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Leipsic Local forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Leipsic Local – 049353 (Putnam) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/28/2026

Leipsic Local’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, Leipsic Local 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
$7.9M

10.1 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

Leipsic Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Leipsic Local 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 Leipsic Local Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Putnam County →

Leipsic Local: 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. 7,859,586 9,584,264 12,676,829
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 104,598 − 70,000 − 70,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 912,407 − 700,450 − 670,450
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 6,842,581 8,813,814 11,936,379
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 6,842,581 8,813,814 11,936,379
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 6,842,581 8,813,814 11,936,379

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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.

Leipsic Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Leipsic Local 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.

 2,829,720 2,982,006 2,835,680 2,411,927 2,668,402 2,751,712 2,838,661
01.030 Income Tax

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

 557,544 590,340 591,019 602,839 614,896 627,194 639,738
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 5,718,660 6,174,685 6,550,235 7,064,149 7,064,149 7,064,149 7,064,149
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 531,080 593,179 546,147 545,051 545,051 545,051 545,051
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.

 284,023 303,080 286,319 751,352 359,860 274,586 284,020
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 487,583 561,027 567,484 483,700 483,700 483,700 483,700
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 10,408,610 11,204,317 11,376,884 11,859,018 11,736,058 11,746,392 11,855,319
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 255,520 545,734 195,000 250,000 257,500 265,225 273,182
02.050 Advances-In

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

 614,089 97,837 124,760 14,109 20,000 20,000 20,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 380 0 0 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.

 869,989 643,571 319,760 264,109 277,500 285,225 293,182
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 11,278,599 11,847,888 11,696,644 12,123,127 12,013,558 12,031,617 12,148,501
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 4,547,793 4,996,330 5,128,239 5,748,336 5,920,786 6,098,410 6,281,362
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 2,144,392 2,271,617 2,259,968 2,402,113 2,474,176 2,548,401 2,624,853
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 1,205,884 1,292,299 1,504,895 1,550,042 1,596,543 1,644,439 1,693,773
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 210,055 469,992 253,013 260,603 268,421 276,474 284,768
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 9,442 229,150 39,206 40,382 41,594 42,841 44,127
04.300 Other Objects

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

 120,630 120,084 123,275 126,973 130,782 134,706 138,747
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 8,238,196 9,379,472 9,308,596 10,128,449 10,432,303 10,745,272 11,067,630
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 255,520 5,762,394 415,415 250,000 257,500 265,225 273,182
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 440,574 198,788 14,060 20,000 20,000 20,000 20,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 696,094 5,961,182 429,475 270,000 277,500 285,225 293,182
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 8,934,290 15,340,654 9,738,071 10,398,449 10,709,803 11,030,497 11,360,812
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.

 2,344,309 (3,492,766) 1,958,573 1,724,678 1,303,755 1,001,120 787,689
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.

 7,049,470 9,393,779 5,901,013 7,859,586 9,584,264 10,888,019 11,889,139
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.

 9,393,779 5,901,013 7,859,586 9,584,264 10,888,019 11,889,139 12,676,829
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 76,266 70,624 104,598 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000
09.010 Textbook and Instructional Materials

Money set aside for textbooks and classroom materials.

 228,142 336,342 298,597 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000
09.020 Capital Improvements

Money set aside for buildings and other capital projects.

 42,543 91,280 27,187 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 443,716 520,450 520,450 520,450 520,450 520,450 520,450
09.040 DPIA

Money set aside from Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid, a past state program for poorer districts.

 7,159 7,256 66,173 30,000 0 0 0
09.080 Subtotal

All of the money set aside, lines 9.010 to 9.070, added together.

 721,560 955,328 912,407 700,450 670,450 670,450 670,450
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.

 8,595,953 4,875,061 6,842,581 8,813,814 10,147,569 11,148,689 11,936,379
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.

 8,595,953 4,875,061 6,842,581 8,813,814 10,147,569 11,148,689 11,936,379
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.

 8,595,953 4,875,061 6,842,581 8,813,814 10,147,569 11,148,689 11,936,379
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 53 41 36 40 40 40 40
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 586 604 586 582 582 582 582

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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.

Leipsic Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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