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Cleveland Heights-University Heights City forecasts running short in FY2030

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City – 043794 (Cuyahoga) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/26/2026

Cleveland Heights-University Heights 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, Cleveland Heights-University Heights City goes below zero in 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
$43.7M

4.3 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
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

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 6.5 mills

    New Schools

    Current expenses · Continuing · from 2026

    $227.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 6.5 mills ($6.50 for each $1,000) = $227.50

    For a home the county values at $200,000: $455 a year $250,000: $568.75 a year $300,000: $682.50 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    What would it cost my home? →

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 2 Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools tax issues — 1 passed and 1 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 2 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Cuyahoga County →

Cleveland Heights-University Heights 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. 43,708,338 38,063,096 (10,563,923)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 3,080,209 − 3,000,000 − 3,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 40,628,129 35,063,096 (13,563,923)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 40,628,129 35,063,096 (13,563,923)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 40,628,129 35,063,096 (13,563,923)

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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.

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Cleveland Heights-University Heights 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.

 84,122,321 84,796,540 85,065,639 88,101,672 88,834,512 90,040,924 91,183,030
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 6,328,090 9,302,365 8,465,429 8,599,590 8,938,547 8,966,117 8,997,743
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 6,073,082 6,545,715 6,227,165 4,415,356 4,578,618 4,533,226 4,487,825
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.

 9,191,676 9,209,394 9,245,267 9,129,183 9,223,302 9,299,461 9,373,871
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 7,931,376 10,102,190 9,957,139 9,404,064 8,142,500 7,892,500 7,642,500
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 113,646,545 119,956,204 118,960,639 119,649,865 119,717,479 120,732,228 121,684,969
02.050 Advances-In

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

 193,697 250,827 193,533 260,011 250,000 250,000 250,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 436,927 105,383 10,892 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.

 630,624 356,210 204,425 260,011 250,000 250,000 250,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 114,277,169 120,312,414 119,165,064 119,909,876 119,967,479 120,982,228 121,934,969
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 63,798,914 64,679,541 68,114,217 70,947,429 73,872,721 76,893,084 79,042,946
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 26,063,841 28,219,355 30,546,213 32,322,346 34,716,935 37,324,847 40,007,815
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 11,323,482 12,719,942 14,132,846 14,317,106 14,656,619 15,006,317 15,366,507
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 4,173,116 3,477,165 4,985,683 3,568,799 3,638,164 3,709,609 3,783,198
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 822,674 702,144 1,026,298 1,013,845 1,044,261 1,075,588 1,107,856
04.300 Other Objects

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

 2,578,835 2,396,573 2,370,641 2,900,593 2,918,311 2,936,560 2,955,357
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 108,760,862 112,194,720 121,175,899 125,070,118 130,847,011 136,946,005 142,263,679
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 246,740 218,426 246,800 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 250,827 193,533 260,011 235,000 235,000 235,000 235,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 497,567 411,959 506,811 485,000 485,000 485,000 485,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 109,258,429 112,606,679 121,682,710 125,555,118 131,332,011 137,431,005 142,748,679
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.

 5,018,740 7,705,735 (2,517,646) (5,645,242) (11,364,532) (16,448,777) (20,813,710)
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.

 33,501,509 38,520,249 46,225,984 43,708,338 38,063,096 26,698,564 10,249,787
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.

 38,520,249 46,225,984 43,708,338 38,063,096 26,698,564 10,249,787 (10,563,923)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 3,240,394 4,655,592 3,080,209 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000
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.

 35,279,855 41,570,392 40,628,129 35,063,096 23,698,564 7,249,787 (13,563,923)
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.

 35,279,855 41,570,392 40,628,129 35,063,096 23,698,564 7,249,787 (13,563,923)
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.

 35,279,855 41,570,392 40,628,129 35,063,096 23,698,564 7,249,787 (13,563,923)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 330 312 312 312 312 312 312
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 4,365 4,339 4,451 4,364 4,364 4,363 4,363

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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.

Cleveland Heights-University Heights City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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