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Strongsville City forecasts running short in FY2029

Strongsville City – 044842 (Cuyahoga) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/24/2026

Strongsville 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, Strongsville 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
$48.1M

6.5 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

Strongsville City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 6.7 mills

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from 2026

    $234.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 6.7 mills ($6.70 for each $1,000) = $234.50

    For a home the county values at $300,000: $703.50 a year $400,000: $938 a year $500,000: $1,172.50 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.

    Strongsville City Schools says 3.4 of these 6.7 mills continue its 2002 operating levy, which is ending, and 3.3 are new. On the 2025 tax bill that 2002 levy costs a home its owner lives in about $103 for each $100,000, so the bill would rise by about $131 for each $100,000 rather than $234.50. The levy calculator works it out as a replacement of the 2002 levy. Source: the district, as reported by Cleveland 19.

    Work it out for your home, as a replacement →

The City of Strongsville has its own tax issue on this ballot (property tax, 1 mill): see it on Cuyahoga County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 5 Strongsville City Schools tax issues — 1 passed and 4 failed. Renewals passed 1 of 3; of the issues asking for new money, 0 of 2 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Cuyahoga County →

Strongsville 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. 48,086,132 38,247,203 (25,458,434)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,974,192 − 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. 46,111,939 36,247,203 (27,458,434)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 12,416,616
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 46,111,939 36,247,203 (15,041,818)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 46,111,939 36,247,203 (15,041,818)

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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.

Strongsville City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Strongsville 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.

 61,256,545 61,621,545 56,947,583 53,887,412 54,304,690 51,441,415 48,494,144
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 4,319,632 4,477,940 4,475,424 4,562,527 4,919,885 4,892,844 4,761,743
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 8,492,883 8,740,995 9,086,290 9,989,892 10,482,778 10,570,689 10,660,998
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 477,599 755,619 778,039 527,800 434,397 434,954 435,518
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.

 6,355,473 6,393,548 6,474,336 6,512,905 6,534,461 6,177,845 5,820,393
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 7,139,798 8,273,469 8,533,976 7,527,889 7,257,544 6,805,368 6,305,878
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 88,041,930 90,263,116 86,295,648 83,008,425 83,933,755 80,323,115 76,478,674
02.050 Advances-In

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

 211,954 197,620 171,937 87,279 80,000 80,000 80,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 63,064 112,161 79,772 964,075 4,362 4,362 4,362
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 275,018 309,781 251,709 1,051,354 84,362 84,362 84,362
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 88,316,948 90,572,897 86,547,357 84,059,779 84,018,117 80,407,477 76,563,036
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 47,255,253 49,178,536 52,936,679 55,108,675 57,088,888 59,129,005 60,213,625
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 19,176,406 21,350,256 22,962,172 23,657,786 25,400,425 26,679,620 27,855,511
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 6,995,807 7,335,919 8,085,855 9,405,068 9,770,316 10,050,922 10,368,769
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,244,111 3,829,696 2,457,570 2,576,566 2,750,904 2,750,904 2,889,344
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 928,739 956,592 992,497 799,016 792,880 792,880 792,880
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 355,310 375,414 45,000 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 59,161 41,813 32,053 30,118 28,075 25,875 23,500
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,316,976 1,239,881 1,152,896 1,258,824 1,290,056 1,309,580 1,330,672
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 78,331,763 84,308,107 88,664,722 92,881,053 97,171,544 100,788,786 103,524,301
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 26,079,722 841,849 1,008,488 937,655 953,845 996,345 1,019,445
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 197,620 171,937 87,279 80,000 80,000 80,000 80,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 26,277,342 1,013,786 1,095,767 1,017,655 1,033,845 1,076,345 1,099,445
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 104,609,105 85,321,893 89,760,489 93,898,708 98,205,389 101,865,131 104,623,746
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.

 (16,292,157) 5,251,004 (3,213,132) (9,838,929) (14,187,272) (21,457,654) (28,060,710)
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.

 62,340,417 46,048,260 51,299,264 48,086,132 38,247,203 24,059,930 2,602,276
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.

 46,048,260 51,299,264 48,086,132 38,247,203 24,059,930 2,602,276 (25,458,434)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,499,480 1,831,749 1,974,192 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
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.

 44,548,780 49,467,515 46,111,939 36,247,203 22,059,930 602,276 (27,458,434)
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 4,134,112 8,282,504
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 4,134,112 12,416,616
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.

 44,548,780 49,467,515 46,111,939 36,247,203 22,059,930 4,736,388 (15,041,818)
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.

 44,548,780 49,467,515 46,111,939 36,247,203 22,059,930 4,736,388 (15,041,818)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 401 392 428 316 354 351 322
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 4,784 4,809 4,783 4,895 4,817 4,835 4,880

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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.

Strongsville City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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