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Riverside Local forecasts running short in FY2030

Riverside Local – 047894 (Lake) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/20/2026

Riverside 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, Riverside Local goes below zero in 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
$19.5M

4.1 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
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

Riverside Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 1%

    New Schools

    Current expenses; permanent improvements · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

    $100 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 1 Riverside Local Schools tax issue — 0 passed and 1 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 0 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lake County →

Riverside 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. 19,475,746 16,142,629 (9,907,511)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 500,000 − 500,000 − 500,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 18,975,746 15,642,629 (10,407,511)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 18,975,746 15,642,629 (10,407,511)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 18,975,746 15,642,629 (10,407,511)

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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.

Riverside Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Riverside 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.

 31,088,275 32,969,914 35,170,025 35,408,533 36,054,545 36,506,884 36,743,098
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 3,078,782 3,153,209 3,227,177 3,437,762 3,454,786 3,442,023 3,461,910
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 7,545,409 7,816,064 8,227,757 8,652,839 8,686,728 8,680,640 8,673,988
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 685,156 726,698 432,553 368,317 368,520 369,048 370,224
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.

 3,857,202 4,083,071 4,388,046 4,539,449 4,607,308 4,672,736 4,703,130
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,221,126 3,519,343 2,922,800 2,980,649 2,849,648 2,240,856 2,226,356
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 49,475,950 52,268,299 54,368,358 55,387,549 56,021,535 55,912,187 56,178,706
02.050 Advances-In

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

 43,300 224,055 2,277,811 46,800 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 340,811 463,931 420,505 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 384,111 687,986 2,698,315 421,800 375,000 375,000 375,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 49,860,061 52,956,285 57,066,673 55,809,349 56,396,535 56,287,187 56,553,706
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 27,333,959 30,094,873 30,366,949 31,420,771 32,540,335 33,780,980 35,013,555
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 12,359,166 13,110,722 15,052,802 16,110,083 17,453,404 18,944,110 20,572,270
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 7,460,646 7,262,143 8,180,351 8,086,194 8,310,586 8,542,326 8,781,029
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,616,269 1,904,894 2,169,101 2,372,619 2,460,170 2,551,164 2,645,524
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 59,706 50,859 34,569 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 63,021 65,340 67,745 70,238 72,822 75,502 78,281
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 16,981 14,619 12,170 9,631 6,999 4,270 1,440
04.300 Other Objects

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

 580,607 581,077 638,342 672,930 710,403 750,131 792,267
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 49,490,355 53,084,527 56,522,029 58,792,466 61,604,719 64,698,483 67,934,366
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 342,300 1,026,100 1,077,700 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 224,055 2,277,811 46,800 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.

 566,355 3,303,911 1,124,500 350,000 350,000 350,000 350,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 50,056,710 56,388,438 57,646,529 59,142,466 61,954,719 65,048,483 68,284,366
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.

 (196,649) (3,432,153) (579,856) (3,333,117) (5,558,184) (8,761,296) (11,730,660)
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.

 23,684,404 23,487,755 20,055,602 19,475,746 16,142,629 10,584,445 1,823,149
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.

 23,487,755 20,055,602 19,475,746 16,142,629 10,584,445 1,823,149 (9,907,511)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 467,869 760,343 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
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.

 23,019,886 19,295,259 18,975,746 15,642,629 10,084,445 1,323,149 (10,407,511)
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.

 23,019,886 19,295,259 18,975,746 15,642,629 10,084,445 1,323,149 (10,407,511)
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.

 23,019,886 19,295,259 18,975,746 15,642,629 10,084,445 1,323,149 (10,407,511)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 292 293 259 257 310 305 319
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 3,679 3,607 3,554 3,456 3,302 3,207 3,093

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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.

Riverside Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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