12,120
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 279,432 3,613,671 8,648,183 14,021,608
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.

 17,155,974 12,408,456 3,751,603 (1,526,503) (5,047,155) (8,751,125) (13,752,790)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 245 233 237 244 252 245 255
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,983 2,805 2,801 2,765 2,728 2,706 2,667

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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.

Barberton City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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