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Springfield Local forecasts running short in FY2029

Springfield Local – 048223 (Lucas) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/23/2026

Springfield 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, Springfield Local goes below zero in FY2029 if its current levies are renewed and no new one passes. It has written in a new property tax levy from FY2027 — $4,211,047 in FY2029 — that voters have not approved.

FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026
Cash, June 30, 2025
$16.1M

4.1 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
Property tax

from FY2027, not yet approved by voters

Springfield Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 0.5%

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from Jan 1, 2027

    $50 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.

Springfield Township has its own tax issue on this ballot (property tax, 1.8 mills): see it on Lucas County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 3 Springfield Local Schools tax issues — 2 passed and 1 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 1; of the issues asking for new money, 0 of 1 passed; of the other 1 (a decrease), 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lucas County →

Springfield 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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 16,127,509 10,998,785 1,457,830
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,083,669 − 1,250,000 − 1,250,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 2,000,000 − 2,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 15,043,840 7,748,785 (1,792,170)
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 15,043,840 7,748,785 (1,792,170)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 10,527,618
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 15,043,840 7,748,785 8,735,447

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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.

Springfield Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Springfield 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 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.

 28,586,110 28,178,226 28,850,641 28,850,641 28,850,000 28,850,000 28,850,000
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 1,396,541 1,423,561 1,270,593 1,570,593 1,450,000 1,400,000 1,400,000
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 6,378,677 7,615,328 7,533,298 5,884,027 5,971,027 5,971,027 5,971,027
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 618,267 907,446 775,549 673,750 695,000 695,000 695,000
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.

 2,856,530 2,864,935 2,892,748 2,892,748 2,800,000 2,800,000 2,800,000
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 2,197,982 2,966,584 3,000,708 2,965,000 2,950,000 2,950,000 2,950,000
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 42,034,107 43,956,080 44,323,537 42,836,759 42,716,027 42,666,027 42,666,027
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 865,002 1,136,639 864,670 875,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 16,459 89,990 29 0 0 0 0
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 881,461 1,226,629 864,699 875,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 42,915,568 45,182,709 45,188,236 43,711,759 43,666,027 43,616,027 43,616,027
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 25,882,350 27,430,412 28,659,427 28,800,000 28,505,729 27,163,837 26,989,146
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 8,714,517 9,063,459 9,749,336 9,975,000 9,793,402 9,528,154 9,521,330
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 6,067,794 6,525,403 6,845,548 7,057,966 6,487,957 6,579,265 6,652,696
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,356,791 1,257,908 1,051,749 1,200,555 1,200,555 1,200,555 1,200,555
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,375 13,591 14,383 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 210,000 215,000 220,000 225,000 230,000 235,000 240,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 50,108 44,689 39,143 33,724 27,923 21,994 15,938
04.300 Other Objects

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

 608,411 580,771 648,511 658,238 650,000 650,000 650,000
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 42,891,346 45,131,233 47,228,097 47,965,483 46,910,566 45,393,805 45,284,665
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 865,002 1,136,639 864,967 875,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 18,827 14,793 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.

 865,002 1,155,466 879,760 875,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 43,756,348 46,286,699 48,107,857 48,840,483 47,860,566 46,343,805 46,234,665
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.

 (840,780) (1,103,990) (2,919,621) (5,128,724) (4,194,539) (2,727,778) (2,618,638)
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.

 20,991,900 20,151,120 19,047,130 16,127,509 10,998,785 6,804,246 4,076,468
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.

 20,151,120 19,047,130 16,127,509 10,998,785 6,804,246 4,076,468 1,457,830
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,945,726 1,255,887 1,083,669 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000 1,250,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 0 0 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
09.080 Subtotal

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

 0 0 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
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.

 18,205,394 17,791,243 15,043,840 7,748,785 3,554,246 826,468 (1,792,170)
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.

 18,205,394 17,791,243 15,043,840 7,748,785 3,554,246 826,468 (1,792,170)
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 2,105,524 4,211,047 4,211,047
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 2,105,524 6,316,571 10,527,618
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.

 18,205,394 17,791,243 15,043,840 7,748,785 5,659,769 7,143,038 8,735,447
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 0 0 231 225 225 225 225
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 0 0 3,267 3,235 3,225 3,225 3,215

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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.

Springfield Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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