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4 of the 10 school districts based in Licking 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, 4 go below zero by FY2030 if their current levies are renewed and no new one passes, and 1 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

Licking County · the 10 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$193.9M

5.6 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.5 months

Runs short
4 of 10

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

New levy in the forecast
1

district counts one voters have not approved

Forecasts that count a new levy in Licking County

1 school district 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
Southwest Licking Local Income, from FY2027 $12.7M $23.9M 4.2 −$18.5M $16.4M

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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 Licking County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Granville Exempted Village $12.2M 3.7 −$2.3M FY2030 —
Heath City $6.3M 3.1 $2.7M — —
Johnstown-Monroe Local $7.9M 3.7 $5.0M — —
Lakewood Local $17.6M 7.0 $6.9M — —
Licking Heights Local $59.2M 10.1 $44.4M — —
Licking Valley Local $14.1M 6.9 $5.9M — —
Newark City Schools $37.6M 4.8 −$36.2M FY2029 —
North Fork Local $6.8M 3.7 $5.9M — —
Northridge Local $8.4M 5.3 −$1.2M FY2030 —
Southwest Licking Local $23.9M 4.2 −$18.5M FY2029 Income
Career And Technology Educational Centerscareer center, in no total $37.4M 22.8 $11.1M — —

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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.

Licking 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. 193,949,467 192,052,721 (139,041)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 3,684,670 − 4,037,442 − 4,037,442
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 5,956,711 − 7,959,466 − 6,213,560
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 184,308,086 180,055,814 (10,390,042)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 22,884,249
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 184,308,086 180,055,814 12,494,206
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 2,817,381 + 34,906,861
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 184,308,086 182,873,195 47,401,067

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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.

Licking County’s forecast: its 10 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.

 157,863,528 173,717,536 171,563,859 160,209,884 164,484,885 166,642,523 162,742,810
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 17,821,515 19,234,897 20,155,419 21,668,240 21,866,469 22,265,683 21,534,260
01.030 Income Tax

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

 40,238,854 43,325,417 46,811,349 48,630,479 50,204,069 49,356,026 40,100,172
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 129,257,172 130,749,107 135,536,808 133,172,465 130,080,187 130,229,778 130,274,024
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 12,114,730 13,884,010 12,401,029 11,740,446 11,687,424 11,597,670 11,577,348
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.

 18,696,823 20,923,386 21,217,656 37,334,166 23,683,580 23,832,154 24,023,488
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 34,201,625 37,760,669 39,278,453 35,904,277 33,334,279 31,753,741 30,793,811
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 410,194,246 439,595,025 446,964,572 448,659,958 435,340,893 435,677,575 421,045,913
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

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

 0 0 7,648 0 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 6,007,867 2,672,168 8,067,164 3,946,388 3,940,800 3,940,800 3,940,800
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,926,511 1,408,742 2,977,726 1,266,885 511,910 511,910 511,910
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,065,443 496,436 514,324 474,783 371,650 371,650 371,650
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 9,999,821 4,577,346 11,566,862 5,688,056 4,824,360 4,824,360 4,824,360
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 420,194,068 444,172,370 458,531,433 454,348,014 440,165,253 440,501,935 425,870,273
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 198,152,499 218,230,732 230,252,475 243,125,954 253,768,493 265,255,253 277,529,928
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 74,855,885 81,889,627 89,798,245 97,728,593 106,260,860 115,243,101 125,284,582
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 56,498,707 65,028,021 71,052,176 74,114,402 78,034,932 81,303,741 84,766,443
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 13,072,524 15,387,214 16,618,037 17,058,767 17,801,551 18,249,925 19,016,548
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 3,847,185 7,025,605 3,645,647 5,594,023 3,796,524 4,160,104 4,169,605
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 0 1,280,000 0 0 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 380,000 388,000 275,000 280,000 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 121,808 109,798 15,246 6,780 2,266 1,758 1,250
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,690,329 6,226,370 6,818,262 6,869,211 7,092,118 7,307,873 7,527,725
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 352,618,936 395,565,367 418,475,089 444,777,730 466,756,744 491,521,756 518,296,080
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 26,566,678 132,891,346 18,178,706 10,875,645 6,639,828 6,792,828 6,947,828
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,753,742 2,215,184 701,666 584,581 584,581 584,581 584,581
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 6,755 9,615 6,805 6,805 6,805 6,805 6,805
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 28,327,175 135,116,145 18,887,177 11,467,031 7,231,214 7,384,214 7,539,214
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 380,946,111 530,681,512 437,362,266 456,244,761 473,987,958 498,905,970 525,835,294
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.

 39,247,957 (86,509,142) 21,169,167 (1,896,747) (33,822,704) (58,404,036) (99,965,022)
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.

 220,041,486 259,289,443 172,780,302 193,949,467 192,052,721 158,230,019 99,825,983
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.

 259,289,443 172,780,302 193,949,467 192,052,721 158,230,019 99,825,983 (139,041)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 4,922,130 9,422,017 3,684,670 4,037,442 4,037,442 4,037,442 4,037,442
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 7,184,406 7,316,862 2,562,555 6,022,389 6,039,171 6,130,348 6,213,560
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 2,243,916 3,186,923 3,394,156 1,937,077 0 0 0
09.080 Subtotal

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

 9,428,322 10,503,785 5,956,711 7,959,466 6,039,171 6,130,348 6,213,560
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.

 244,938,991 152,854,499 184,308,086 180,055,814 148,153,406 89,658,193 (10,390,042)
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

An existing income tax the district expects voters to renew. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 0 0 2,399,901 13,280,302
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 7,204,045
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 2,399,901 22,884,249
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.

 244,938,991 152,854,499 184,308,086 180,055,814 148,153,406 92,058,095 12,494,206
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 2,817,381 7,384,485 12,036,426 12,668,569
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 2,817,381 10,201,866 22,238,292 34,906,861
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.

 244,938,991 152,854,499 184,308,086 182,873,195 158,355,272 114,296,387 47,401,067
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 3,018 3,090 3,033 3,134 3,075 3,049 3,097
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 13,329 13,170 13,056 13,470 13,492 13,502 13,441

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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.

Licking 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.