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Bexley City forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Bexley City – 043620 (Franklin) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/06/2026

Bexley 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, Bexley 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
$22.5M

5.2 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

Bexley City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Combination, 0.5% and a $29.2 million bond

    New Schools

    Current expenses; renovate, repair, expand, improve & construct school facilities · 30 years / continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

    More than one tax in one question. The ballot gives each part.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Bexley 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 Franklin County →

Bexley 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. 22,547,729 23,607,716 23,721,575
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,702,894 − 1,702,894 − 1,702,894
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 20,844,835 21,904,822 22,018,681
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 20,844,835 21,904,822 22,018,681
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 20,844,835 21,904,822 22,018,681

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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.

Bexley City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Bexley 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.

 27,706,481 30,490,824 33,493,479 35,412,882 37,765,148 39,988,121 40,979,546
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 0 0 941,018 917,038 954,505 992,721 1,021,910
01.030 Income Tax

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

 9,470,769 9,971,497 10,963,806 10,767,351 11,198,045 11,533,986 11,880,006
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,440,456 4,504,567 4,841,145 4,972,196 4,974,784 4,977,412 4,980,078
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 435,763 398,846 355,270 336,256 336,256 336,256 336,256
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.

 2,976,744 3,031,737 3,057,222 3,240,141 3,452,120 3,591,907 3,772,041
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,214,809 1,432,412 1,244,426 1,133,166 1,139,578 1,093,082 912,396
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 46,245,022 49,829,883 54,896,366 56,779,029 59,820,436 62,513,486 63,882,233
02.050 Advances-In

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

 184,609 173,933 150,942 121,048 150,000 150,000 150,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 41,226 25,541 80,471 25,541 25,541 25,541 25,541
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 225,835 199,474 231,413 146,589 175,541 175,541 175,541
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 46,470,857 50,029,357 55,127,779 56,925,618 59,995,977 62,689,027 64,057,774
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 25,225,027 26,943,003 27,960,332 29,693,789 31,025,951 32,424,546 33,881,931
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 10,029,621 10,973,139 11,965,874 12,708,028 13,654,950 14,751,668 15,944,643
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 8,558,011 9,388,319 8,562,189 9,216,856 9,591,893 10,019,914 10,467,330
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,855,489 3,167,754 2,114,736 2,288,020 2,388,998 2,494,582 2,604,988
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,219,596 1,588,574 402,963 344,156 509,364 779,432 779,432
04.300 Other Objects

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

 616,544 779,495 733,096 864,781 937,754 1,017,349 1,104,194
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 47,504,288 52,840,284 51,739,190 55,115,631 58,108,910 61,487,491 64,782,518
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 600,000 3,831,928 725,000 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 173,933 150,942 121,048 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 220 240 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.

 773,933 3,983,090 846,288 750,000 750,000 750,000 750,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 48,278,221 56,823,374 52,585,478 55,865,631 58,858,910 62,237,491 65,532,518
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.

 (1,807,364) (6,794,017) 2,542,301 1,059,987 1,137,067 451,535 (1,474,744)
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.

 28,606,809 26,799,445 20,005,428 22,547,729 23,607,716 24,744,784 25,196,319
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.

 26,799,445 20,005,428 22,547,729 23,607,716 24,744,784 25,196,319 23,721,575
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,972,635 2,300,880 1,702,894 1,702,894 1,702,894 1,702,894 1,702,894
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.

 24,826,810 17,704,548 20,844,835 21,904,822 23,041,890 23,493,425 22,018,681
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.

 24,826,810 17,704,548 20,844,835 21,904,822 23,041,890 23,493,425 22,018,681
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.

 24,826,810 17,704,548 20,844,835 21,904,822 23,041,890 23,493,425 22,018,681
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 170 149 148 148 160 160 165
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,345 2,334 2,301 2,301 2,245 2,187 2,156

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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.

Bexley City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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