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Poland Local forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Poland Local – 048348 (Mahoning) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/26/2026

Poland 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, Poland Local 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
$10.0M

5.2 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
None

it counts no levy voters have not approved

Poland Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 3.57 mills

    Renewal Schools

    Current operating expenses · 5 years · from 2027

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. Poland Local sits at Ohio’s 20-mill floor on the state’s 2025 rates, so its operating levies, this one among them, are no longer cut when homes are revalued: what they collect rises with values, which a 2025 law holds to inflation.

  2. Property tax, 1 mill

    Renewal School buildings

    Permanent improvements · 5 years · from 2027

    Continues a levy already on the bill. If it passes, the levy keeps going as it is today; if it fails, it ends when its current term runs out. When homes are revalued, the state cuts its rate so it collects the same total — so a home whose value rose more than most pays a little more of it.

    Building money: kept outside the general fund, so a budget forecast never shows it.

The Village of Poland has 2 tax issues of its own on this ballot: see them on Mahoning County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 7 Poland Local Schools tax issues — 6 passed and 1 failed. Renewals passed 6 of 6; of the issues asking for new money, 0 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Mahoning County →

Poland 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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 9,999,092 11,107,147 3,041,890
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 200,000 − 200,000 − 200,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 9,799,092 10,907,147 2,841,890
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 4,319,816
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 9,799,092 10,907,147 7,161,706
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 9,799,092 10,907,147 7,161,706

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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.

Poland Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Poland 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 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.

 13,527,848 14,914,341 16,069,016 16,091,018 16,296,069 15,526,266 13,716,256
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 893,974 878,343 848,505 882,145 894,450 853,842 796,511
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,737,818 4,843,148 4,901,859 5,208,480 5,354,065 5,367,808 5,379,512
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 309,451 425,701 339,133 218,638 185,360 185,773 185,939
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.

 1,974,855 2,119,769 2,276,538 2,293,661 2,323,207 2,217,259 1,949,402
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 681,746 996,863 1,032,779 997,481 718,955 635,485 565,201
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 22,125,692 24,178,166 25,467,830 25,691,423 25,772,106 24,786,433 22,592,821
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 11,776 3,730 10,637 8,023 8,023 8,023 8,023
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 11,776 3,730 10,637 8,023 8,023 8,023 8,023
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 22,137,468 24,181,896 25,478,467 25,699,446 25,780,130 24,794,457 22,600,844
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 10,730,072 10,682,770 11,236,487 12,046,327 12,586,110 13,032,670 13,494,769
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 3,992,911 4,272,073 4,655,458 4,883,797 5,183,533 5,465,035 5,763,223
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 4,391,199 4,521,184 4,837,716 5,086,878 5,356,325 5,642,749 5,947,283
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 978,121 796,103 1,117,647 1,151,267 1,244,864 1,136,442 1,180,039
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 156,712 110,290 474,402 435,116 507,774 377,858 377,944
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 487,000 500,000 513,000 527,000 541,000 533,000 548,434
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 93,530 80,532 67,176 54,324 40,227 25,943 11,726
04.300 Other Objects

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

 330,674 349,948 367,899 375,682 379,926 384,227 388,586
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 21,160,219 21,312,900 23,269,786 24,560,391 25,839,758 26,597,924 27,712,004
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,043,933 1,032,291 2,022,279 31,000 31,000 530,000 530,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 1,043,933 1,032,291 2,022,279 31,000 31,000 530,000 530,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 22,204,152 22,345,191 25,292,065 24,591,391 25,870,758 27,127,924 28,242,004
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.

 (66,684) 1,836,705 186,403 1,108,055 (90,629) (2,333,467) (5,641,161)
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.

 8,042,669 7,975,985 9,812,690 9,999,092 11,107,147 11,016,518 8,683,051
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.

 7,975,985 9,812,690 9,999,092 11,107,147 11,016,518 8,683,051 3,041,890
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 0 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 0 900,000 0 0 0 0 0
09.080 Subtotal

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

 0 900,000 0 0 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.

 7,975,985 8,712,690 9,799,092 10,907,147 10,816,518 8,483,051 2,841,890
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 1,065,888 3,253,928
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 1,065,888 4,319,816
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.

 7,975,985 8,712,690 9,799,092 10,907,147 10,816,518 9,548,939 7,161,706
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.

 7,975,985 8,712,690 9,799,092 10,907,147 10,816,518 9,548,939 7,161,706
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 137 137 122 107 119 118 125
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 1,548 1,558 1,544 1,529 1,527 1,543 1,540

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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.

Poland Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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