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7 of the 22 school districts based in Hamilton County forecast running short by FY2030

Fiscal Year 2027 First Required Forecast (Fall)

Filed July–August 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, 7 go below zero by FY2030 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 3 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

Hamilton County · the 22 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$397.4M

2.8 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.9 months

Runs short
7 of 22

districts by FY2030, if their levies are renewed and no new one passes

New levy in the forecast
3

districts count one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Hamilton County

3 school districts have written money from a new levy into this forecast, on the state’s lines for a new income tax (13.010) or property tax (13.020). Voters have not approved it. The unreserved balance counts it as if they had; the balance before it does not.

District New levy New-levy money in FY2030 Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 without it 12.010 FY2030 with it 15.010
Northwest Local Income, from FY2027 $36.2M $37.4M 4.1 −$19.9M $74.6M
Winton Woods City Property, from FY2027 $5.4M $17.6M 3.1 −$13.0M $5.7M
Cincinnati Public Schools Property, from FY2027 $66.3M $43.0M 0.8 −$103.1M $129.0M

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Most cash first until a heading is sorted, measured in months of FY2026’s spending (line 4.500), so a large district and a small one can be compared. A forecast only shows a levy its district chose to write in; a levy on a ballot can be missing from it, and one written in may never reach a ballot. What is on the November 3 ballot →

Districts based in Hamilton County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Cincinnati Public Schools $43.0M 0.8 −$103.1M FY2029 Property
Deer Park Community City $10.3M 6.2 $11.7M — —
Finneytown Local $13.0M 7.8 $6.3M — —
Forest Hills Local $38.4M 4.6 $32.0M — —
Indian Hill Exempted Village $13.6M 3.3 $3.1M — —
Lockland Local $7.4M 8.3 $3.9M — —
Loveland City $21.7M 4.2 $969.5K — —
Madeira City $12.7M 5.5 $1.6M — —
Mariemont City $11.9M 4.8 $1.8M — —
Mt Healthy City $4.7M 1.4 $15.3M — —
North College Hill City $4.2M 2.3 −$6.2M FY2029 —
Northwest Local $37.4M 4.1 −$19.9M FY2030 Income
Norwood City $15.3M 5.7 $4.3M — —
Oak Hills Local $24.5M 3.0 −$46.7M FY2028 —
Princeton City $31.1M 3.7 $553.1K — —
Reading Community City $11.1M 7.1 $10.5M — —
Southwest Local $10.2M 2.2 $1.6M — —
St Bernard-Elmwood Place City $25.2M 21.9 $30.2M — —
Sycamore Community City $28.9M 3.3 −$11.4M FY2030 —
Three Rivers Local $6.1M 2.5 −$543.3K FY2030 —
Winton Woods City $17.6M 3.1 −$13.0M FY2029 Property
Wyoming City $9.0M 3.4 $1.8M — —
Great Oaks Career Campusescareer center, in no total $32.2M 4.8 $30.0M — —

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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.

Hamilton 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 ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 397,420,598 378,560,375 (55,235,985)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 22,454,934 − 21,895,987 − 20,706,569
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 374,965,664 356,664,388 (75,942,554)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 604,841
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 374,965,664 356,664,388 (75,337,713)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 37,716,311 + 345,439,513
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 374,965,664 394,380,699 270,101,800

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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.

Hamilton County’s forecast: its 22 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 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.

 795,448,551 840,420,628 850,240,186 860,903,558 868,808,267 868,759,954 868,509,573
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 87,855,018 91,258,234 91,947,743 100,548,670 103,032,820 104,284,669 105,930,850
01.030 Income Tax

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

 15,958,452 16,858,746 18,627,305 19,379,958 22,044,328 23,595,907 24,745,764
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 358,917,444 358,505,381 361,772,158 371,473,689 369,992,288 367,915,765 368,004,010
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 69,786,820 68,655,166 63,245,815 60,958,943 59,753,418 58,867,543 58,661,389
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.

 81,682,149 84,826,671 84,444,309 89,276,513 84,940,574 83,975,605 83,208,498
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 168,764,750 176,990,391 196,270,694 190,803,791 190,125,742 190,341,461 191,057,184
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 1,578,413,180 1,637,515,211 1,666,548,212 1,693,345,122 1,698,697,437 1,697,740,904 1,700,117,268
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

Short-term borrowing (notes) brought into the general fund.

 75,000,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.020 State Emergency Loans & Advancements (Approved)

Loans from the state to a district in financial trouble.

 10,758,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 267,250 4,504,429 634,223 195,000 195,000 195,000 195,000
02.050 Advances-In

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

 19,847,967 15,084,911 14,336,056 5,878,029 6,039,497 3,619,356 3,619,356
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 7,777,013 17,451,992 7,644,571 14,103,421 7,280,953 7,327,807 7,593,986
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 113,650,231 37,041,332 22,614,851 20,176,450 13,515,450 11,142,163 11,408,342
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 1,692,063,408 1,674,556,541 1,689,163,063 1,713,521,571 1,712,212,888 1,708,883,069 1,711,525,610
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 889,867,325 943,023,350 960,309,916 974,649,568 995,474,740 1,020,679,951 1,045,092,515
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 301,464,333 322,753,259 336,828,652 348,134,994 361,316,201 378,624,761 395,416,105
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 266,294,410 296,526,141 303,707,531 297,929,206 304,312,435 315,704,829 329,187,188
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 43,337,727 48,736,242 48,199,550 53,150,791 54,321,115 55,818,652 56,554,067
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 8,883,810 10,754,826 4,739,696 6,868,469 22,172,221 21,661,433 21,564,347
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 1,365,406 1,975,992 1,386,700 275,000 285,000 300,000 315,000
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 75,489,000 505,077 525,502 425,000 435,000 445,000 90,000
04.040 Principal-State Advancements

Repaying money the state advanced.

 0 485,000 750,000 1,250,000 1,654,600 1,654,600 1,654,600
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 217,812 211,990 176,000 373,533 379,493 385,584 391,808
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 915,000 976,500 825,000 840,000 865,000 890,000 915,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 1,949,273 845,342 1,631,615 1,548,014 1,492,796 1,435,760 1,382,227
04.300 Other Objects

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

 18,962,057 17,623,676 20,555,622 21,294,470 21,429,982 21,794,246 22,181,845
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 1,608,746,153 1,644,417,395 1,679,635,784 1,706,739,045 1,764,138,583 1,819,394,816 1,874,744,702
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 63,177,886 70,078,152 23,494,367 22,023,395 30,588,535 33,272,824 33,420,397
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 15,154,902 14,040,201 3,927,250 3,619,356 3,619,356 3,619,356 3,619,356
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 962,212 911,836 870,041 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.

 79,295,000 85,030,189 28,291,658 25,642,751 34,207,891 36,892,180 37,039,753
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 1,688,041,153 1,729,447,584 1,707,927,442 1,732,381,796 1,798,346,474 1,856,286,996 1,911,784,455
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.

 4,022,255 (54,891,043) (18,764,379) (18,860,225) (86,133,586) (147,403,927) (200,258,845)
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.

 467,053,763 471,076,017 416,184,974 397,420,598 378,560,375 292,426,789 145,022,862
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.

 471,076,017 416,184,974 397,420,598 378,560,375 292,426,789 145,022,862 (55,235,985)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 26,320,769 27,437,440 22,454,934 21,895,987 21,158,877 21,182,509 20,706,569
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.

 444,755,248 388,747,534 374,965,664 356,664,388 271,267,912 123,840,353 (75,942,554)
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 0 604,841
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 604,841
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.

 444,755,248 388,747,534 374,965,664 356,664,388 271,267,912 123,840,353 (75,337,713)
13.010 Income Tax - New

A new income tax the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 1,885,406 22,497,048 33,969,264 36,174,230
13.020 Property Tax - New

A new property tax levy the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 35,830,905 71,672,615 71,694,223 71,715,822
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 37,716,311 131,885,974 237,549,461 345,439,513
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.

 444,755,248 388,747,534 374,965,664 394,380,699 403,153,886 361,389,814 270,101,800
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 3,105 2,970 2,964 2,955 3,118 3,033 3,030
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 38,653 38,267 37,561 37,416 36,971 36,795 36,539

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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.

Hamilton County’s schools: what their levies cost a home, test scores and spending →

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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.