What you can ask

Name a county, a town or a school district, and what you want to know about it. Tap a question to put it in the box, then change the place to yours.

A county

Your tax bill

Levies and the ballot

Schools

Home values, unpaid tax and foreclosures

Home prices, here or anywhere

If the site can’t tell which page you mean, your question goes to our AI model to try and give you a better answer — we don’t use any personal or identifying information to achieve this.

Find my place

School budgets

Lebanon City forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Lebanon City – 044214 (Warren) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 07/28/2026

Lebanon 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, Lebanon 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
$21.1M

3.3 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

Lebanon City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 1%

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 10 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    $100 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.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 4 Lebanon City Schools tax issues — 4 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 3 of 3; of the other 1 (a replacement), 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Warren County →

Lebanon 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. 21,088,984 20,431,326 3,952,220
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 924,904 − 850,000 − 850,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 20,164,080 19,581,326 3,102,220
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 20,164,080 19,581,326 3,102,220
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 20,164,080 19,581,326 3,102,220

Swipe sideways for more columns.

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.

Lebanon City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Lebanon 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.

 34,458,725 38,118,147 40,645,529 42,851,718 43,592,599 44,262,622 44,663,488
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 3,272,236 4,290,401 3,972,250 4,659,954 4,672,081 4,643,588 4,672,595
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 19,732,240 20,211,075 21,011,796 21,727,714 21,732,862 21,692,941 21,652,506
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,731,762 1,521,118 983,950 854,441 868,888 870,977 873,685
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.

 3,817,381 4,289,586 4,752,385 4,820,379 4,922,977 5,018,217 5,062,375
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,734,341 4,610,336 4,667,917 4,714,800 4,745,700 4,777,527 4,810,309
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 66,746,684 73,040,663 76,033,828 79,629,006 80,535,107 81,265,872 81,734,958
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 137 25 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 106,098 323 35,687 130,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 30,666 17,770 3,661 4,700 4,700 4,700 4,700
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 136,764 18,230 39,373 134,700 104,700 104,700 104,700
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 66,883,448 73,058,893 76,073,201 79,763,706 80,639,807 81,370,573 81,839,658
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 39,094,765 42,452,013 43,870,024 45,847,598 47,241,670 48,576,065 49,949,907
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 15,757,667 16,556,892 17,571,462 18,510,670 19,782,946 21,146,336 22,629,015
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 9,415,941 10,611,255 10,972,677 11,350,001 11,702,151 12,065,331 12,439,892
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,790,864 3,022,331 3,095,194 3,145,001 3,239,351 3,336,532 3,436,628
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 56,632 252,393 312,139 320,000 325,100 330,353 335,763
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 260,000 265,000 212,078 0 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 416,884 430,000 449,000 464,000 485,000 501,000 523,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 301,225 285,803 138,276 116,906 98,402 79,092 58,950
04.300 Other Objects

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

 594,153 399,578 944,923 667,188 674,637 682,187 689,837
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 68,688,131 74,275,265 77,565,773 80,421,364 83,549,257 86,716,896 90,062,992
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 75,842 5,949 25 0 0 0 0
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 500,323 22,003 13,683 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.

 576,165 27,952 13,708 0 0 0 0
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 69,264,296 74,303,217 77,579,481 80,421,364 83,549,257 86,716,896 90,062,992
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.

 (2,380,848) (1,244,324) (1,506,280) (657,658) (2,909,450) (5,346,323) (8,223,334)
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.

 26,220,437 23,839,588 22,595,264 21,088,984 20,431,326 17,521,877 12,175,553
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.

 23,839,588 22,595,264 21,088,984 20,431,326 17,521,877 12,175,553 3,952,220
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,218,638 1,493,140 924,904 850,000 850,000 850,000 850,000
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.

 22,620,950 21,102,124 20,164,080 19,581,326 16,671,877 11,325,553 3,102,220
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.

 22,620,950 21,102,124 20,164,080 19,581,326 16,671,877 11,325,553 3,102,220
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.

 22,620,950 21,102,124 20,164,080 19,581,326 16,671,877 11,325,553 3,102,220
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 314 324 290 326 331 341 343
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 4,581 4,454 4,325 4,287 4,184 4,076 3,976

Swipe sideways for more columns.

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.

Lebanon City’s levies, spending and test scores →

Another county or district

From the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s bulk forecast files — the filings its Forecast Submissions report shows one district at a time, to the dollar. A county’s figures are the traditional districts the state files under it, added together; Ohio’s are all of them. Each district writes its own forecast, and nothing here is estimated. The 49 career centers file their own forecasts and are listed under their home county, but are in no total: each serves several counties.