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3 of the 14 school districts based in Mahoning 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, 3 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

Mahoning County · the 14 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$134.3M

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

Runs short
3 of 14

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 Mahoning County

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

Districts based in Mahoning County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Austintown Local Schools $22.3M 5.6 $21.6M — —
Boardman Local $19.2M 4.3 −$4.8M FY2029 —
Campbell City $4.4M 2.9 −$2.9M FY2028 —
Canfield Local $13.1M 5.0 −$1.7M FY2029 —
Jackson-Milton Local $3.2M 3.5 $421.5K — —
Lowellville Local $3.5M 6.6 $3.7M — —
Poland Local $10.0M 5.2 $7.2M — —
Sebring Local $3.1M 4.7 $786.2K — —
South Range Local $5.2M 4.2 $3.4M — —
Springfield Local $4.6M 4.1 $5.0M — —
Struthers City $11.5M 6.6 $10.5M — —
West Branch Local $5.9M 3.2 $5.5M — —
Western Reserve Local $3.8M 5.5 $1.5M — —
Youngstown City $24.5M 3.1 $5.1M — —
Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctrcareer center, in no total $14.6M 9.5 $951.3K — —

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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.

Mahoning 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. 134,310,514 133,354,568 14,693,811
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,156,629 − 725,000 − 725,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 132,153,884 132,629,568 13,968,811
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 41,371,082
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 132,153,884 132,629,568 55,339,893
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 132,153,884 132,629,568 55,339,893

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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.

Mahoning County’s forecast: its 14 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.

 133,021,014 142,075,857 148,183,764 146,415,730 145,461,617 141,043,962 134,215,536
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 17,789,810 16,742,176 17,525,984 21,047,903 21,308,338 21,000,796 20,126,138
01.030 Income Tax

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

 3,632,546 3,473,804 3,872,655 4,215,766 4,017,152 3,797,204 3,968,893
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 155,775,347 159,736,398 162,231,153 159,556,192 157,649,540 155,693,070 153,813,102
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 17,991,591 19,587,145 21,117,305 19,468,523 19,169,681 18,928,569 18,770,629
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.

 17,510,886 17,928,861 18,479,883 18,664,501 18,679,044 18,342,459 17,707,483
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 13,518,581 18,236,426 19,976,464 18,435,925 16,047,320 15,253,929 14,504,829
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 359,239,778 377,780,669 391,387,205 387,804,541 382,332,691 374,059,989 363,106,610
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 184,507 57,384 53,700 492,400 53,700 53,700 53,700
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,615,892 1,020,409 1,804,915 1,944,594 300,000 300,000 300,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,349,769 1,348,446 1,001,256 697,888 1,557,427 557,427 557,427
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 3,150,168 2,426,239 2,859,873 3,134,883 1,911,127 911,127 911,127
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 362,389,944 380,206,908 394,247,076 390,939,423 384,243,820 374,971,120 364,017,739
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 194,926,282 196,330,976 204,732,284 209,786,622 215,998,360 221,736,063 228,099,607
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 81,617,762 86,436,411 88,025,149 90,988,522 95,008,315 99,300,966 104,210,186
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 48,593,221 51,500,544 57,579,228 60,333,605 62,085,288 64,216,860 66,428,388
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 11,648,664 11,700,958 13,854,922 14,155,137 14,129,045 14,375,593 14,673,337
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 3,267,557 1,853,294 3,400,033 3,861,703 4,371,559 3,046,319 3,299,443
03.060 Intergovernmental

Payments to other government bodies.

 115,980 177,224 188,784 205,116 209,834 214,693 219,697
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 223,000 0 0 45,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 268,366 85,223 45,000 210,000 218,000 226,000 234,000
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 487,000 500,000 579,000 745,000 767,000 767,000 785,434
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 142,204 120,903 102,241 282,633 242,752 211,443 180,236
04.300 Other Objects

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

 4,500,761 4,907,996 5,199,222 5,448,050 5,558,439 5,674,460 5,797,429
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 345,790,794 353,613,530 373,705,867 386,061,388 398,638,592 409,819,393 423,977,756
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 8,280,463 6,339,694 43,708,387 4,788,735 1,853,929 2,249,929 2,705,662
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,275,386 1,931,795 2,145,157 445,246 282,725 282,725 282,725
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 2,783 927 8,201 600,000 600,000 600,000 600,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 9,558,632 8,272,418 45,861,744 5,833,981 2,736,654 3,132,654 3,588,387
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 355,349,426 361,885,946 419,567,612 391,895,368 401,375,246 412,952,047 427,566,143
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.

 7,040,518 18,320,960 (25,320,536) (955,945) (17,131,426) (37,980,927) (63,548,405)
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.

 134,269,568 141,310,086 159,631,047 134,310,514 133,354,568 116,223,142 78,242,214
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.

 141,310,086 159,631,047 134,310,514 133,354,568 116,223,142 78,242,214 14,693,811
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 2,048,136 2,898,995 2,156,629 725,000 725,000 725,000 725,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 0 900,000 0 0 0 0 0
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 10 20 30 40
09.080 Subtotal

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

 0 900,000 0 0 0 0 0
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.

 139,261,950 155,832,052 132,153,884 132,629,568 115,498,142 77,517,214 13,968,811
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 4,301,599 11,799,419 25,270,063
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 4,301,599 16,101,018 41,371,082
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.

 139,261,950 155,832,052 132,153,884 132,629,568 119,799,742 93,618,232 55,339,893
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.

 139,261,950 155,832,052 132,153,884 132,629,568 119,799,742 93,618,232 55,339,893
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 2,203 2,166 2,224 1,695 1,771 1,824 1,762
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 21,898 21,689 21,325 21,824 21,565 21,303 21,151

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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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