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None of the 3 school districts based in Jackson County forecasts 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, 0 go below zero by FY2030 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

Jackson County · the 3 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$24.9M

4.6 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 5.7 months

Runs short
0 of 3

districts by FY2030, 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 Jackson County

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

Districts based in Jackson County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Jackson City $7.3M 3.0 $1.7M — —
Oak Hill Union Local $8.6M 6.3 $8.8M — —
Wellston City $9.1M 5.7 $4.8M — —

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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.

Jackson 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. 24,881,089 22,809,420 15,721,597
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 365,338 − 375,000 − 375,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 24,515,751 22,434,420 15,346,597
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 24,515,751 22,434,420 15,346,597
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 24,515,751 22,434,420 15,346,597

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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.

Jackson County’s forecast: its 3 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.

 11,413,648 12,036,192 12,081,037 12,197,638 11,854,182 11,914,203 11,974,406
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 7,111,737 7,224,240 7,527,030 7,559,331 7,619,328 7,657,336 7,695,344
01.030 Income Tax

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

 0 0 0 237,987 2,839,709 4,287,799 4,566,122
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 37,151,947 35,820,459 35,442,514 35,695,889 35,656,383 35,570,377 35,468,216
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 4,624,560 5,527,881 4,793,576 4,707,822 4,744,978 4,823,425 4,917,853
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.

 1,131,878 1,692,910 1,742,579 1,853,909 1,988,507 1,997,002 2,005,547
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,608,827 3,439,402 3,387,769 3,082,222 2,910,185 2,813,074 2,733,904
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 65,042,599 65,741,082 64,974,505 65,334,798 67,613,272 69,063,216 69,361,392
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 0 55 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 525,319 334,036 420,770 433,601 369,136 369,136 369,136
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 78,840 1,234,829 86,018 15,567 15,567 15,567 15,567
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 604,159 1,568,865 506,842 449,169 384,704 384,704 384,704
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 65,646,757 67,309,949 65,481,347 65,783,967 67,997,976 69,447,920 69,746,096
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 30,361,736 34,632,061 36,145,043 36,539,169 37,581,384 38,978,334 40,335,076
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 14,861,126 14,716,437 15,583,862 15,661,171 16,395,940 17,225,625 18,082,158
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 8,201,961 8,837,623 9,695,329 9,544,652 9,738,836 9,993,932 9,775,694
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 1,980,985 2,111,940 2,009,987 2,260,351 2,329,191 2,374,641 2,546,772
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 228,047 642,689 74,837 443,652 231,055 963,828 811,990
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 55,000 104,000 90,430 62,000 65,000 67,000 71,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 27,800 32,168 27,773 24,705 21,848 18,878 15,773
04.300 Other Objects

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

 1,091,551 945,309 935,133 1,000,800 1,024,043 1,049,260 1,075,150
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 56,808,206 62,022,227 64,562,394 65,536,500 67,387,297 70,671,498 72,713,613
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 3,052,169 8,341,477 871,324 1,950,000 1,250,000 650,000 500,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 334,036 420,770 365,450 369,136 369,136 369,136 369,136
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 3,386,205 8,762,247 1,236,774 2,319,136 1,619,136 1,019,136 869,136
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 60,194,411 70,784,474 65,799,168 67,855,636 69,006,433 71,690,634 73,582,749
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.

 5,452,346 (3,474,525) (317,821) (2,071,669) (1,008,457) (2,242,714) (3,836,653)
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.

 23,221,090 28,673,436 25,198,910 24,881,089 22,809,420 21,800,963 19,558,249
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.

 28,673,436 25,198,910 24,881,089 22,809,420 21,800,963 19,558,249 15,721,597
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 250,732 575,000 365,338 375,000 375,000 375,000 375,000
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.

 28,422,704 24,623,910 24,515,751 22,434,420 21,425,963 19,183,249 15,346,597
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.

 28,422,704 24,623,910 24,515,751 22,434,420 21,425,963 19,183,249 15,346,597
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.

 28,422,704 24,623,910 24,515,751 22,434,420 21,425,963 19,183,249 15,346,597
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 373 318 298 298 358 369 336
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 4,051 3,975 3,918 3,891 3,753 3,663 3,618

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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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Another county or district

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.