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Butler Technology & Career Development Schools forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools – 050880 (Butler) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools’ 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, Butler Technology & Career Development Schools stays above zero through FY2030 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. A career center serves pupils from several districts, so it is in no county’s total and not in Ohio’s.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2026
$28.0M

5.4 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

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools has no tax issue on this ballot, on the Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues as of September 18, 2026.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Butler County →

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools: 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. 28,019,837 28,457,519 29,170,957
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 4,345,585 − 4,579,676 − 4,529,799
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 7,119,240 − 6,542,821
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 23,674,252 16,758,603 18,098,337
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 23,674,252 16,758,603 18,098,337
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 23,674,252 16,758,603 18,098,337

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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.

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools’ forecast, line by line

Each line as Butler Technology & Career Development Schools 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.

 24,099,061 27,569,137 27,591,104 21,305,820 23,985,937 24,705,515 25,570,209
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 26,460,341 28,683,296 31,252,705 32,172,902 32,906,710 33,655,373 34,278,652
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 14,411,875 15,181,416 14,890,985 15,353,413 15,569,362 15,714,215 15,860,461
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.

 2,875,779 3,319,805 3,321,237 6,746,888 2,878,312 2,964,662 3,068,425
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,368,698 1,747,408 1,554,162 1,359,198 1,291,238 1,250,347 1,220,724
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 69,215,754 76,501,062 78,610,193 76,938,221 76,631,560 78,290,112 79,998,471
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 0 1,900,000 13,250 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 64,899 11,631 1,635 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.

 64,899 11,631 1,901,635 13,250 0 0 0
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 69,280,653 76,512,693 80,511,828 76,951,471 76,631,560 78,290,112 79,998,471
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 29,312,956 30,785,820 33,320,381 36,319,992 38,209,592 39,973,784 41,523,260
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 10,737,214 11,448,532 12,498,966 14,019,188 14,732,813 15,453,592 16,184,661
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 7,685,476 8,657,069 9,096,276 9,951,089 10,448,644 10,814,346 11,030,633
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 3,330,428 3,645,119 4,030,505 4,582,793 4,811,932 4,932,231 5,030,875
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 2,624,424 2,880,530 2,091,780 2,696,369 2,716,006 2,783,906 2,867,423
04.300 Other Objects

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

 938,967 869,876 956,908 896,262 905,225 932,381 965,015
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 54,629,465 58,286,946 61,994,816 68,465,693 71,824,212 74,890,240 77,601,867
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 14,100,854 15,599,366 14,600,826 8,048,096 4,593,241 3,098,188 2,198,957
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 0 1,900,000 13,250 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.

 14,100,854 17,499,366 14,614,076 8,048,096 4,593,241 3,098,188 2,198,957
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 68,730,319 75,786,312 76,608,892 76,513,789 76,417,453 77,988,428 79,800,824
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.

 550,334 726,381 3,902,936 437,682 214,107 301,684 197,647
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.

 22,840,186 23,390,520 24,116,901 28,019,837 28,457,519 28,671,625 28,973,310
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.

 23,390,520 24,116,901 28,019,837 28,457,519 28,671,625 28,973,310 29,170,957
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 3,203,554 3,979,868 4,345,585 4,579,676 4,717,066 4,669,895 4,529,799
09.010 Textbook and Instructional Materials

Money set aside for textbooks and classroom materials.

 0 0 0 5,243,292 5,085,994 4,984,274 4,934,431
09.020 Capital Improvements

Money set aside for buildings and other capital projects.

 0 0 0 1,875,947 1,782,150 1,693,042 1,608,390
09.080 Subtotal

All of the money set aside, lines 9.010 to 9.070, added together.

 0 0 0 7,119,240 6,868,143 6,677,316 6,542,821
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.

 20,186,966 20,137,033 23,674,252 16,758,603 17,086,416 17,626,098 18,098,337
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.

 20,186,966 20,137,033 23,674,252 16,758,603 17,086,416 17,626,098 18,098,337
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.

 20,186,966 20,137,033 23,674,252 16,758,603 17,086,416 17,626,098 18,098,337
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 3,833 3,888 3,888 3,951 4,051 4,136 4,136

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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.

Another county or district

From the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s bulk forecast files — the filings its Forecast Submissions report shows one district at a time, to the dollar. A county’s figures are the traditional districts the state files under it, added together; Ohio’s are all of them. Each district writes its own forecast, and nothing here is estimated. The 49 career centers file their own forecasts and are listed under their home county, but are in no total: each serves several counties.