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Jackson City forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Jackson City – 044156 (Jackson) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/13/2026

Jackson 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, Jackson City 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
$7.3M

3.0 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

Jackson City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Jackson 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.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Jackson City Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Jackson County →

Jackson 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. 7,259,645 4,888,130 1,738,294
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 7,259,645 4,888,130 1,738,294
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 7,259,645 4,888,130 1,738,294
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 7,259,645 4,888,130 1,738,294

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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.

Jackson City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Jackson 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.

 6,763,327 7,122,365 7,174,093 7,252,893 7,040,435 7,069,797 7,099,192
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 2,031,243 2,077,549 2,278,809 2,349,286 2,372,931 2,389,432 2,405,934
01.030 Income Tax

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

 0 0 0 237,987 2,839,709 4,287,799 4,566,122
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 15,130,686 14,397,386 13,860,705 13,893,206 13,896,480 13,876,775 13,850,119
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,254,639 2,495,352 2,149,456 2,141,286 2,131,773 2,144,017 2,163,772
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.

 452,712 931,947 965,789 1,036,281 1,127,327 1,131,401 1,135,479
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,628,244 1,239,209 1,395,225 1,160,868 1,181,107 1,201,850 1,223,111
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 27,260,853 28,263,807 27,824,078 28,071,807 30,589,762 32,101,071 32,443,729
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 0 55 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 108,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 23,071 1,182,752 7,516 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 131,071 1,182,752 7,570 5,000 5,000 5,000 5,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 27,391,923 29,446,560 27,831,648 28,076,808 30,594,762 32,106,072 32,448,730
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 13,182,811 16,529,570 17,102,890 17,477,882 18,086,755 18,794,530 19,403,638
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 6,718,759 6,530,283 7,420,398 7,715,322 8,139,608 8,604,197 9,073,385
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 2,692,264 3,252,116 3,436,682 3,503,939 3,556,498 3,609,845 3,663,993
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 830,543 801,832 769,415 811,010 823,174 835,520 848,052
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 12,455 14,817 11,842 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 55,000 104,000 90,430 62,000 65,000 67,000 71,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 27,800 32,168 27,773 24,705 21,848 18,878 15,773
04.300 Other Objects

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

 583,636 434,585 428,907 443,465 450,117 456,868 463,721
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 24,103,268 27,699,371 29,288,337 30,048,323 31,153,000 32,396,838 33,549,562
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 399,457 555,685 321,324 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 399,457 555,685 321,324 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 24,502,725 28,255,056 29,609,661 30,448,323 31,553,000 32,796,838 33,949,562
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.

 2,889,198 1,191,504 (1,778,013) (2,371,515) (958,238) (690,766) (1,500,832)
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.

 4,956,957 7,846,155 9,037,658 7,259,645 4,888,130 3,929,892 3,239,126
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.

 7,846,155 9,037,658 7,259,645 4,888,130 3,929,892 3,239,126 1,738,294
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.

 7,846,155 9,037,658 7,259,645 4,888,130 3,929,892 3,239,126 1,738,294
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.

 7,846,155 9,037,658 7,259,645 4,888,130 3,929,892 3,239,126 1,738,294
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.

 7,846,155 9,037,658 7,259,645 4,888,130 3,929,892 3,239,126 1,738,294
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 194 156 141 141 199 180 183
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 1,991 1,975 1,968 1,966 1,874 1,859 1,822

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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.

Jackson City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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