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Painesville City Local forecasts running short in FY2029

Painesville City Local – 044628 (Lake) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

Painesville City 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, Painesville City Local goes below zero in FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. It has written in a new income tax levy from FY2028 — $3,400,000 in FY2030 — that voters have not approved.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2026
$7.8M

2.2 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
FY2029

on its own forecast, if its levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
Income tax

from FY2028, not yet approved by voters

Painesville City Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 1.25%

    New Schools

    Current expenses · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

    $125 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

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

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lake County →

Painesville City 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. 7,801,085 5,211,256 (9,611,110)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 44,644 − 25,000 − 25,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 2,011,175 − 1,975,794 − 0
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 5,745,266 3,210,462 (9,636,110)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 1,384,417
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 5,745,266 3,210,462 (8,251,693)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 8,500,000
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 5,745,266 3,210,462 248,307

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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.

Painesville City Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Painesville City 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.

 6,972,517 7,037,130 7,054,645 7,169,841 7,187,765 6,756,712 6,324,580
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 298,209 305,192 321,460 336,550 336,550 324,101 311,651
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 26,213,465 27,778,290 25,553,097 26,560,983 26,560,983 26,560,983 26,560,983
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,288,716 4,446,272 4,170,225 4,002,237 4,002,236 4,002,236 4,002,236
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.

 737,830 740,916 746,998 616,000 485,000 485,000 485,000
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,469,832 1,515,250 1,014,808 885,545 885,545 885,545 885,545
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 39,980,569 41,823,049 38,861,232 39,571,156 39,458,080 39,014,577 38,569,995
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 143,756 58,416 0 35,378 1,975,794 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 242,866 530,453 654,641 667,125 651,625 651,625 651,625
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 386,623 588,870 654,641 702,503 2,627,419 651,625 651,625
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 40,367,192 42,411,919 39,515,873 40,273,659 42,085,498 39,666,202 39,221,620
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 22,304,704 24,693,650 25,035,575 24,206,458 24,743,161 25,097,099 25,450,118
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 8,939,063 10,208,554 12,145,871 11,352,353 11,405,017 11,799,321 12,212,205
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 4,637,321 5,486,917 4,659,650 5,234,084 5,391,105 5,552,840 5,719,425
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 766,427 874,677 919,283 1,011,331 1,041,670 1,072,920 1,105,110
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 61,922 74,266 50,365 55,188 56,844 58,550 60,305
04.300 Other Objects

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

 279,615 256,896 261,699 268,695 270,042 266,395 272,723
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 36,989,053 41,594,960 43,072,444 42,128,110 42,907,840 43,847,125 44,819,887
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 452,773 795,468 809,624 735,378 2,699,648 748,185 773,003
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 452,773 795,468 809,624 735,378 2,699,648 748,185 773,003
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 37,441,826 42,390,428 43,882,068 42,863,488 45,607,487 44,595,310 45,592,889
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.

 2,925,366 21,491 (4,366,195) (2,589,829) (3,521,989) (4,929,108) (6,371,269)
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.

 9,220,423 12,145,789 12,167,280 7,801,085 5,211,256 1,689,267 (3,239,841)
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.

 12,145,789 12,167,280 7,801,085 5,211,256 1,689,267 (3,239,841) (9,611,110)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 15,435 26,636 44,644 25,000 25,000 25,000 25,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 1,952,995 2,011,172 2,011,175 1,975,794 0 0 0
09.080 Subtotal

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

 1,952,995 2,011,172 2,011,175 1,975,794 0 0 0
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.

 10,177,359 10,129,472 5,745,266 3,210,462 1,664,267 (3,264,841) (9,636,110)
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 0 461,472 922,945
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 461,472 1,384,417
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.

 10,177,359 10,129,472 5,745,266 3,210,462 1,664,267 (2,803,369) (8,251,693)
13.010 Income Tax - New

A new income tax the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 1,700,000 3,400,000 3,400,000
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 1,700,000 5,100,000 8,500,000
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.

 10,177,359 10,129,472 5,745,266 3,210,462 3,364,267 2,296,631 248,307

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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.

Painesville City Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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