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Upper Arlington City forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Upper Arlington City – 044933 (Franklin) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/24/2026

Upper Arlington 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, Upper Arlington City stays above zero through 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
$46.9M

4.7 months of that year’s spending

Runs short
Not by 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

Upper Arlington City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Combination, 4.9 mills and a $273.5 million bond

    New Schools

    Construct, furnish & equip Burbank Early Childhood School & Hastings Middle School; construct, renovate, furnish & equip Jones Middle School; construct, furnish & equip an addition to the high school; current operating expenses · 38 years / continuing · from Feb 1, 2027

    More than one tax in one question. The ballot gives each part.

The City of Upper Arlington has its own tax issue on this ballot (property tax, 1.13 mills): see it on Franklin County’s ballot.

How its earlier votes went: since March 17, 2020, voters have decided 1 Upper Arlington City Schools tax issue — 1 passed and 0 failed. Of the issues asking for new money, 1 of 1 passed.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Franklin County →

Upper Arlington 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. 46,859,165 40,767,999 20,453,766
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 965,124 − 850,000 − 850,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 45,894,041 39,917,999 19,603,766
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 45,894,041 39,917,999 19,603,766
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 45,894,041 39,917,999 19,603,766

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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.

Upper Arlington City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Upper Arlington 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.

 90,645,510 97,263,587 99,552,920 100,313,752 101,064,065 102,096,109 102,513,027
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 3,722,772 4,001,107 3,832,639 4,060,121 3,968,916 4,017,390 4,037,509
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 3,643,006 5,581,956 6,406,930 7,677,122 8,700,934 8,835,069 8,864,343
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 570,166 942,585 1,270,758 822,044 848,689 855,412 855,062
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.

 9,256,292 9,440,777 9,570,660 9,619,739 9,736,243 9,845,789 9,890,140
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 4,344,380 5,828,869 7,279,812 7,219,672 6,624,381 6,141,592 5,659,318
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 112,182,126 123,058,882 127,913,718 129,712,450 130,943,228 131,791,361 131,819,399
02.050 Advances-In

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

 732,041 2,721 249,272 34,867 30,000 34,867 34,867
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 637,721 22,630 14,033 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,369,762 25,351 263,304 64,867 60,000 64,867 64,867
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 113,551,888 123,084,233 128,177,023 129,777,317 131,003,228 131,856,228 131,884,266
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 63,408,813 66,979,529 73,275,124 76,381,097 79,834,369 83,545,224 87,628,732
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 21,634,215 22,495,950 25,040,349 26,565,397 28,332,579 30,382,444 32,628,676
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 15,206,405 14,553,379 14,942,607 16,870,634 17,411,853 18,396,001 19,459,317
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,487,704 2,923,899 3,768,420 3,589,065 3,150,227 3,276,236 3,407,286
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 131,694 78,425 43,011 115,000 119,600 124,384 129,359
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,533,099 1,626,379 1,706,905 1,987,291 2,066,782 2,149,454 2,235,432
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 104,401,930 108,657,561 118,776,416 125,508,483 130,915,411 137,873,743 145,488,801
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 1,842,277 1,886,050 28,883,921 10,330,000 230,000 230,000 230,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 2,721 249,272 34,867 30,000 30,000 30,000 30,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 1,844,998 2,135,321 28,918,787 10,360,000 260,000 260,000 260,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 106,246,928 110,792,882 147,695,203 135,868,483 131,175,411 138,133,743 145,748,801
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.

 7,304,960 12,291,351 (19,518,181) (6,091,166) (172,183) (6,277,515) (13,864,535)
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.

 46,781,035 54,085,995 66,377,346 46,859,165 40,767,999 40,595,816 34,318,301
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.

 54,085,995 66,377,346 46,859,165 40,767,999 40,595,816 34,318,301 20,453,766
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 863,091 952,220 965,124 850,000 850,000 850,000 850,000
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.

 53,222,904 65,425,127 45,894,041 39,917,999 39,745,816 33,468,301 19,603,766
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.

 53,222,904 65,425,127 45,894,041 39,917,999 39,745,816 33,468,301 19,603,766
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.

 53,222,904 65,425,127 45,894,041 39,917,999 39,745,816 33,468,301 19,603,766
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 454 407 410 420 437 437 377
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 5,810 5,988 6,017 6,007 5,967 6,042 6,187

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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.

Upper Arlington City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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