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Sandusky City forecasts running short in FY2030

Sandusky City – 044743 (Erie) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/12/2026

Sandusky 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, Sandusky City 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
$13.1M

2.9 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

Sandusky City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 4.9 mills

    New Schools

    Current operating expenses · Continuing · from 2027

    $171.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 4.9 mills ($4.90 for each $1,000) = $171.50

    For a home the county values at $150,000: $257.25 a year $200,000: $343 a year $250,000: $428.75 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 1 Sandusky City Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Erie County →

Sandusky 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 ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 13,055,657 10,414,207 (8,670,795)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 158,959 − 158,959 − 158,959
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 12,896,698 10,255,248 (8,829,754)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 827,728
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 12,896,698 10,255,248 (8,002,026)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 12,896,698 10,255,248 (8,002,026)

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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.

Sandusky City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Sandusky 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 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.

 18,381,525 19,347,654 18,948,430 17,653,575 18,206,152 18,870,246 18,087,713
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 2,306,999 2,282,373 2,388,905 2,508,723 2,428,342 2,504,467 2,544,731
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 20,095,000 21,940,126 22,959,968 23,836,648 23,839,684 23,842,766 23,845,894
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,752,235 4,417,395 4,387,016 4,487,604 4,487,604 4,487,604 4,487,604
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.

 1,855,582 1,828,195 1,838,518 2,084,176 2,183,983 2,092,989 2,103,834
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,756,937 2,507,467 1,956,208 1,806,208 1,456,208 1,195,870 1,195,870
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 51,148,278 52,323,210 52,479,045 52,376,934 52,601,973 52,993,942 52,265,646
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 40,039 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 152,436 243,398 796,071 704,954 704,954 704,954 704,954
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 58,658 22,982 7,959 7,959 7,959 7,959 7,959
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 251,133 266,380 804,030 712,913 712,913 712,913 712,913
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 51,399,411 52,589,590 53,283,075 53,089,847 53,314,886 53,706,855 52,978,559
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 27,653,814 29,110,148 29,469,669 30,166,652 31,056,887 32,074,878 33,125,754
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 12,034,813 12,526,170 12,948,617 13,130,256 13,735,771 14,377,972 15,100,827
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 6,879,148 7,516,967 8,166,778 8,441,732 8,726,431 9,021,242 9,326,551
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 962,089 1,005,905 955,073 983,724 1,013,235 1,043,632 1,074,940
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 58,453 109,479 221,470 221,470 221,470 221,470 221,470
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,429,345 1,718,280 2,011,144 2,071,477 2,133,622 2,197,631 2,263,561
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 49,017,662 51,986,949 53,772,751 55,015,311 56,887,416 58,936,825 61,113,103
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 243,398 796,071 704,954 704,954 704,954 704,954 704,954
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 0 11,032 11,032 11,032 11,032 11,032
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 243,398 796,071 715,986 715,986 715,986 715,986 715,986
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 49,261,060 52,783,020 54,488,737 55,731,297 57,603,402 59,652,811 61,829,089
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.

 2,138,351 (193,430) (1,205,662) (2,641,450) (4,288,516) (5,945,956) (8,850,530)
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.

 12,316,398 14,454,749 14,261,319 13,055,657 10,414,207 6,125,691 179,735
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.

 14,454,749 14,261,319 13,055,657 10,414,207 6,125,691 179,735 (8,670,795)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 200,581 137,908 158,959 158,959 158,959 158,959 158,959
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.

 14,254,168 14,123,411 12,896,698 10,255,248 5,966,732 20,776 (8,829,754)
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 0 827,728
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 827,728
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.

 14,254,168 14,123,411 12,896,698 10,255,248 5,966,732 20,776 (8,002,026)
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.

 14,254,168 14,123,411 12,896,698 10,255,248 5,966,732 20,776 (8,002,026)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 766 766 766 766 766 766 766
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 13,923 13,923 13,923 13,923 13,923 13,923 13,923

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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.

Sandusky City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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