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Franklin City forecasts running short in FY2029

Franklin City – 044008 (Warren) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/24/2026

Franklin 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, Franklin City goes below zero in FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. It has written in a new property tax levy from FY2029 — $29,645 in FY2029 — that voters have not approved.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2025
$1.9M

0.5 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
FY2029

on its own forecast, if its levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
Property tax

from FY2029, not yet approved by voters

Franklin City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 1.25%

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    $125 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

Franklin Township has its own tax issue on this ballot (property tax, 0.25 mills): see it on Warren County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 7 Franklin City Schools tax issues — 2 passed and 5 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 5 passed; of the other 2 (replacements), 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Warren County →

Franklin 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. 1,941,435 1,002,295 (6,252,685)
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 1,941,435 1,002,295 (6,252,685)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 4,070,098
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 1,941,435 1,002,295 (2,182,587)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 29,645
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 1,941,435 1,002,295 (2,152,942)

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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.

Franklin City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Franklin 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.

 15,850,184 15,261,729 17,586,189 18,794,516 18,995,707 19,233,669 15,897,813
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 2,479,685 2,673,207 2,642,955 3,109,440 3,599,831 3,540,053 3,256,690
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 11,897,171 13,427,064 13,357,512 11,634,322 10,540,152 10,328,295 10,402,009
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,724,206 2,100,591 3,620,067 3,487,132 3,419,813 3,348,585 3,292,382
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.

 1,598,332 1,595,419 1,763,969 1,921,627 1,945,932 1,972,811 1,769,505
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 2,569,127 4,361,045 3,215,580 3,872,375 4,050,024 4,058,882 4,069,997
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 36,118,705 39,419,055 42,186,272 42,819,412 42,551,459 42,482,295 38,688,396
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

Short-term borrowing (notes) brought into the general fund.

 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 0 1,400,000 125,022 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 392,785 34,681 260,215 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.

 392,785 34,681 2,660,215 125,022 0 0 0
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 36,511,490 39,453,736 44,846,487 42,944,434 42,551,459 42,482,295 38,688,396
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 21,159,784 22,031,799 21,966,429 22,353,423 21,364,812 21,518,136 21,897,903
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 9,413,904 9,603,686 9,853,088 10,128,170 9,912,281 10,337,129 10,869,786
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 6,801,179 7,801,860 9,094,094 9,123,052 9,085,662 9,449,088 9,827,052
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 867,849 1,017,104 1,381,928 1,462,255 1,154,745 1,549,887 1,596,384
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 17,260 31,062 14,759 57,527 20,605 20,914 21,228
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 0 0 1,000,000 0 0 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

Repaying loans for energy-saving building work (House Bill 264).

 63,933 63,933 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 5,166 4,781 9,737 0 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 417,392 460,406 593,965 609,148 621,331 633,757 646,432
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 38,746,467 41,014,631 43,914,000 43,733,574 42,159,434 43,508,912 44,858,785
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 0 0 7,264 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 0 0 1,525,022 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.

 0 0 1,532,286 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 38,746,467 41,014,631 45,446,286 43,883,574 42,309,434 43,658,912 45,008,785
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.

 (2,234,977) (1,560,895) (599,798) (939,140) 242,025 (1,176,617) (6,320,388)
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.

 6,337,106 4,102,129 2,541,234 1,941,435 1,002,295 1,244,320 67,703
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.

 4,102,129 2,541,234 1,941,435 1,002,295 1,244,320 67,703 (6,252,685)
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.

 4,102,129 2,541,234 1,941,435 1,002,295 1,244,320 67,703 (6,252,685)
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 4,070,098
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,070,098
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.

 4,102,129 2,541,234 1,941,435 1,002,295 1,244,320 67,703 (2,182,587)
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 29,645
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 29,645
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.

 4,102,129 2,541,234 1,941,435 1,002,295 1,244,320 67,703 (2,152,942)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 228 228 235 97 100 100 100
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,339 2,365 2,352 2,294 2,291 2,291 2,291

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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.

Franklin City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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