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Shelby City forecasts running short in FY2030

Shelby City – 044776 (Richland) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/26/2026

Shelby 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, Shelby 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
$14.6M

6.3 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

Shelby City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Shelby 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.

Shelby Township has 2 tax issues of its own on this ballot: see them on Richland County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Shelby City Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Richland County →

Shelby 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. 14,566,288 12,242,444 (4,315,388)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 526,574 − 200,000 − 200,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 223,449 − 20,317 − 20,317
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 13,816,265 12,022,127 (4,535,705)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 13,816,265 12,022,127 (4,535,705)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 13,816,265 12,022,127 (4,535,705)

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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.

Shelby City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Shelby 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.

 5,487,106 5,965,584 7,939,550 5,720,000 5,375,000 5,207,000 5,090,000
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 2,846,501 2,955,483 3,031,195 2,953,000 2,849,000 2,840,000 2,862,000
01.030 Income Tax

The school district income tax its residents pay on their earnings, where voters have approved one.

 4,279,973 3,572,364 3,759,961 3,873,000 3,989,000 4,109,000 4,232,000
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 10,682,608 10,262,721 10,402,226 10,468,000 10,469,000 10,469,000 10,470,000
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,017,840 939,549 786,999 745,000 745,000 745,000 745,000
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.

 755,387 832,001 843,931 1,045,000 1,055,000 952,000 1,006,000
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 1,589,175 1,824,156 1,600,971 1,508,000 1,408,000 1,408,000 1,408,000
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 26,658,590 26,351,858 28,364,833 26,312,000 25,890,000 25,730,000 25,813,000
02.050 Advances-In

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

 16,669 0 401,965 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 16,575 38,148 23,862 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 33,244 38,148 425,827 24,000 24,000 24,000 24,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 26,691,834 26,390,006 28,790,660 26,336,000 25,914,000 25,754,000 25,837,000
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 12,458,406 13,431,026 13,608,809 14,503,000 15,108,000 15,746,000 16,174,000
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 6,781,373 7,766,382 8,031,560 8,371,000 8,817,000 9,290,000 9,766,000
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 2,563,808 2,549,405 2,841,680 2,926,000 3,013,000 3,104,000 3,198,000
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 873,446 913,735 1,338,380 837,000 889,000 1,233,000 979,000
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 83,092 266,273 685,527 100,000 425,000 100,000 452,300
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 765,000 769,274 765,000 798,685 798,685 798,685 798,685
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 355,044 316,176 282,444 214,159 214,159 214,159 214,159
04.300 Other Objects

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

 312,797 303,089 410,525 410,000 410,000 410,000 410,000
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 24,192,966 26,315,360 27,963,925 28,159,844 29,674,844 30,895,844 31,992,144
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 500,000 1,900,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 0 586,261 0 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.

 500,000 2,486,261 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000 500,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 24,692,966 28,801,621 28,463,925 28,659,844 30,174,844 31,395,844 32,492,144
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.

 1,998,868 (2,411,615) 326,735 (2,323,844) (4,260,844) (5,641,844) (6,655,144)
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.

 14,652,300 16,651,168 14,239,553 14,566,288 12,242,444 7,981,600 2,339,756
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.

 16,651,168 14,239,553 14,566,288 12,242,444 7,981,600 2,339,756 (4,315,388)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 552,273 869,350 526,574 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
09.010 Textbook and Instructional Materials

Money set aside for textbooks and classroom materials.

 33,606 20,000 0 0 0 0 0
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 223,449 223,449 223,449 20,317 20,317 20,317 20,317
09.080 Subtotal

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

 257,055 243,449 223,449 20,317 20,317 20,317 20,317
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.

 15,841,840 13,126,754 13,816,265 12,022,127 7,761,283 2,119,439 (4,535,705)
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.

 15,841,840 13,126,754 13,816,265 12,022,127 7,761,283 2,119,439 (4,535,705)
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.

 15,841,840 13,126,754 13,816,265 12,022,127 7,761,283 2,119,439 (4,535,705)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 112 112 112 112 112 112 112
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 1,652 1,652 1,652 1,652 1,652 1,652 1,652

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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.

Shelby City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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