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Covington Exempted Village forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Covington Exempted Village – 045336 (Miami) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

Covington Exempted Village’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, Covington Exempted Village 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
$2.9M

2.6 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

Covington Exempted Village Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Covington Exempted Village 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.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Covington Exempted Village Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Miami County →

Covington Exempted Village: 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. 2,928,789 2,873,852 2,393,733
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 20,009 − 75,000 − 75,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 2,908,780 2,798,852 2,318,733
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 2,908,780 2,798,852 2,318,733
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 2,908,780 2,798,852 2,318,733

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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.

Covington Exempted Village’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Covington Exempted Village 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.

 2,492,911 2,441,814 2,854,920 2,517,504 2,751,788 2,965,185 3,049,297
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 179,815 206,145 245,403 273,070 276,110 279,150 282,190
01.030 Income Tax

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

 3,214,242 3,705,593 3,508,001 3,748,890 3,786,378 3,810,115 3,834,089
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 5,477,608 5,942,924 6,281,038 6,514,688 6,470,885 6,471,010 6,471,127
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 410,515 432,429 426,556 351,112 369,455 369,455 369,455
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.

 348,603 354,017 410,370 521,716 546,594 556,411 604,256
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 510,211 448,724 481,374 433,467 411,409 383,869 369,398
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 12,633,905 13,531,646 14,207,662 14,360,447 14,612,619 14,835,195 14,979,812
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 0 4,293 3,384 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 700 1,269 1,455 1,269 1,269 1,269 1,269
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 700 1,269 5,748 4,653 1,269 1,269 1,269
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 12,634,605 13,532,915 14,213,410 14,365,100 14,613,888 14,836,464 14,981,081
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 6,479,703 7,010,562 7,035,354 7,301,603 7,484,498 7,637,326 7,790,719
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 2,573,690 2,695,377 2,921,461 3,106,634 3,114,853 3,146,969 3,177,864
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 1,782,904 2,232,348 2,762,438 2,779,611 2,827,132 2,906,434 2,988,190
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 302,856 283,653 298,024 303,584 312,151 320,970 330,048
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 402,410 211,681 264,501 335,400 325,000 458,650 224,400
04.300 Other Objects

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

 129,092 133,679 136,806 124,595 151,038 127,501 158,985
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 11,670,655 12,567,300 13,418,584 13,951,426 14,214,672 14,597,850 14,670,205
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,338,218 1,497,892 730,000 468,611 473,297 476,264 479,261
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 0 4,293 3,384 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.

 1,338,218 1,502,185 733,384 468,611 473,297 476,264 479,261
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 13,008,873 14,069,485 14,151,968 14,420,038 14,687,969 15,074,115 15,149,467
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.

 (374,268) (536,570) 61,442 (54,937) (74,081) (237,651) (168,386)
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.

 3,778,185 3,403,917 2,867,347 2,928,789 2,873,852 2,799,770 2,562,119
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.

 3,403,917 2,867,347 2,928,789 2,873,852 2,799,770 2,562,119 2,393,733
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 82,984 10,806 20,009 75,000 75,000 75,000 75,000
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.

 3,320,933 2,856,541 2,908,780 2,798,852 2,724,770 2,487,119 2,318,733
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.

 3,320,933 2,856,541 2,908,780 2,798,852 2,724,770 2,487,119 2,318,733
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.

 3,320,933 2,856,541 2,908,780 2,798,852 2,724,770 2,487,119 2,318,733
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 52 61 61 61 61 61 61
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 705 674 674 674 674 674 674

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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.

Covington Exempted Village’s levies, spending and test scores →

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