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Toledo City forecasts running short in FY2030

Toledo City – 044909 (Lucas) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/27/2026

Toledo 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, Toledo 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
$12.0M

0.4 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

Toledo City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Property tax, 6.9 mills

    New Schools

    Current expenses · 5 years · from 2026

    $241.50 a year for each $100,000 of the county auditor’s value

    $100,000 × 35% = $35,000 taxed × 6.9 mills ($6.90 for each $1,000) = $241.50

    For a home the county values at $100,000: $241.50 a year $125,000: $301.88 a year $150,000: $362.25 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.

    What would it cost my home? →

The City of Toledo has its own tax issue on this ballot (income tax, 0.25%): see it on Lucas County’s ballot.

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

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lucas County →

Toledo 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. 12,043,330 17,542,662 (52,292,593)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 3,000,000 − 3,000,000 − 3,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 9,043,330 14,542,662 (55,292,593)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 38,071,615
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 9,043,330 14,542,662 (17,220,978)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 9,043,330 14,542,662 (17,220,978)

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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.

Toledo City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Toledo 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.

 87,963,760 93,258,596 99,193,409 101,303,761 101,912,793 97,608,983 79,649,095
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 16,018,345 14,854,514 21,097,721 19,842,450 20,385,716 19,586,735 16,790,742
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 173,755,597 181,206,458 174,985,023 175,352,299 174,073,965 170,654,258 171,019,250
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 31,940,783 31,906,141 33,372,874 33,589,075 33,930,206 34,519,659 35,551,214
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.

 9,776,385 9,807,623 9,900,455 9,936,499 9,920,744 9,377,608 7,174,000
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 23,120,329 16,149,920 12,282,986 11,962,137 11,905,137 11,905,137 11,905,137
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 342,575,199 347,183,252 350,832,468 351,986,221 352,128,561 343,652,380 322,089,438
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,594,830 8,000 410,404 0 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 206,058 2,488,003 1,317,288 196,538 196,538 196,538 196,538
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 2,800,888 2,496,003 1,727,692 196,538 196,538 196,538 196,538
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 345,376,087 349,679,255 352,560,160 352,182,759 352,325,099 343,848,918 322,285,976
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 204,960,547 225,871,794 226,691,956 203,819,108 208,823,640 217,294,641 222,649,036
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 71,957,781 96,444,932 98,671,130 88,727,709 87,967,941 90,664,048 92,770,606
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 71,902,921 49,997,602 36,165,820 36,756,327 37,491,453 38,241,282 39,006,108
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 8,933,747 11,482,469 10,548,134 10,060,724 10,224,041 10,428,524 10,668,859
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 2,580,824 2,427,383 996,245 1,016,501 1,036,831 1,057,567 1,078,719
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 480,000 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 0 917,455 0 0 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,058,668 5,678,198 5,559,050 5,557,521 5,668,671 5,782,045 5,897,686
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 365,394,488 393,299,833 378,632,335 345,937,890 351,212,577 363,468,107 372,071,014
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 10,259,614 3,685,877 116,173 745,537 576,146 483,702 483,702
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 2,509,500 8,000 280,676 0 0 0 0
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 917,073 (1,395,455) 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.

 12,769,114 4,610,950 (998,606) 745,537 576,146 483,702 483,702
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 378,163,602 397,910,783 377,633,729 346,683,427 351,788,723 363,951,809 372,554,716
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.

 (32,787,515) (48,231,528) (25,073,569) 5,499,332 536,376 (20,102,891) (50,268,740)
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.

 118,135,942 85,348,427 37,116,899 12,043,330 17,542,662 18,079,038 (2,023,853)
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.

 85,348,427 37,116,899 12,043,330 17,542,662 18,079,038 (2,023,853) (52,292,593)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 13,000,000 6,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000 3,000,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0 0 0 0
09.080 Subtotal

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

 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 0 0 0 0
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.

 62,348,427 21,116,899 9,043,330 14,542,662 15,079,038 (5,023,853) (55,292,593)
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 6,921,414 31,150,201
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 6,921,414 38,071,615
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.

 62,348,427 21,116,899 9,043,330 14,542,662 15,079,038 1,897,561 (17,220,978)
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.

 62,348,427 21,116,899 9,043,330 14,542,662 15,079,038 1,897,561 (17,220,978)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,733 1,697 1,559 1,533 1,464 1,348 1,342
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 17,907 18,155 17,901 17,557 17,255 17,001 16,637

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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.

Toledo City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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