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Westerville City forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Westerville City – 045047 (Franklin) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/25/2026

Westerville 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, Westerville 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
$119.5M

6.3 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

Westerville City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Westerville City Schools has no tax issue on this ballot, on the Ohio Secretary of State’s list of local questions and issues as of September 18, 2026.

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

Every tax issue on the ballot in Franklin County →

Westerville 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. 119,471,658 106,581,770 93,798,352
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 3,496,565 − 3,500,000 − 3,500,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 10,805,527 − 10,800,671 − 12,361,287
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 105,169,566 92,281,099 77,937,065
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 105,169,566 92,281,099 77,937,065
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 105,169,566 92,281,099 77,937,065

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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.

Westerville City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Westerville 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.

 129,583,224 131,881,862 134,289,376 133,972,172 136,870,321 138,200,319 139,059,268
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 5,448,342 6,208,295 5,923,036 6,337,531 6,282,989 6,361,837 6,453,875
01.030 Income Tax

The school district income tax its residents pay on their earnings, where voters have approved one.

 0 0 0 1,455,043 17,535,484 26,477,583 28,196,260
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 36,612,023 40,236,071 38,111,899 38,231,496 39,614,296 39,629,069 39,644,063
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 3,386,469 4,361,669 4,310,568 3,470,922 2,434,158 2,533,598 2,533,598
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.

 14,371,141 14,515,348 14,758,982 14,830,151 14,914,308 15,067,161 15,121,176
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 23,620,474 18,907,301 20,255,984 17,716,108 17,374,442 16,820,165 16,217,507
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 213,021,673 216,110,546 217,649,845 216,013,423 235,025,998 245,089,732 247,225,747
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 64,474 30,000,000 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 223,983 52,187 258,311 200,000 200,000 200,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,128,795 999,159 2,500,918 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,128,795 1,287,616 32,553,105 1,258,311 1,200,000 1,200,000 1,200,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 214,150,468 217,398,162 250,202,950 217,271,734 236,225,998 246,289,732 248,425,747
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 117,996,743 122,385,836 135,422,558 137,642,200 142,150,982 147,694,762 153,515,244
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 39,655,376 44,684,260 48,545,796 51,493,306 54,141,362 57,167,755 60,434,530
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 14,233,079 14,913,290 16,562,996 18,630,727 19,175,002 19,747,333 20,349,430
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 6,843,748 6,753,507 6,987,282 5,881,483 5,714,004 5,747,020 5,780,924
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 3,435,136 3,278,128 5,568,526 63,131 0 0 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 11,890,857 13,464,769 15,125,989 16,180,775 16,631,083 17,094,389 17,571,075
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 194,054,939 205,479,790 228,213,147 229,891,622 237,812,433 247,451,259 257,651,203
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 119,153 30,129,606 64,224,574 70,000 70,000 70,000 70,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 223,983 52,187 258,311 200,000 200,000 200,000 200,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 343,136 30,181,793 64,482,885 270,000 270,000 270,000 270,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 194,398,075 235,661,583 292,696,032 230,161,622 238,082,433 247,721,259 257,921,203
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.

 19,752,393 (18,263,421) (42,493,082) (12,889,888) (1,856,435) (1,431,527) (9,495,456)
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.

 160,475,768 180,228,161 161,964,740 119,471,658 106,581,770 104,725,335 103,293,808
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.

 180,228,161 161,964,740 119,471,658 106,581,770 104,725,335 103,293,808 93,798,352
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 4,741,911 5,170,590 3,496,565 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000 3,500,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 19,000,000 10,707,523 10,805,527 10,800,671 11,751,300 12,254,487 12,361,287
09.080 Subtotal

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

 19,000,000 10,707,523 10,805,527 10,800,671 11,751,300 12,254,487 12,361,287
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.

 156,486,250 146,086,627 105,169,566 92,281,099 89,474,035 87,539,321 77,937,065
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.

 156,486,250 146,086,627 105,169,566 92,281,099 89,474,035 87,539,321 77,937,065
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.

 156,486,250 146,086,627 105,169,566 92,281,099 89,474,035 87,539,321 77,937,065
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,006 968 935 917 1,083 1,058 1,054
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 13,343 13,306 13,388 13,312 13,235 13,304 13,366

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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.

Westerville City’s levies, spending and test scores →

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