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Hillsboro City forecasts running short in FY2030

Hillsboro City – 044123 (Highland) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

Hillsboro 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, Hillsboro 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
$10.5M

3.8 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

Hillsboro City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Hillsboro City 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 Highland County →

Hillsboro 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. 10,538,675 7,877,233 (4,424,174)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 281,458 − 275,000 − 275,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 10,257,217 7,602,233 (4,699,174)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 10,257,217 7,602,233 (4,699,174)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 10,257,217 7,602,233 (4,699,174)

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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.

Hillsboro City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Hillsboro 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.

 7,649,689 8,751,442 9,848,377 8,100,000 8,343,000 8,593,290 8,851,089
01.030 Income Tax

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

 3,992,234 4,210,381 4,484,449 4,400,000 4,500,000 4,500,000 4,500,000
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 16,011,476 15,404,323 14,375,505 15,345,000 15,200,000 15,200,000 15,200,000
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,455,591 2,289,808 2,207,707 2,159,000 2,200,000 2,200,000 2,200,000
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.

 891,455 1,016,349 1,156,983 2,550,000 2,523,112 902,295 929,364
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,813,511 1,356,855 1,663,803 1,460,850 1,350,000 1,350,000 1,350,000
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 31,813,956 33,029,158 33,736,824 34,014,850 34,116,112 32,745,585 33,030,453
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

Money moved into the general fund from the district's other funds.

 767,500 813,210 851,488 817,410 55,000 55,500 54,500
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 38 12,167 119 100 100 100 100
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 767,538 825,377 851,607 817,510 55,100 55,600 54,600
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 32,581,494 33,854,535 34,588,431 34,832,360 34,171,212 32,801,185 33,085,053
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 16,297,384 16,568,400 17,915,316 20,109,106 20,736,750 21,801,940 22,892,034
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 7,418,453 8,082,391 8,390,963 9,042,916 9,538,905 10,028,892 10,530,336
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 3,297,633 6,677,868 5,018,113 4,098,164 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,003,176 1,180,721 848,260 1,465,878 1,400,000 1,400,000 1,400,000
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 213,092 425,707 76,693 226,475 200,000 200,000 200,000
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 752,000 764,000 780,000 0 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 0 0 786,000 49,871 51,808 51,672
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 62,292 47,989 33,400 15,800 5,129 3,692 2,828
04.300 Other Objects

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

 389,645 397,508 436,344 449,463 400,000 400,000 400,000
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 29,433,675 34,144,584 33,499,089 36,193,802 35,830,655 37,386,332 38,976,870
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 815,657 813,210 814,500 1,300,000 55,000 55,500 54,500
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 815,657 813,210 814,500 1,300,000 55,000 55,500 54,500
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 30,249,332 34,957,794 34,313,589 37,493,802 35,885,655 37,441,832 39,031,370
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.

 2,332,162 (1,103,259) 274,842 (2,661,442) (1,714,443) (4,640,647) (5,946,317)
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.

 9,034,930 11,367,092 10,263,833 10,538,675 7,877,233 6,162,790 1,522,143
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.

 11,367,092 10,263,833 10,538,675 7,877,233 6,162,790 1,522,143 (4,424,174)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 175,117 266,231 281,458 275,000 275,000 275,000 275,000
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.

 11,191,975 9,997,602 10,257,217 7,602,233 5,887,790 1,247,143 (4,699,174)
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.

 11,191,975 9,997,602 10,257,217 7,602,233 5,887,790 1,247,143 (4,699,174)
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.

 11,191,975 9,997,602 10,257,217 7,602,233 5,887,790 1,247,143 (4,699,174)

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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.

Hillsboro City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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