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Bexley City forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Bexley City – 043620 (Franklin) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/24/2026

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 FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2025
$20.0M

4.5 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
Not by FY2029

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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 20,005,428 21,751,771 24,926,331
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,300,880 − 1,400,000 − 1,400,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 17,704,548 20,351,771 23,526,331
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 17,704,548 20,351,771 23,526,331
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 17,704,548 20,351,771 23,526,331

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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 ActualFY2023 ActualFY2024 ActualFY2025 Current year budgetFY2026 Forecast year 1FY2027 Forecast year 2FY2028 Forecast year 3FY2029
01.010 General Property Tax (Real Estate)

Property tax on land and buildings — homes, farms and businesses — from levies voters have already approved.

 27,590,591 27,706,481 30,490,824 33,501,132 36,009,397 38,503,311 40,847,456
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 0 0 0 941,038 917,038 954,505 992,721
01.030 Income Tax

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

 11,648,558 9,470,769 9,971,497 10,644,812 10,964,156 11,402,722 11,744,804
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,254,449 4,440,456 4,504,567 4,840,399 4,854,407 4,856,995 4,859,623
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 361,317 435,763 398,846 353,312 332,472 332,472 332,472
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.

 2,927,248 2,976,744 3,031,737 3,061,928 3,105,512 3,146,905 3,164,611
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,114,599 1,214,809 1,432,412 1,245,464 1,025,127 984,775 946,512
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 47,896,762 46,245,022 49,829,883 54,588,084 57,208,109 60,181,685 62,888,199
02.050 Advances-In

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

 90,487 184,609 173,933 150,942 150,000 150,000 150,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 49,064 41,226 25,541 75,000 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.

 139,551 225,835 199,474 225,942 175,541 175,541 175,541
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 48,036,313 46,470,857 50,029,357 54,814,026 57,383,650 60,357,226 63,063,740
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 24,132,929 25,225,027 26,943,003 28,113,060 29,587,696 30,682,710 31,823,984
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 9,508,542 10,029,621 10,973,139 11,923,969 12,667,038 13,544,466 14,564,902
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 7,709,108 8,558,011 9,388,319 8,670,843 9,523,540 9,943,620 10,382,527
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,749,131 1,855,489 3,167,754 2,181,495 2,357,582 2,458,408 2,563,716
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 729,910 1,219,596 1,588,574 653,277 757,441 791,063 1,075,216
04.300 Other Objects

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

 710,205 616,544 779,495 774,799 908,301 983,154 1,064,694
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 44,539,825 47,504,288 52,840,284 52,317,443 55,801,597 58,403,421 61,475,039
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 600,000 600,000 3,831,928 600,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 184,609 173,933 150,942 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 0 220 240 0 0 0
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 784,609 773,933 3,983,090 750,240 650,000 650,000 650,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 45,324,434 48,278,221 56,823,374 53,067,683 56,451,597 59,053,421 62,125,039
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.

 2,711,879 (1,807,364) (6,794,017) 1,746,343 932,053 1,303,806 938,701
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.

 25,894,930 28,606,809 26,799,445 20,005,428 21,751,771 22,683,824 23,987,630
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.

 28,606,809 26,799,445 20,005,428 21,751,771 22,683,824 23,987,630 24,926,331
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 304,440 1,972,635 2,300,880 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000
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.

 28,302,369 24,826,810 17,704,548 20,351,771 21,283,824 22,587,630 23,526,331
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.

 28,302,369 24,826,810 17,704,548 20,351,771 21,283,824 22,587,630 23,526,331
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.

 28,302,369 24,826,810 17,704,548 20,351,771 21,283,824 22,587,630 23,526,331
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 168 170 149 148 160 160 160
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,313 2,345 2,334 2,301 2,289 2,255 2,197

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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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