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Kettering City School District forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Kettering City School District – 044180 (Montgomery) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/12/2026

Kettering City School District’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, Kettering City School District 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
$49.0M

4.6 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

Kettering City School District on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Kettering City School District 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 2 Kettering City School District tax issues — 2 passed and 0 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 2 of 2 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Montgomery County →

Kettering City School District: 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. 49,021,908 51,096,942 2,001,901
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,350,268 − 1,236,504 − 0
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 47,671,640 49,860,438 2,001,901
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 47,671,640 49,860,438 2,001,901
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 47,671,640 49,860,438 2,001,901

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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.

Kettering City School District’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Kettering City School District 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.

 70,711,519 72,372,547 72,449,151 72,690,391 73,060,032 73,075,845 73,487,855
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 15,538,355 17,042,954 19,234,745 21,107,611 21,344,131 21,454,053 21,530,771
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 23,555,742 25,254,948 26,409,864 24,867,439 19,496,190 16,374,940 16,586,309
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,902,146 5,076,162 4,288,234 3,260,334 2,880,942 2,514,033 2,312,281
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.

 6,169,182 6,191,243 6,218,164 6,269,454 6,322,221 6,323,520 6,372,716
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 6,023,751 6,628,040 7,570,331 6,925,815 7,028,161 7,132,193 7,236,519
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 126,900,695 132,565,895 136,170,488 135,121,044 130,131,677 126,874,584 127,526,451
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 182,048 0 182,048 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,641,900 1,038,796 417,452 512,698 512,698 512,698 512,698
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 93,085 144,822 56,153 90,000 90,000 90,000 90,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,917,033 1,183,618 655,654 602,697 602,697 602,697 602,697
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 128,817,728 133,749,512 136,826,142 135,723,741 130,734,374 127,477,281 128,129,148
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 68,168,119 69,967,135 73,218,263 75,780,478 78,054,725 81,744,920 85,612,417
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 32,075,968 32,800,016 33,594,537 34,940,326 36,925,194 39,423,034 42,099,641
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 12,618,873 13,742,319 15,779,039 15,801,998 16,357,589 16,936,499 17,539,693
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,722,580 2,734,006 2,922,539 4,133,782 4,521,312 3,400,038 3,774,839
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 375,821 32,165 212,792 674,177 687,661 701,414 715,442
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 165,000 170,000 175,000 185,000 190,000 200,000 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 39,688 33,400 26,500 19,300 11,800 4,000 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,569,777 1,457,258 1,636,652 1,600,948 1,632,967 1,665,626 1,698,939
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 117,735,826 120,936,299 127,565,322 133,136,009 138,381,248 144,075,531 151,440,971
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 307,048 837,863 182,048 0 0 0 0
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,038,796 417,452 512,698 512,698 512,698 512,698 512,698
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 1,330 0 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.

 1,345,844 1,256,645 694,746 512,698 512,698 512,698 512,698
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 119,081,670 122,192,944 128,260,068 133,648,707 138,893,946 144,588,229 151,953,669
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.

 9,736,058 11,556,568 8,566,074 2,075,034 (8,159,572) (17,110,948) (23,824,521)
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.

 19,163,208 28,899,266 40,455,834 49,021,908 51,096,942 42,937,370 25,826,422
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.

 28,899,266 40,455,834 49,021,908 51,096,942 42,937,370 25,826,422 2,001,901
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,121,761 1,280,920 1,350,268 1,236,504 1,236,504 1,236,504 0
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.

 27,777,505 39,174,914 47,671,640 49,860,438 41,700,866 24,589,918 2,001,901
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.

 27,777,505 39,174,914 47,671,640 49,860,438 41,700,866 24,589,918 2,001,901
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.

 27,777,505 39,174,914 47,671,640 49,860,438 41,700,866 24,589,918 2,001,901
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 537 497 527 487 502 513 544
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 6,765 6,665 6,608 6,574 6,484 6,449 6,393

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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.

Kettering City School District’s levies, spending and test scores →

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