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Bethel-Tate Local forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Bethel-Tate Local – 046318 (Clermont) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

Bethel-Tate Local’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, Bethel-Tate Local 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
$2.7M

1.8 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

Bethel-Tate Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 5.48 mills

    Renewal Schools

    Current operating expenses · 5 years · from 2026

    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. Bethel-Tate Local sits at Ohio’s 20-mill floor on the state’s 2025 rates, so its operating levies, this one among them, are no longer cut when homes are revalued: what they collect rises with values, which a 2025 law holds to inflation.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Bethel-Tate Local 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 Clermont County →

Bethel-Tate Local: 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. 2,688,740 3,773,464 (919,344)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 243,446 − 200,000 − 200,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 2,445,294 3,573,464 (1,119,344)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 750,000 + 5,250,000
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 2,445,294 4,323,464 4,130,656
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 2,445,294 4,323,464 4,130,656

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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.

Bethel-Tate Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Bethel-Tate Local 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.

 5,473,962 5,922,501 6,114,001 4,794,300 4,614,001 4,614,001 4,614,001
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 335,345 319,182 384,933 396,481 408,375 420,627 433,245
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 9,948,548 9,449,761 9,440,018 9,536,933 9,536,933 9,536,933 9,536,933
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 709,092 633,073 668,740 751,934 760,939 770,295 780,019
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.

 642,865 720,076 735,229 1,344,492 750,007 757,507 765,082
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 547,008 1,114,890 1,129,897 2,323,877 1,093,753 1,114,780 1,137,006
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 17,656,820 18,159,483 18,472,818 19,148,018 17,164,008 17,214,143 17,266,287
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 33,000 24,268 89,296 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 13,037 8,095 95,779 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 46,037 32,363 185,075 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 17,702,857 18,191,846 18,657,893 19,158,018 17,174,008 17,224,143 17,276,287
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 8,962,634 9,780,050 8,827,452 7,998,103 8,249,900 8,508,709 8,774,774
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 3,845,612 4,129,061 3,743,860 3,895,824 4,062,098 4,239,078 4,426,405
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 3,380,113 3,806,524 3,778,863 3,988,043 4,199,583 4,391,068 4,591,784
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 349,388 396,717 399,989 700,616 717,474 734,440 752,109
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 305,360 398,653 223,746 279,609 286,877 294,352 302,040
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 98,000 104,000 110,000 617,000 80,000 85,000 90,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 56,000 58,000 60,000 62,000 64,000 66,000 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 50,000 50,000 50,000 65,000 65,000 65,000 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 94,552 85,285 60,057 61,361 31,000 21,660 13,089
04.300 Other Objects

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

 185,533 181,961 200,363 230,738 237,010 243,515 250,282
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 17,327,192 18,990,251 17,454,330 17,898,294 17,992,943 18,648,821 19,200,482
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 337,220 228,021 246,431 175,000 175,000 175,000 175,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 337,220 228,021 246,431 175,000 175,000 175,000 175,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 17,664,412 19,218,272 17,700,761 18,073,294 18,167,943 18,823,821 19,375,482
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.

 38,445 (1,026,426) 957,132 1,084,724 (993,935) (1,599,678) (2,099,195)
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.

 2,719,589 2,758,034 1,731,608 2,688,740 3,773,464 2,779,529 1,179,851
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.

 2,758,034 1,731,608 2,688,740 3,773,464 2,779,529 1,179,851 (919,344)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 299,490 157,043 243,446 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
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.

 2,458,544 1,574,565 2,445,294 3,573,464 2,579,529 979,851 (1,119,344)
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 0 750,000 1,500,000 1,500,000 1,500,000
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 750,000 2,250,000 3,750,000 5,250,000
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.

 2,458,544 1,574,565 2,445,294 4,323,464 4,829,529 4,729,851 4,130,656
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.

 2,458,544 1,574,565 2,445,294 4,323,464 4,829,529 4,729,851 4,130,656

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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.

Bethel-Tate Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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