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South-Western City forecasts running short in FY2029

South-Western City – 044800 (Franklin) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/25/2026

South-Western 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, South-Western City goes below zero in 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
$145.6M

5.2 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
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

South-Western City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

South-Western 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.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Franklin County →

South-Western 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. 145,638,542 135,008,864 1,382,312
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 5,392,046 − 10,000,000 − 10,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 140,246,496 125,008,864 (8,617,688)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 140,246,496 125,008,864 (8,617,688)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 140,246,496 125,008,864 (8,617,688)

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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.

South-Western City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as South-Western 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.

 99,825,149 105,747,157 106,355,685 107,315,937 110,156,921 112,080,493 113,092,989
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 13,037,487 14,241,298 13,773,285 14,462,928 14,110,428 14,301,604 14,492,781
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 125,322,454 138,536,202 136,522,520 140,560,126 136,248,016 132,383,015 130,178,356
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 19,457,729 22,928,604 23,809,744 20,530,452 19,643,048 19,280,662 18,981,494
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.

 9,526,194 9,726,768 10,194,979 10,001,110 10,335,810 10,572,383 10,664,664
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 27,727,132 30,802,106 31,920,075 33,363,772 33,316,213 33,280,807 33,257,245
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 294,896,146 321,982,135 322,576,288 326,234,325 323,810,436 321,898,964 320,667,529
02.050 Advances-In

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

 5,297,318 5,261,717 2,498,579 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 510,197 394,531 1,281,364 1,246,827 1,246,827 1,246,827 1,246,827
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 5,807,515 5,656,248 3,779,943 6,246,828 6,246,828 6,246,828 6,246,828
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 300,703,661 327,638,382 326,356,231 332,481,153 330,057,264 328,145,792 326,914,357
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 175,146,182 183,166,325 191,598,243 197,535,171 206,928,413 216,792,612 226,394,772
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 63,937,927 67,276,708 71,119,515 73,228,343 77,595,023 81,685,761 86,461,873
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 40,740,935 45,711,762 49,761,747 46,937,738 47,503,995 48,079,916 48,665,677
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 12,900,372 11,188,000 17,722,475 15,848,390 16,406,941 17,057,503 17,755,673
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 827,520 2,570,638 573,589 812,100 812,100 812,100 812,100
04.300 Other Objects

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

 2,095,117 2,220,703 2,500,789 2,639,090 2,687,175 2,736,188 2,786,145
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 295,648,053 312,134,136 333,276,358 337,000,831 351,933,647 367,164,080 382,876,239
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,314,061 1,636,645 105,026,123 1,100,000 580,000 580,000 580,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 5,261,717 2,498,579 2,321,653 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 10,318 10,000 0 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 6,586,096 4,145,224 107,347,776 6,110,000 5,590,000 5,590,000 5,590,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 302,234,149 316,279,360 440,624,134 343,110,831 357,523,647 372,754,079 388,466,239
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.

 (1,530,488) 11,359,022 (114,267,904) (10,629,678) (27,466,383) (44,608,288) (61,551,882)
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.

 250,077,912 248,547,424 259,906,446 145,638,542 135,008,864 107,542,481 62,934,193
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.

 248,547,424 259,906,446 145,638,542 135,008,864 107,542,481 62,934,193 1,382,312
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 4,758,433 11,445,300 5,392,046 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000 10,000,000
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 1 2 3 4
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.

 243,788,991 248,461,146 140,246,496 125,008,864 97,542,481 52,934,193 (8,617,688)
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.

 243,788,991 248,461,146 140,246,496 125,008,864 97,542,481 52,934,193 (8,617,688)
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.

 243,788,991 248,461,146 140,246,496 125,008,864 97,542,481 52,934,193 (8,617,688)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 2,013 1,966 2,032 1,406 1,485 1,552 1,524
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 19,067 19,135 19,143 19,769 19,787 19,757 19,822

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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.

South-Western City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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