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Middletown City forecasts no shortfall through FY2030

Middletown City – 044404 (Butler) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/28/2026

Middletown 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, Middletown 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
$44.3M

6.0 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

Middletown City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Middletown City 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.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Butler County →

Middletown 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. 44,332,344 48,867,958 20,745,523
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,000,000 − 1,000,000 − 1,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 43,332,344 47,867,958 19,745,523
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 43,332,344 47,867,958 19,745,523
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 43,332,344 47,867,958 19,745,523

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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.

Middletown City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Middletown 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.

 27,051,696 30,074,034 30,484,599 30,108,951 30,860,725 31,034,206 31,330,613
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 3,877,253 3,952,025 3,719,727 4,117,810 4,082,001 4,111,777 4,109,219
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 38,914,316 43,305,425 45,524,542 48,623,959 46,311,754 44,421,495 42,478,919
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 7,578,783 7,219,697 7,130,723 7,388,649 7,803,669 7,823,701 7,897,719
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.

 3,556,470 3,881,639 3,908,520 3,920,783 3,979,287 3,989,117 4,022,701
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 5,927,290 5,788,250 7,524,554 7,670,159 7,401,090 7,034,805 6,981,779
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 86,905,810 94,221,071 98,292,665 101,830,311 100,438,526 98,415,101 96,820,950
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 0 31,956 631 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,021,568 1,265,924 2,864,981 1,814,206 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 369,568 115,595 71,049 45,004 45,004 45,005 45,005
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,391,137 1,381,520 2,967,986 1,859,841 1,295,004 1,295,005 1,295,005
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 88,296,946 95,602,590 101,260,652 103,690,152 101,733,530 99,710,106 98,115,955
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 39,322,926 43,731,145 43,857,849 46,998,275 49,702,095 51,571,636 54,231,259
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 13,234,073 16,120,385 16,608,848 17,520,981 18,885,958 20,254,728 21,865,378
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 22,043,141 23,758,751 25,035,437 27,781,030 28,746,467 29,746,012 30,780,896
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,890,960 1,992,829 2,299,323 3,273,401 3,387,970 3,506,549 3,629,278
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 563,565 238,614 465,113 475,346 491,983 509,202 527,024
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 60,000 60,000 65,000 65,000 70,000 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 17,338 14,488 11,519 8,423 5,225 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 580,896 574,118 599,200 600,001 617,976 633,565 649,549
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 77,712,899 86,490,330 88,942,289 96,722,457 101,907,674 106,221,692 111,683,384
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,001,019 2,086,262 1,112,563 1,182,081 1,253,860 1,390,444 1,473,871
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 973,561 2,321,664 1,814,206 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 37,620 0 0 0 367 367 367
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 2,012,200 4,407,926 2,926,769 2,432,081 2,504,227 2,640,811 2,724,238
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 79,725,099 90,898,256 91,869,058 99,154,538 104,411,901 108,862,503 114,407,622
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.

 8,571,847 4,704,334 9,391,594 4,535,614 (2,678,371) (9,152,397) (16,291,667)
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.

 21,664,569 30,236,416 34,940,751 44,332,344 48,867,958 46,189,587 37,037,190
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.

 30,236,416 34,940,751 44,332,344 48,867,958 46,189,587 37,037,190 20,745,523
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 884,392 1,050,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
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.

 29,352,024 33,890,751 43,332,344 47,867,958 45,189,587 36,037,190 19,745,523
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.

 29,352,024 33,890,751 43,332,344 47,867,958 45,189,587 36,037,190 19,745,523
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.

 29,352,024 33,890,751 43,332,344 47,867,958 45,189,587 36,037,190 19,745,523
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 485 457 465 427 491 482 543
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 5,236 5,219 5,196 5,110 4,998 4,950 4,810

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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.

Middletown City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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