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Mentor Exempted Village forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Mentor Exempted Village – 045492 (Lake) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/24/2026

Mentor Exempted Village’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, Mentor Exempted Village stays above zero through FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2025
$47.6M

5.0 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
Not by FY2029

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

Mentor Exempted Village Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 3.5 mills

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from 2026

    $122.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 3.5 mills ($3.50 for each $1,000) = $122.50

    For a home the county values at $250,000: $306.25 a year $300,000: $367.50 a year $400,000: $490 a year

    These are first-year figures. A levy approved now is charged at its full voted rate, with none of the state’s rollback credits; when the county next revalues homes, the state lowers its rate so that it collects the same dollars. Your home’s county value is on your tax bill.

    What would it cost my home? →

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

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lake County →

Mentor Exempted Village: 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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 47,581,521 47,305,934 12,450,755
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 3,143,632 − 1,309,847 − 2,357,724
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 2,255,727 − 2,255,727
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 44,437,889 43,740,361 7,837,304
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 44,437,889 43,740,361 7,837,304
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 44,437,889 43,740,361 7,837,304

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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.

Mentor Exempted Village’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Mentor Exempted Village 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 ActualFY2023 ActualFY2024 ActualFY2025 Current year budgetFY2026 Forecast year 1FY2027 Forecast year 2FY2028 Forecast year 3FY2029
01.010 General Property Tax (Real Estate)

Property tax on land and buildings — homes, farms and businesses — from levies voters have already approved.

 70,415,460 68,627,231 71,368,850 70,918,530 69,732,233 70,270,514 70,728,722
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 5,860,094 6,039,343 6,177,720 6,499,719 6,801,369 6,854,234 6,855,868
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 15,035,870 15,361,013 16,052,643 16,678,471 17,196,086 17,189,547 17,161,719
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,722,506 2,013,381 1,715,142 1,255,987 1,150,546 1,150,535 1,152,025
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.

 7,428,178 7,526,249 7,509,144 7,612,852 7,615,261 7,732,465 7,848,141
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 8,908,208 9,329,555 10,620,852 9,845,187 8,938,993 8,894,364 8,813,323
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 109,370,316 108,896,772 113,444,350 112,810,748 111,434,488 112,091,659 112,559,798
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 53,116 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 223,527 22,219 71,617 1,724,253 200,479 200,479 200,479
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 392,847 719,832 140,177 443,727 443,727 443,727 443,727
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 669,490 742,050 211,795 2,167,980 644,206 644,206 644,206
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 110,039,805 109,638,822 113,656,145 114,978,728 112,078,694 112,735,865 113,204,004
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 65,698,324 66,371,170 68,950,207 70,746,238 72,450,108 75,746,547 78,385,957
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 25,934,407 24,506,030 26,723,844 26,748,377 28,699,013 29,911,796 31,077,638
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 10,723,726 11,301,314 12,176,140 12,284,601 12,748,126 13,093,823 13,448,903
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 4,808,184 3,933,031 3,720,980 3,534,684 4,013,443 4,013,970 3,956,305
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 224,119 1,144,996 1,196,558 274,726 196,971 201,060 205,242
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,205,499 1,084,902 1,224,220 1,158,189 1,181,966 1,206,279 1,231,138
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 108,594,259 108,341,443 113,991,949 114,746,815 119,289,628 124,173,476 128,305,183
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 14,182,594 3,409,894 4,156,144 307,020 168,006 168,006 168,006
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 22,219 71,617 1,724,253 200,479 200,479 200,479 200,479
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 510 (249) 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.

 14,205,323 3,481,262 5,880,397 507,499 368,485 368,485 368,485
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 122,799,581 111,822,705 119,872,346 115,254,314 119,658,113 124,541,961 128,673,668
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.

 (12,759,776) (2,183,883) (6,216,202) (275,587) (7,579,419) (11,806,096) (15,469,665)
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.

 68,741,382 55,981,606 53,797,723 47,581,521 47,305,934 39,726,515 27,920,419
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.

 55,981,606 53,797,723 47,581,521 47,305,934 39,726,515 27,920,419 12,450,755
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 3,582,731 3,143,632 3,143,632 1,309,847 2,357,724 2,357,724 2,357,724
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 5,266,561 5,360,143 0 2,255,727 2,255,727 2,255,727 2,255,727
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 1 2 3 4
09.080 Subtotal

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

 5,266,561 5,360,143 0 2,255,727 2,255,727 2,255,727 2,255,727
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.

 47,132,314 45,293,948 44,437,889 43,740,361 35,113,064 23,306,968 7,837,304
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.

 47,132,314 45,293,948 44,437,889 43,740,361 35,113,064 23,306,968 7,837,304
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.

 47,132,314 45,293,948 44,437,889 43,740,361 35,113,064 23,306,968 7,837,304
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 482 528 520 355 501 479 444
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 6,466 6,225 6,037 6,202 5,807 5,750 5,778

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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.

Mentor Exempted Village’s levies, spending and test scores →

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