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Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local – 046078 (Brown) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/27/2026

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 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, Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 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
$4.5M

4.6 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

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local 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.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Brown County →

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 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. 4,465,352 4,637,983 2,457,894
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 339 − 339 − 339
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 4,465,013 4,637,644 2,457,555
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 4,465,013 4,637,644 2,457,555
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 4,465,013 4,637,644 2,457,555

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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.

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington 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.

 2,870,377 2,653,894 3,327,964 3,143,211 2,889,143 3,366,614 3,336,946
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 6,504,800 7,209,725 7,443,524 7,269,675 7,291,064 7,291,858 7,292,660
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 560,956 656,103 851,576 1,052,982 1,099,103 1,099,103 1,099,103
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.

 306,448 308,474 349,118 378,889 456,643 467,516 401,463
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 497,276 689,932 822,626 825,449 828,301 831,181 834,090
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 10,739,857 11,518,128 12,794,808 12,670,206 12,564,254 13,056,272 12,964,262
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 18,717 24,233 18,643 18,643 18,643 18,643 18,643
02.050 Advances-In

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

 216,468 899,037 118,446 0 250,000 250,000 250,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 720 5,975 69 69 69 69 69
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 235,905 929,245 137,158 18,712 268,712 268,712 268,712
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 10,975,762 12,447,373 12,931,966 12,688,918 12,832,966 13,324,984 13,232,974
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 6,316,303 6,017,807 5,965,331 6,318,611 6,800,827 7,209,639 7,647,068
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 1,863,483 2,015,488 2,297,811 2,423,781 2,599,342 2,768,526 2,949,535
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 2,018,118 1,974,039 1,816,610 1,921,874 1,911,584 1,972,918 2,036,252
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 337,274 428,212 468,605 477,977 487,536 497,287 507,233
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 102,357 19,996 28,528 19,996 19,996 19,996 19,996
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 43,026 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 2,451 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 489,528 338,361 1,002,145 1,012,167 1,022,288 1,032,511 1,042,836
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 11,172,540 10,793,903 11,579,030 12,174,406 12,841,573 13,500,877 14,202,920
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 87,282 98,309 739,693 91,881 91,881 91,881 91,881
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 935,776 801,668 0 250,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 1,023,058 899,977 739,693 341,881 341,881 341,881 341,881
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 12,195,598 11,693,880 12,318,723 12,516,287 13,183,454 13,842,758 14,544,801
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.

 (1,219,836) 753,493 613,243 172,631 (350,488) (517,774) (1,311,827)
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.

 4,318,452 3,098,616 3,852,109 4,465,352 4,637,983 4,287,495 3,769,721
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.

 3,098,616 3,852,109 4,465,352 4,637,983 4,287,495 3,769,721 2,457,894
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 917 (81) 339 339 339 339 339
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.

 3,097,699 3,852,190 4,465,013 4,637,644 4,287,156 3,769,382 2,457,555
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.

 3,097,699 3,852,190 4,465,013 4,637,644 4,287,156 3,769,382 2,457,555
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.

 3,097,699 3,852,190 4,465,013 4,637,644 4,287,156 3,769,382 2,457,555

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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.

Ripley-Union-Lewis-Huntington Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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