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Willoughby-Eastlake City forecasts no shortfall through FY2029

Willoughby-Eastlake City – 045104 (Lake) · Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Submission date: 02/24/2026

Willoughby-Eastlake 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, Willoughby-Eastlake 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
$30.2M

3.3 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

Willoughby-Eastlake City Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

  1. Income tax, 0.75%

    New Schools

    Current expenses · Continuing · from Jan 1, 2027

    $75 a year for every $10,000 of income it taxes

    Paid by the people who live in the district, on their income; the ballot says whether on all of it or on earnings only.

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

Every tax issue on the ballot in Lake County →

Willoughby-Eastlake 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. 30,184,072 33,327,558 4,078,969
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,025,280 − 1,025,280 − 1,025,280
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 29,158,792 32,302,278 3,053,689
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 29,158,792 32,302,278 3,053,689
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 29,158,792 32,302,278 3,053,689

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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.

Willoughby-Eastlake City’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Willoughby-Eastlake 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.

 72,227,830 70,076,054 74,774,621 74,997,328 70,136,244 71,343,866 71,636,756
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 8,005,505 8,511,591 8,593,482 8,821,882 9,052,104 8,997,816 8,945,812
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 16,984,074 17,072,761 16,596,741 17,953,065 18,240,689 18,240,689 18,240,689
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 1,326,547 1,926,027 1,910,560 1,362,469 1,301,374 1,301,374 1,301,374
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.

 8,058,517 8,097,465 8,631,188 9,068,384 10,366,808 10,431,950 9,222,538
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,826,186 6,486,382 7,760,111 7,304,207 6,341,107 5,523,107 5,480,897
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 110,428,659 112,170,280 118,266,703 119,507,335 115,438,326 115,838,802 114,828,066
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 17,840 0 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 766,850 3,842,800 1,088,063 1,000,629 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 556,579 394,838 434,393 140,000 140,000 140,000 140,000
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 1,323,429 4,255,478 1,522,456 1,140,629 1,140,000 1,140,000 1,140,000
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 111,752,088 116,425,758 119,789,159 120,647,964 116,578,326 116,978,802 115,968,066
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 56,560,808 57,256,478 59,111,881 61,413,019 63,715,448 66,065,810 68,504,802
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 18,638,863 21,411,300 22,892,027 24,153,135 25,373,043 26,597,930 27,886,630
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 18,690,932 18,252,040 20,073,067 21,888,214 21,933,754 22,872,429 23,329,876
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,557,233 3,001,422 4,601,907 4,594,335 4,686,221 5,579,945 5,691,543
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 136,274 239,702 140,236 48,000 48,000 48,000 48,000
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 87,000 91,000 90,000 94,000 94,000 98,000 101,000
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 368,780 390,503 257,745 264,470 446,000 471,690 484,620
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

Repaying loans for energy-saving building work (House Bill 264).

 545,000 570,000 585,000 595,000 600,000 575,000 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 550,983 510,964 476,492 448,054 411,696 368,436 336,078
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,765,552 1,720,908 1,770,594 2,056,251 2,117,767 2,183,694 2,254,371
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 99,901,425 103,444,317 109,998,949 115,554,478 119,425,929 124,860,934 128,636,920
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 710,377 2,761,325 19,207,312 950,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 3,842,800 1,088,063 1,000,629 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000 1,000,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 89 0 0 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.

 4,553,266 3,849,388 20,207,941 1,950,000 1,950,000 1,950,000 1,950,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 104,454,691 107,293,705 130,206,890 117,504,478 121,375,929 126,810,934 130,586,920
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.

 7,297,397 9,132,053 (10,417,731) 3,143,486 (4,797,603) (9,832,132) (14,618,854)
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.

 24,172,353 31,469,750 40,601,803 30,184,072 33,327,558 28,529,955 18,697,823
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.

 31,469,750 40,601,803 30,184,072 33,327,558 28,529,955 18,697,823 4,078,969
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 28,416 1,546,162 1,025,280 1,025,280 1,025,280 1,025,280 1,025,280
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.

 31,441,334 39,055,641 29,158,792 32,302,278 27,504,675 17,672,543 3,053,689
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.

 31,441,334 39,055,641 29,158,792 32,302,278 27,504,675 17,672,543 3,053,689
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.

 31,441,334 39,055,641 29,158,792 32,302,278 27,504,675 17,672,543 3,053,689

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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.

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