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Orange City forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Orange City – 046581 (Cuyahoga) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/25/2026

Orange 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, Orange City stays above zero through FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. It has written in a new property tax levy from FY2027 — $7,612,180 in FY2029 — that voters have not approved.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2025
$21.1M

4.2 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
Property tax

from FY2027, not yet approved by voters

Orange City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 5 mills

    New Schools

    Current expenses · Continuing · from 2026

    $175 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 5 mills ($5.00 for each $1,000) = $175

    For a home the county values at $300,000: $525 a year $400,000: $700 a year $500,000: $875 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 Orange City Schools tax issues — 3 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 2 of 2; of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Cuyahoga County →

Orange 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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 21,130,069 19,150,502 4,549,700
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,143,688 − 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. 19,986,381 18,150,502 3,549,700
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 19,986,381 18,150,502 3,549,700
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 19,411,059
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 19,986,381 18,150,502 22,960,759

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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.

Orange City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Orange 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 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.

 42,863,199 43,515,083 43,204,024 45,975,162 46,782,790 47,541,863 48,260,417
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 1,707,007 1,794,058 1,892,608 1,919,214 2,142,204 2,202,929 2,263,654
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,795,362 2,407,960 2,812,733 3,386,473 3,842,203 3,842,799 3,843,383
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 481,515 789,045 1,019,813 138,704 149,614 144,390 144,390
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.

 4,991,887 5,048,898 5,243,778 5,344,804 5,383,581 5,479,603 5,573,953
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 2,170,377 3,935,400 3,250,804 2,983,668 2,824,269 2,689,095 2,706,640
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 54,009,347 57,490,444 57,423,759 59,748,025 61,124,661 61,900,679 62,792,437
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 0 0 400,000 400,000 369,288 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 7,952 21,841 11,643 1,046,470 461,118 461,118 461,118
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 7,952 21,841 11,643 1,446,470 861,118 830,406 461,118
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 54,017,299 57,512,286 57,435,402 61,194,494 61,985,779 62,731,084 63,253,555
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 32,719,232 33,985,690 36,135,933 36,170,179 37,453,487 38,783,101 40,160,700
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 12,469,149 13,471,222 14,849,558 16,363,200 16,973,000 18,209,200 19,554,300
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 4,767,779 5,371,881 6,432,116 6,750,118 6,723,702 6,874,523 7,029,087
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,467,086 1,399,548 1,528,801 1,352,116 1,392,679 1,434,460 1,477,493
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 642,811 1,139,879 1,277,508 948,506 827,766 841,384 855,245
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,330,111 935,972 847,983 914,942 933,241 951,906 970,944
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 53,396,168 56,304,193 61,071,898 62,499,061 64,303,876 67,094,574 70,047,769
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,741,689 1,169,139 737,991 675,000 275,000 275,000 575,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 0 0 1,169,288 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.

 1,741,689 1,169,139 1,907,280 675,000 275,000 275,000 575,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 55,137,856 57,473,332 62,979,178 63,174,061 64,578,876 67,369,574 70,622,769
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.

 (1,120,558) 38,954 (5,543,776) (1,979,567) (2,593,098) (4,638,490) (7,369,214)
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.

 27,755,448 26,634,891 26,673,844 21,130,069 19,150,502 16,557,404 11,918,914
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.

 26,634,891 26,673,844 21,130,069 19,150,502 16,557,404 11,918,914 4,549,700
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,481,723 1,693,470 1,143,688 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.

 25,153,168 24,980,374 19,986,381 18,150,502 15,557,404 10,918,914 3,549,700
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.

 25,153,168 24,980,374 19,986,381 18,150,502 15,557,404 10,918,914 3,549,700
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 4,186,699 7,612,180 7,612,180
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 4,186,699 11,798,879 19,411,059
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.

 25,153,168 24,980,374 19,986,381 18,150,502 19,744,103 22,717,793 22,960,759
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 132 132 132 132 132 132 132
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 1,863 1,863 1,863 1,863 1,863 1,863 1,863

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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.

Orange City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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