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Zane Trace Local forecasts running short in FY2029

Zane Trace Local – 049544 (Ross) · Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Submission date: 08/31/2026

Zane Trace Local’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, Zane Trace Local 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, 2026
$3.3M

2.1 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

Zane Trace Local Schools on the November 3, 2026 ballot

Zane Trace Local 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 3 Zane Trace Local Schools tax issues — 3 passed and 0 failed. Renewals passed 3 of 3.

Every tax issue on the ballot in Ross County →

Zane Trace Local: 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. 3,258,855 1,920,020 (3,817,876)
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 3,258,855 1,920,020 (3,817,876)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 760,348
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 3,258,855 1,920,020 (3,057,528)
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 3,258,855 1,920,020 (3,057,528)

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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.

Zane Trace Local’s forecast, line by line

Each line as Zane Trace Local 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.

 4,811,223 4,943,157 5,785,992 5,595,970 5,750,363 6,193,204 6,688,732
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 1,117,427 1,179,150 1,264,176 1,273,375 1,283,362 1,292,916 1,320,755
01.030 Income Tax

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

 1,878,190 2,071,273 1,947,463 2,003,635 2,061,447 2,120,948 2,182,187
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 5,997,785 5,673,784 5,489,865 5,734,056 5,764,446 5,744,936 5,697,189
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 469,611 1,155,042 988,410 906,368 899,171 915,357 957,285
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.

 666,037 678,085 774,344 849,296 833,804 856,061 894,571
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 693,138 894,157 1,217,376 1,028,499 1,150,389 1,146,603 1,146,603
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 15,633,410 16,594,648 17,467,628 17,391,199 17,742,982 18,270,025 18,887,322
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 293,565 287,162 287,162 287,162 287,162 287,162
02.050 Advances-In

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

 0 1,516,528 62,239 62,239 62,239 62,239 62,239
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 282,632 7,640 33,555 25,608 25,608 25,608 25,608
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 282,632 1,817,733 382,955 375,009 375,009 375,009 375,009
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 15,916,042 18,412,382 17,850,583 17,766,208 18,117,991 18,645,034 19,262,331
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 8,179,074 9,232,630 9,436,347 10,027,373 10,541,131 10,968,874 11,490,239
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 4,145,594 4,181,654 4,325,728 4,674,596 4,850,288 5,014,363 5,196,811
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 2,248,330 2,906,017 3,123,191 2,922,368 2,987,093 3,054,069 3,122,604
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 354,586 504,340 510,013 505,481 515,591 525,903 536,421
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 180,334 161,339 508,113 204,455 204,455 204,455 204,455
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 288,000 190,000 196,000 202,060 202,073 208,088 214,106
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 69,865 60,822 54,856 48,279 51,357 45,108 38,671
04.300 Other Objects

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

 221,926 259,289 278,164 231,770 236,009 240,339 244,763
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 15,687,709 17,496,091 18,432,412 18,816,382 19,587,997 20,261,199 21,048,070
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 93,718 303,022 288,662 288,662 288,662 288,662 288,662
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,516,528 62,239 0 0 0 0 0
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 3,045 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.

 1,613,291 365,261 288,662 288,662 288,662 288,662 288,662
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 17,301,000 17,861,352 18,721,074 19,105,044 19,876,659 20,549,861 21,336,732
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.

 (1,384,958) 551,030 (870,491) (1,338,836) (1,758,668) (1,904,827) (2,074,401)
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.

 4,963,275 3,578,317 4,129,346 3,258,855 1,920,020 161,351 (1,743,475)
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.

 3,578,317 4,129,346 3,258,855 1,920,020 161,351 (1,743,475) (3,817,876)
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.

 3,578,317 4,129,346 3,258,855 1,920,020 161,351 (1,743,475) (3,817,876)
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 0 152,033 304,133 304,182
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 152,033 456,166 760,348
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.

 3,578,317 4,129,346 3,258,855 1,920,020 313,384 (1,287,309) (3,057,528)
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.

 3,578,317 4,129,346 3,258,855 1,920,020 313,384 (1,287,309) (3,057,528)
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 105 87 99 85 83 87 87
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 1,082 1,074 1,015 1,050 1,026 996 970

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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.

Zane Trace Local’s levies, spending and test scores →

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