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5 of the 8 school districts based in Lucas 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, 5 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

Lucas County · the 8 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$132.1M

2.0 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.2 months

Runs short
5 of 8

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 Lucas 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
Maumee City Income, from FY2027 $7.0M $11.3M 3.5 −$18.1M $154.9K
Springfield Local Income, from FY2028 $4.7M $12.2M 3.1 −$4.8M $6.6M
Ottawa Hills Local Income, from FY2028 $2.0M $4.5M 3.0 $2.2M $6.2M

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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 Lucas County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Anthony Wayne Local $3.5M 0.8 $3.8M — —
Maumee City $11.3M 3.5 −$18.1M FY2029 Income
Oregon City $15.6M 3.5 −$344.7K FY2030 —
Ottawa Hills Local $4.5M 3.0 $2.2M — Income
Springfield Local $12.2M 3.1 −$4.8M FY2029 Income
Sylvania Schools $28.8M 3.2 −$19.2M FY2029 —
Toledo City $12.0M 0.4 −$17.2M FY2030 —
Washington Local $44.2M 5.0 $33.6M — —

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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.

Lucas 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. 132,109,693 124,897,162 (50,219,309)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 8,662,438 − 6,050,000 − 6,050,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 2,000,000 − 2,000,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 123,447,255 116,847,162 (58,269,309)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 38,071,615
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 123,447,255 116,847,162 (20,197,694)
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 364,820 + 33,690,456
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 123,447,255 117,211,982 13,492,762

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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.

Lucas County’s forecast: its 8 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.

 306,109,162 320,230,732 332,043,677 337,951,613 341,243,292 340,349,207 325,298,841
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 34,547,528 33,419,730 44,333,427 42,616,318 43,641,510 43,325,332 41,013,029
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 271,488,785 284,396,971 280,811,011 287,075,217 285,318,918 281,892,575 282,730,496
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 43,917,585 43,849,394 44,275,888 44,791,143 45,330,053 46,176,088 47,471,429
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.

 35,336,135 34,812,074 34,061,661 33,967,049 33,563,762 32,754,528 30,519,399
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 44,941,327 40,714,511 37,128,904 32,655,917 31,702,807 32,527,488 32,571,740
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 736,340,524 757,423,411 772,654,568 779,057,256 780,800,342 777,025,218 759,604,935
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 1,212,331 1,175,137 883,671 2,843,691 2,843,691 2,843,691 843,691
02.050 Advances-In

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

 3,655,546 1,403,672 810,404 395,000 0 0 0
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,390,129 3,543,179 1,391,670 232,576 232,637 232,698 232,759
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 6,258,006 6,121,988 3,085,745 3,471,267 3,076,328 3,076,389 1,076,450
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 742,598,529 763,545,399 775,740,313 782,528,523 783,876,670 780,101,607 760,681,385
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 436,765,085 473,824,658 485,322,529 466,806,278 479,384,940 495,458,262 508,362,995
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 157,114,787 187,067,160 194,696,257 191,779,299 196,390,678 204,024,639 211,353,162
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 111,250,119 92,865,356 81,746,333 85,082,732 86,979,965 88,929,307 90,813,510
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 22,632,342 25,059,194 24,234,737 24,834,752 25,279,772 25,862,854 26,454,881
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 4,294,991 4,403,222 2,799,435 3,423,709 3,467,455 3,542,597 3,617,473
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 215,000 220,000 225,000 230,000 230,000 230,000 230,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 370,000 385,000 410,000 400,000 415,000 440,000 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 480,000 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 135,289 1,009,760 106,469 80,673 60,298 38,923 27,923
04.300 Other Objects

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

 9,997,977 11,190,136 10,925,724 10,962,874 11,165,602 11,370,260 11,567,380
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 742,775,590 796,504,486 800,466,484 783,600,316 803,373,710 829,896,843 852,427,324
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 16,657,422 37,992,256 8,128,438 6,140,737 4,915,586 4,828,550 4,334,119
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 3,505,172 8,000 280,676 0 0 0 0
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 364,483 951,647 (1,395,455) 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.

 20,527,077 38,951,903 7,013,659 6,140,737 4,915,586 4,828,550 4,334,119
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 763,302,667 835,456,389 807,480,143 789,741,053 808,289,296 834,725,393 856,761,443
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.

 (20,704,138) (71,910,990) (31,739,830) (7,212,530) (24,412,625) (54,623,787) (96,080,059)
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.

 256,464,651 235,760,513 163,849,523 132,109,693 124,897,162 100,484,537 45,860,750
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.

 235,760,513 163,849,523 132,109,693 124,897,162 100,484,537 45,860,750 (50,219,309)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 17,759,600 10,098,497 8,662,438 6,050,000 6,050,000 6,050,000 6,050,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
09.080 Subtotal

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

 10,000,000 10,000,000 0 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000 2,000,000
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.

 208,000,913 143,751,026 123,447,255 116,847,162 92,434,537 37,810,750 (58,269,309)
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 6,921,414 31,150,201
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 6,921,414 38,071,615
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.

 208,000,913 143,751,026 123,447,255 116,847,162 92,434,537 44,732,164 (20,197,694)
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 364,820 6,853,104 12,822,939 13,649,593
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 0 364,820 7,217,924 20,040,863 33,690,456
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.

 208,000,913 143,751,026 123,447,255 117,211,982 99,652,461 64,773,027 13,492,762
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 2,466 2,383 2,268 8,246 2,226 2,105 2,053
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 27,948 28,070 27,687 27,277 26,948 26,691 26,364

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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.

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

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.