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6 of the 14 school districts based in Mahoning 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, 6 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

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

Cash, June 30, 2026
$126.0M

4.0 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.7 months

Runs short
6 of 14

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 Mahoning 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
Canfield Local Property, from FY2027 $5.9M $11.9M 4.3 −$5.4M $14.9M

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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 Mahoning County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Austintown Local Schools $24.4M 6.0 $16.7M — —
Boardman Local $16.7M 3.6 −$8.6M FY2029 —
Campbell City $2.7M 1.7 −$7.7M FY2028 —
Canfield Local $11.9M 4.3 −$5.4M FY2030 Property
Jackson-Milton Local $3.7M 3.7 −$1.6M FY2030 —
Lowellville Local $3.6M 6.5 $3.9M — —
Poland Local $11.1M 5.4 $3.8M — —
Sebring Local $3.3M 4.9 $33.0K — —
South Range Local $5.7M 4.6 $2.7M — —
Springfield Local $5.3M 4.8 $3.2M — —
Struthers City $13.1M 7.3 $7.0M — —
West Branch Local $6.0M 3.2 $4.0M — —
Western Reserve Local $3.7M 5.2 −$1.0M FY2030 —
Youngstown City $14.8M 1.9 −$3.5M FY2030 —
Mahoning Co Career & Tech Ctrcareer center, in no total $21.4M 12.0 −$958.9K FY2030 —

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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 ActualFY2026 BudgetFY2027 ForecastFY2030
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 126,000,026 123,977,199 (59,662,764)
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 6,284,266 − 5,378,143 − 4,415,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 119,715,760 118,599,056 (64,077,764)
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 4,121,476 + 77,627,649
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 119,715,760 122,720,533 13,549,886
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 2,878,280 + 20,316,767
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 119,715,760 125,598,813 33,866,653

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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 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.

 142,075,857 148,183,764 147,845,180 143,655,717 137,669,343 131,519,391 127,013,429
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 16,742,176 17,525,984 20,388,832 20,868,412 20,539,210 19,731,405 18,986,104
01.030 Income Tax

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

 3,473,804 3,872,655 4,185,170 4,197,090 4,382,025 4,577,014 4,173,252
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 159,736,398 162,231,153 159,573,817 157,335,351 153,713,760 151,580,667 151,832,825
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 19,587,145 21,117,305 19,439,039 19,576,865 19,262,465 18,964,195 18,415,848
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.

 17,928,861 18,479,883 18,603,616 19,393,479 19,495,558 18,735,121 18,571,892
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 18,236,426 19,976,477 19,732,423 17,674,412 16,700,700 15,930,044 15,283,979
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 377,780,670 391,387,217 389,768,077 382,701,327 371,763,061 361,037,837 354,277,328
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 57,384 53,700 534,232 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,217,668 1,853,045 2,099,383 12,474,105 315,000 315,000 315,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,151,187 953,126 1,182,002 1,211,606 435,888 435,888 435,888
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 2,426,239 2,859,873 3,815,618 13,685,711 750,888 750,888 750,888
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 380,206,909 394,247,088 393,583,694 396,387,037 372,513,949 361,788,727 355,028,215
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 196,330,468 204,732,284 207,664,739 211,086,158 217,068,293 222,328,626 227,106,913
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 86,436,410 88,025,149 89,698,170 95,369,841 101,279,484 106,142,491 111,251,444
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 51,500,544 57,579,228 61,379,561 64,284,899 66,344,617 68,462,896 70,628,548
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 11,701,467 13,854,922 13,277,553 13,980,641 14,283,657 14,567,937 15,059,318
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,853,294 3,400,033 3,676,314 2,927,278 2,542,806 2,435,358 2,333,497
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 85,223 45,000 165,000 173,000 181,000 189,000 198,000
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 500,000 579,000 595,000 612,000 607,000 625,434 80,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 120,903 102,241 221,704 196,999 171,616 145,809 122,774
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,085,221 5,388,014 5,429,331 5,554,723 5,673,314 5,799,621 5,929,595
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 353,613,530 373,705,871 382,107,372 394,185,539 408,151,787 420,697,173 432,710,089
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 6,339,694 43,708,387 7,165,164 3,949,324 3,230,299 3,705,632 3,650,873
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 1,931,795 2,145,157 12,621,642 275,000 275,000 275,000 275,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 927 8,201 0 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.

 8,272,416 45,861,745 19,786,806 4,224,324 3,505,299 3,980,632 3,925,873
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 361,885,946 419,567,616 401,894,178 398,409,863 411,657,086 424,677,805 436,635,962
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.

 18,320,963 (25,320,528) (8,310,484) (2,022,826) (39,143,138) (62,889,079) (81,607,746)
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.

 141,310,075 159,631,038 134,310,509 126,000,026 123,977,199 84,834,060 21,944,984
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.

 159,631,038 134,310,509 126,000,026 123,977,199 84,834,060 21,944,984 (59,662,764)
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 3,285,476 2,185,802 6,284,266 5,378,143 4,315,000 4,415,000 4,415,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 900,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
09.080 Subtotal

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

 900,000 0 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.

 155,445,562 132,124,707 119,715,760 118,599,056 80,519,060 17,529,984 (64,077,764)
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

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

 0 0 0 0 0 0 609,413
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 4,121,476 11,441,754 24,671,592 36,783,414
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 4,121,476 15,563,230 40,234,823 77,627,649
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.

 155,445,562 132,124,707 119,715,760 122,720,533 96,082,291 57,764,807 13,549,886
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 2,878,280 5,775,321 5,812,846 5,850,320
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 2,878,280 8,653,601 14,466,447 20,316,767
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.

 155,445,562 132,124,707 119,715,760 125,598,813 104,735,892 72,231,254 33,866,653
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,734 1,779 1,691 1,750 1,792 1,717 1,655
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 22,121 21,770 21,614 21,322 21,117 21,015 20,903

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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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