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Shaker Heights City forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Shaker Heights City – 044750 (Cuyahoga) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/25/2026

Shaker Heights 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, Shaker Heights City stays above zero through FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. It has written in a new property tax levy from FY2029 — $6,354,895 in FY2029 — that voters have not approved.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2025
$50.3M

5.1 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
Property tax

from FY2029, not yet approved by voters

Shaker Heights City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Shaker Heights City 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 2 Shaker Heights City Schools tax issues — 2 passed and 0 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 2 of 2 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Cuyahoga County →

Shaker Heights 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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 50,323,095 45,943,195 30,672,214
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 4,000,000 − 2,000,000 − 2,000,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 353,070 − 353,070
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 46,323,095 43,590,125 28,319,144
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 46,323,095 43,590,125 28,319,144
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 6,354,895
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 46,323,095 43,590,125 34,674,039

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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.

Shaker Heights City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Shaker Heights 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 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.

 68,079,070 71,149,166 69,818,275 77,723,060 84,133,862 84,791,184 85,163,925
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 4,238,805 4,574,466 4,846,717 5,449,686 6,015,181 6,167,971 6,242,764
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 15,641,391 15,940,045 16,177,994 16,957,341 17,266,048 17,209,600 17,175,770
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 2,210,926 2,073,719 1,797,731 1,913,896 1,710,055 1,642,730 1,552,736
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.

 8,543,075 8,572,348 8,614,772 9,270,350 9,360,916 8,765,872 8,805,734
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 5,405,436 5,278,997 5,304,992 4,654,320 4,515,030 4,721,502 4,687,998
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 104,118,703 107,588,741 106,560,481 115,968,653 123,001,092 123,298,859 123,628,927
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 104,118,703 107,588,741 106,560,481 115,968,653 123,001,092 123,298,859 123,628,927
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 62,036,632 66,547,771 68,519,804 67,954,142 69,031,257 71,405,615 73,296,510
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 21,782,378 24,116,053 25,855,555 27,320,034 29,158,652 31,124,830 33,105,619
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 13,091,341 14,801,586 15,938,852 16,708,742 16,590,722 16,685,728 17,187,676
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 3,449,439 3,393,546 4,247,629 3,952,601 3,952,601 3,952,601 3,952,601
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,802,524 3,462,646 2,836,116 2,699,999 2,723,999 2,748,239 2,772,722
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 200,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 160,000 165,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000 170,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 23,425 18,175 14,825 16,650 6,687 7,249 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,963,919 1,897,789 1,822,834 1,126,383 1,898,793 1,928,651 1,959,106
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 104,509,657 114,402,567 119,405,615 119,948,553 123,532,711 128,022,913 132,444,234
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 365,000 675,000 0 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 365,000 675,000 0 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 104,874,657 115,077,567 119,405,615 120,348,553 123,932,711 128,422,913 132,844,234
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.

 (755,954) (7,488,826) (12,845,134) (4,379,900) (931,619) (5,124,054) (9,215,307)
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.

 71,413,009 70,657,055 63,168,229 50,323,095 45,943,195 45,011,576 39,887,521
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.

 70,657,055 63,168,229 50,323,095 45,943,195 45,011,576 39,887,521 30,672,214
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 4,548,445 4,000,000 4,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 353,070 353,070 0 353,070 353,070 353,070 353,070
09.080 Subtotal

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

 353,070 353,070 0 353,070 353,070 353,070 353,070
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.

 65,755,540 58,815,159 46,323,095 43,590,125 42,658,506 37,534,451 28,319,144
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.

 65,755,540 58,815,159 46,323,095 43,590,125 42,658,506 37,534,451 28,319,144
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 6,354,895
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,354,895
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.

 65,755,540 58,815,159 46,323,095 43,590,125 42,658,506 37,534,451 34,674,039
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 324 365 311 243 203 225 203
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 4,055 3,985 3,972 4,040 3,943 3,798 3,731

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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.

Shaker Heights City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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