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Toledo City forecasts running short in FY2029

Toledo City – 044909 (Lucas) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/25/2026

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 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
$37.1M

1.1 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
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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 37,116,733 5,703,965 (21,203,074)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 6,000,000 − 3,000,000 − 3,000,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 10,000,000 − 0 − 0
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 21,116,733 2,703,965 (24,203,074)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 6,706,113
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 21,116,733 2,703,965 (17,496,961)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 21,116,733 2,703,965 (17,496,961)

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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 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.

 88,512,242 87,963,760 93,258,596 97,231,367 97,702,956 97,774,128 92,713,444
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 15,190,099 16,018,345 14,854,514 19,745,453 18,918,403 19,480,908 18,752,982
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 165,535,300 173,755,597 181,206,458 178,512,164 173,657,668 174,708,205 171,662,692
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 31,157,097 31,940,783 31,906,141 31,413,927 31,498,201 32,204,476 32,592,691
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.

 9,906,712 9,776,385 9,807,623 9,826,554 9,803,335 9,817,127 9,246,574
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 12,855,359 23,120,329 16,149,920 15,059,137 13,339,137 13,282,137 13,282,137
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 323,156,809 342,575,199 347,183,253 351,788,602 344,919,700 347,266,981 338,250,520
02.050 Advances-In

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

 13,463 2,594,830 8,000 425,000 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 253,047 206,058 2,488,003 1,013,538 196,538 196,538 196,538
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 266,510 2,800,888 2,496,003 1,438,538 196,538 196,538 196,538
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 323,423,319 345,376,088 349,679,256 353,227,140 345,116,238 347,463,519 338,447,058
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 201,670,220 204,960,547 225,871,794 225,312,754 202,343,669 207,217,479 215,571,757
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 73,688,663 71,957,781 96,444,932 96,144,740 88,998,721 88,220,844 90,902,775
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 40,255,693 71,902,921 49,997,602 40,383,109 34,481,761 34,923,759 35,622,234
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 15,318,967 8,933,747 11,482,469 11,323,652 10,060,724 10,224,041 10,428,524
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 4,205,367 2,580,824 2,427,383 996,569 1,016,501 1,036,831 2,967,742
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 0 480,000 430,000 455,000 475,000 500,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 0 0 917,455 965,250 943,250 918,250 893,250
04.300 Other Objects

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

 4,567,563 5,058,668 5,678,198 5,742,668 5,857,521 5,974,671 6,094,165
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 339,706,474 365,394,488 393,299,832 381,298,742 344,157,147 348,990,875 362,980,448
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 5,098,343 10,259,614 3,685,877 3,341,166 745,537 576,146 483,702
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 40,180 2,509,500 8,000 0 0 0 0
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 0 917,073 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.

 5,138,523 12,769,114 4,610,950 3,341,166 745,537 576,146 483,702
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 344,844,997 378,163,602 397,910,782 384,639,908 344,902,684 349,567,021 363,464,150
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.

 (21,421,678) (32,787,514) (48,231,526) (31,412,768) 213,555 (2,103,502) (25,017,092)
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.

 139,557,451 118,135,773 85,348,259 37,116,733 5,703,965 5,917,519 3,814,018
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.

 118,135,773 85,348,259 37,116,733 5,703,965 5,917,519 3,814,018 (21,203,074)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 34,600,000 13,000,000 6,000,000 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 10,000,000 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 10,000,000 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.

 73,535,773 62,348,259 21,116,733 2,703,965 2,917,519 814,018 (24,203,074)
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 6,706,113
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 6,706,113
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.

 73,535,773 62,348,259 21,116,733 2,703,965 2,917,519 814,018 (17,496,961)
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.

 73,535,773 62,348,259 21,116,733 2,703,965 2,917,519 814,018 (17,496,961)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 3,144 3,043 2,961 1,597 1,542 1,473 1,356
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 16,818 16,597 16,891 18,255 17,998 17,756 17,562

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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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