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1 of the 7 school districts based in Erie County forecast running short by FY2029

Fiscal Year 2026 Required Update to Forecast

Filed February 2026

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 their own forecasts, 1 go below zero by FY2029 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 0 have already written in a new levy voters have not approved.

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FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026

Erie County · the 7 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$44.8M

3.3 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.3 months

Runs short
1 of 7

districts by FY2029, if their levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
0

districts count one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Erie County

No forecast from a district based in Erie County counts money from a new levy in this filing.

Districts based in Erie County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Edison Local (Formerly Berlin-Milan) $5.1M 3.3 $162.3K — —
Huron City Schools $4.4M 3.3 $5.5M — —
Kelleys Island Local $663.7K 6.8 $3.0M — —
Margaretta Local $530.9K 0.4 $252.9K — —
Perkins Local $10.8M 4.4 $2.8M — —
Sandusky City $14.3M 3.3 −$4.2M FY2029 —
Vermilion Local $9.0M 3.9 $3.1M — —
Ehove Career Centercareer center, in no total $6.9M 4.1 $5.8M — —

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“Below zero” is the balance with renewals counted and new levies not (line 12.010) — the year a district’s own forecast says it runs short unless something new is approved or spending changes.

Erie County’s total: 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. 44,803,664 44,439,467 599,811
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,002,803 − 965,000 − 995,564
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 2,940,000 − 2,940,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 43,800,861 40,534,467 (3,335,753)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 13,926,587
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 43,800,861 40,534,467 10,590,834
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 43,800,861 40,534,467 10,590,834

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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.

Erie County’s forecast: its 7 districts added together, line by line

Each line added up across the districts, as they filed them with the state. 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.

 70,467,878 72,326,427 78,496,685 79,368,772 75,520,610 74,099,813 75,335,782
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 20,032,859 19,045,926 28,342,082 22,079,614 22,035,516 21,557,046 21,574,262
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 39,403,475 41,770,368 43,723,344 44,603,326 46,465,675 46,468,379 46,464,427
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 5,982,655 6,734,132 6,778,117 6,481,969 6,542,567 6,549,773 6,559,010
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.

 7,960,886 7,710,066 8,087,755 8,502,310 9,750,107 9,491,255 8,064,984
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 10,417,260 13,560,042 13,031,369 11,732,669 12,353,444 12,351,000 12,377,171
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 154,265,013 161,146,963 178,459,351 172,768,660 172,667,920 170,517,266 170,375,636
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 2,956,617 2,940,039 2,636,614 1,112,500 1,112,500 2,412,500 512,500
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,501,558 885,582 281,260 947,632 364,520 350,000 350,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 136,424 167,721 678,301 147,904 130,313 129,795 130,776
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 5,594,599 3,993,342 3,596,175 2,208,036 1,607,333 2,892,295 993,276
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 159,859,612 165,140,304 182,055,525 174,976,696 174,275,254 173,409,562 171,368,913
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 84,226,280 85,105,784 89,011,866 92,346,799 95,638,418 99,865,478 101,745,930
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 31,757,686 34,576,639 36,702,052 38,691,183 41,220,255 44,190,186 46,628,957
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 22,497,454 22,127,611 24,538,679 25,928,408 26,845,078 27,833,861 28,698,376
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 4,582,393 4,900,622 5,179,812 4,762,863 4,687,035 4,807,888 4,923,146
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 596,683 343,581 724,016 1,105,279 594,875 763,937 606,920
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 630,000 650,000 670,000 695,000 725,000 750,000 785,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 125,720 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 149,000 155,000 162,000 168,000 175,000 372,000 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 529,034 497,075 468,083 432,290 396,310 358,920 315,700
04.300 Other Objects

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

 3,088,696 3,076,834 4,021,953 4,031,826 4,082,218 4,195,723 4,264,957
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 148,182,947 151,433,148 161,478,460 168,161,648 174,364,185 183,137,992 187,968,987
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 6,613,031 6,612,852 38,724,163 6,727,093 5,936,280 5,448,192 4,987,746
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 905,582 281,260 947,632 364,250 350,000 350,000 350,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 2,663 0 170,777 87,903 0 0 0
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 7,521,276 6,894,111 39,842,572 7,179,246 6,286,280 5,798,192 5,337,746
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 155,704,223 158,327,259 201,321,032 175,340,894 180,650,465 188,936,184 193,306,733
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.

 4,155,390 6,813,045 (19,265,506) (364,198) (6,375,211) (15,526,622) (21,937,820)
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.

 53,100,735 57,256,125 64,069,171 44,803,664 44,439,467 38,064,254 22,537,632
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.

 57,256,125 64,069,171 44,803,664 44,439,467 38,064,254 22,537,632 599,811
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 522,445 737,239 1,002,803 965,000 967,000 968,000 995,564
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 0 1,400,000 0 2,940,000 2,940,000 2,940,000 2,940,000
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 2 4 6 8
09.080 Subtotal

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

 0 1,400,000 0 2,940,000 2,940,000 2,940,000 2,940,000
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.

 56,733,680 61,931,932 43,800,861 40,534,467 34,157,254 18,629,632 (3,335,753)
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 2,835,855 5,545,279 5,545,453
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 2,835,855 8,381,134 13,926,587
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.

 56,733,680 61,931,932 43,800,861 40,534,467 36,993,109 27,010,766 10,590,834
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.

 56,733,680 61,931,932 43,800,861 40,534,467 36,993,109 27,010,766 10,590,834
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,095 1,099 1,070 1,059 1,058 1,067 1,058
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 18,343 18,279 18,213 18,224 18,205 18,171 18,147

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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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From the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce’s bulk forecast files — the filings its Forecast Submissions report shows one district at a time, to the dollar. A county’s figures are the traditional districts the state files under it, added together; Ohio’s are all of them. Each district writes its own forecast, and nothing here is estimated. The 49 career centers file their own forecasts and are listed under their home county, but are in no total: each serves several counties.