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1 of the 7 school districts based in Medina 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, 1 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

Medina County · the 7 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$194.7M

6.2 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 5.5 months

Runs short
1 of 7

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 Medina County

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

Districts based in Medina County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Black River Local $3.0M 2.4 $4.1M — —
Brunswick City $56.4M 7.9 $35.8M — —
Buckeye Local $8.7M 3.6 $10.3M — —
Cloverleaf Local $40.5M 12.5 $39.4M — —
Highland Local $19.8M 5.5 $13.6M — —
Medina City Sd $51.7M 6.3 $44.7M — —
Wadsworth City $14.6M 2.7 −$13.0M FY2029 —
Medina County Joint Vocational School Districtcareer center, in no total $7.8M 3.7 $8.8M — —

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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.

Medina 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. 194,711,275 207,276,294 129,578,991
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 5,816,911 − 4,101,732 − 4,001,732
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 188,894,364 203,174,562 125,577,259
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 9,234,298
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 188,894,364 203,174,562 134,811,557
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 188,894,364 203,174,562 134,811,557

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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.

Medina County’s forecast: its 7 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.

 192,897,710 206,005,184 223,172,919 223,072,948 225,029,540 224,395,329 223,503,075
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 24,226,585 28,808,547 32,204,586 28,926,122 28,387,273 27,910,711 27,978,613
01.030 Income Tax

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

 6,299,065 6,518,934 7,129,253 7,323,905 7,470,383 7,619,790 7,772,186
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 86,101,543 86,867,947 90,515,246 90,444,223 90,346,682 90,198,816 90,307,334
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 7,362,819 8,094,966 6,329,133 5,742,416 5,745,065 5,764,192 5,784,740
01.045 Restrict Federal Grants-in-Aid

Federal money in the general fund that must be spent on set purposes.

 228,218 390,133 425,010 340,000 340,000 340,000 340,000
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.

 22,720,267 23,271,800 24,800,321 26,074,441 26,491,752 26,481,491 26,971,339
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 16,800,784 19,740,385 25,891,541 18,995,245 18,277,875 17,599,082 17,170,065
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 356,636,991 379,697,898 410,468,008 400,919,300 402,088,569 400,309,412 399,827,353
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 14,209,337 11,000,398 18,307,600 14,413,450 14,413,450 14,413,450 14,413,450
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,553,934 5,966,842 3,464,007 2,031,532 931,600 931,600 931,600
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 2,024,217 1,543,637 1,601,192 1,285,657 1,298,216 1,310,801 1,323,412
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 18,787,490 18,510,876 23,372,799 17,730,638 16,643,265 16,655,850 16,668,461
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 375,424,481 398,208,774 433,840,807 418,649,938 418,731,834 416,965,262 416,495,813
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 201,933,728 209,196,709 213,776,107 220,926,566 230,145,765 240,285,117 250,503,980
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 82,380,292 85,113,413 92,258,810 97,391,212 102,776,776 110,277,167 117,942,966
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 40,504,295 45,993,989 44,941,232 47,250,875 48,682,165 50,240,537 51,884,424
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 10,447,131 11,624,034 12,059,076 10,573,606 11,757,850 12,312,099 12,524,659
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 2,298,850 1,730,325 2,050,607 2,423,760 1,809,061 1,782,388 2,094,368
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 46,000 47,000 48,000 49,032 50,086 50,086 50,086
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 0 0 0 1,045,000 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 9,367 8,018 6,510 206,884 2,617,437 1,600,966 1,728,711
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,750,405 6,288,689 11,270,954 7,185,371 5,644,038 5,766,331 5,891,840
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 343,370,067 360,002,175 376,411,296 386,007,306 404,528,177 422,314,690 442,621,034
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 18,557,541 57,599,848 28,580,540 19,096,013 19,160,504 19,160,504 19,160,504
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 5,966,841 3,358,956 2,031,532 981,600 981,600 981,600 981,600
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 649 0 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.

 24,525,031 60,958,804 30,612,072 20,077,613 20,142,104 20,142,104 20,142,104
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 367,895,098 420,960,979 407,023,368 406,084,919 424,670,281 442,456,794 462,763,138
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.

 7,529,383 (22,752,205) 26,817,439 12,565,019 (5,938,447) (25,491,532) (46,267,325)
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.

 183,116,658 190,646,040 167,893,835 194,711,275 207,276,294 201,337,846 175,846,314
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.

 190,646,040 167,893,835 194,711,275 207,276,294 201,337,846 175,846,314 129,578,991
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 4,399,301 3,992,894 5,816,911 4,101,732 4,101,732 4,051,732 4,001,732
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.

 186,246,739 163,900,941 188,894,364 203,174,562 197,236,114 171,794,582 125,577,259
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 3,078,113 6,156,185
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 3,078,113 9,234,298
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.

 186,246,739 163,900,941 188,894,364 203,174,562 197,236,114 174,872,695 134,811,557
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.

 186,246,739 163,900,941 188,894,364 203,174,562 197,236,114 174,872,695 134,811,557
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 868 779 774 746 723 757 770
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 11,436 11,239 10,999 11,218 11,138 10,964 10,814

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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.