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Madison Local forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Madison Local – 047886 (Lake) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/26/2026

Madison 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, Madison 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
$2.2M

0.8 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

Madison Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Madison 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.

Madison Township has its own tax issue on this ballot (property tax, 1.9 mills): see it on Lake County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 3 Madison Local Schools tax issues — 2 passed and 1 failed. Renewals passed 2 of 2; of the issues asking for new money, 0 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lake County →

Madison 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. 2,169,468 210,016 1,676,627
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 27,005 − 100,000 − 100,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 2,142,463 110,016 1,576,627
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 353,971
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 2,142,463 110,016 1,930,598
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 2,142,463 110,016 1,930,598

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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.

Madison Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Madison 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.

 10,370,632 11,062,304 11,411,586 11,482,450 11,885,300 12,227,164 11,964,737
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 898,383 972,288 987,756 1,094,454 1,120,400 1,128,213 1,131,234
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 14,078,006 14,222,694 13,433,425 13,769,022 13,822,154 13,844,153 13,827,999
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 906,638 977,852 875,070 1,050,746 974,838 937,837 832,730
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.

 1,214,694 1,301,894 1,419,696 1,384,750 1,459,835 1,536,766 1,505,450
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 875,717 925,627 1,081,153 1,588,303 1,435,737 1,444,580 1,455,357
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 28,344,069 29,462,660 29,208,686 30,369,725 30,698,264 31,118,713 30,717,507
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

Short-term borrowing (notes) brought into the general fund.

 0 0 3,994,765 0 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 79,732 0 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 49,888 520,711 78,893 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 0 445 2,257 81,827 0 0 0
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 49,888 600,888 4,075,916 111,827 30,000 30,000 30,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 28,393,958 30,063,548 33,284,602 30,481,552 30,728,264 31,148,713 30,747,507
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 16,770,812 17,742,292 17,647,423 16,356,530 16,387,231 16,648,290 16,909,647
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 6,278,396 6,993,403 7,856,727 7,785,987 7,226,058 7,544,107 7,873,953
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 4,482,240 4,774,728 4,590,861 5,067,417 4,952,310 5,010,391 5,073,383
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 835,697 837,832 610,531 616,664 633,644 651,210 670,199
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 70,573 1,969 1,233 1,233 1,233 1,233 1,233
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 0 0 2,030,411 2,000,000 0 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 0 0 0 120,000 120,000 120,000 120,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 0 0 0 231,000 133,000 133,000 133,000
04.300 Other Objects

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

 337,269 264,547 215,906 232,173 236,817 241,552 246,383
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 28,774,987 30,614,771 32,953,092 32,411,004 29,690,293 30,349,783 31,027,798
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 2,817 79,732 0 0 0 0 0
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 520,711 78,893 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 24,267 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.

 523,528 182,892 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 29,298,515 30,797,663 32,983,092 32,441,004 29,720,293 30,379,783 31,057,798
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.

 (904,557) (734,115) 301,510 (1,959,452) 1,007,971 768,930 (310,291)
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.

 3,506,631 2,602,073 1,867,958 2,169,468 210,016 1,217,988 1,986,918
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.

 2,602,073 1,867,958 2,169,468 210,016 1,217,988 1,986,918 1,676,627
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 128,118 264,616 27,005 100,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
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.

 2,473,955 1,603,342 2,142,463 110,016 1,117,988 1,886,918 1,576,627
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 0 353,971
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 353,971
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.

 2,473,955 1,603,342 2,142,463 110,016 1,117,988 1,886,918 1,930,598
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.

 2,473,955 1,603,342 2,142,463 110,016 1,117,988 1,886,918 1,930,598
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 173 165 163 174 192 165 170
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,319 2,265 2,203 2,142 2,075 2,052 1,997

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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.

Madison Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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