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1 of the 6 school districts based in Mercer 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

Mercer County · the 6 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$52.4M

6.0 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 6.1 months

Runs short
1 of 6

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 Mercer County

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

Districts based in Mercer County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Celina City $15.0M 5.1 $7.4M — —
Coldwater Exempted Village $6.6M 4.7 $12.3M — —
Fort Recovery Local $10.1M 9.9 $12.3M — —
Marion Local $7.0M 6.7 $6.1M — —
Parkway Local $7.4M 5.9 −$2.7M FY2030 —
St Henry Consolidated Local $6.3M 6.3 $2.2M — —

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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.

Mercer 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. 52,372,840 52,975,751 13,598,675
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,743,657 − 1,427,855 − 1,325,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 50,629,183 51,547,896 12,273,675
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 2,443,943 + 25,422,426
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 50,629,183 53,991,839 37,696,101
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 50,629,183 53,991,839 37,696,101

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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.

Mercer County’s forecast: its 6 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.

 34,806,652 38,488,872 39,450,143 35,774,809 34,048,693 33,280,555 32,517,728
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 978,503 1,056,791 956,594 1,456,302 1,437,283 1,395,753 1,360,726
01.030 Income Tax

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

 11,166,872 12,769,444 12,430,970 13,816,250 14,561,872 14,084,658 10,747,519
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 46,879,719 47,563,679 47,226,192 47,735,211 47,748,741 47,776,436 47,821,353
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 3,689,430 3,631,686 3,394,406 2,876,002 2,746,568 2,657,817 2,580,626
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.

 4,417,108 4,927,189 4,991,761 5,822,122 4,747,257 4,687,686 4,679,564
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 4,262,187 5,118,693 5,342,055 4,497,359 4,007,419 3,856,659 3,733,068
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 106,200,475 113,556,353 113,792,122 111,978,054 109,297,834 107,739,563 103,440,586
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 0 271 277,705 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,733,641 95,000 99,648 67,000 69,000 71,000 72,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 270,873 121,256 63,679 68,947 69,538 70,141 70,141
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 2,004,514 216,527 441,033 135,947 138,538 141,141 142,141
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 108,204,988 113,772,879 114,233,155 112,114,001 109,436,372 107,880,704 103,582,727
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 52,679,078 55,877,891 57,239,029 59,275,290 61,410,320 63,444,899 65,550,500
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 22,217,997 23,083,772 25,646,980 27,308,680 29,002,113 31,114,941 33,382,485
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 8,936,099 10,391,836 11,492,546 11,683,250 11,969,352 12,254,477 12,550,256
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,582,443 3,082,368 3,633,607 3,680,839 3,806,475 3,827,287 3,854,231
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 2,424,214 1,957,905 961,531 973,746 1,214,626 1,216,034 1,217,469
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 0 0 60,000 0 0 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 0 0 70,000 80,000 95,000 105,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 0 418,162 416,662 414,187 411,162 405,762 400,762
04.300 Other Objects

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

 3,869,173 4,237,456 4,554,035 4,686,096 4,745,529 4,840,416 4,902,786
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 92,709,004 99,049,390 104,004,390 108,092,089 112,639,579 117,198,815 121,963,489
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 3,461,901 20,732,477 4,715,126 3,350,000 2,850,000 2,780,000 2,630,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 97,000 96,000 103,648 69,000 71,000 72,000 72,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 3,558,901 20,828,477 4,818,774 3,419,000 2,921,000 2,852,000 2,702,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 96,267,905 119,877,867 108,823,164 111,511,089 115,560,579 120,050,815 124,665,489
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.

 11,937,084 (6,104,987) 5,409,992 602,912 (6,124,207) (12,170,111) (21,082,761)
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.

 41,130,752 53,067,835 46,962,848 52,372,840 52,975,751 46,851,544 34,681,435
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.

 53,067,835 46,962,848 52,372,840 52,975,751 46,851,544 34,681,435 13,598,675
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,303,712 1,152,712 1,743,657 1,427,855 1,427,855 1,427,855 1,325,000
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.

 51,764,123 45,810,136 50,629,183 51,547,896 45,423,689 33,253,580 12,273,675
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

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

 0 0 0 0 0 793,906 4,349,797
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 2,443,943 5,163,427 6,036,834 6,634,519
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 2,443,943 7,607,370 14,438,110 25,422,426
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.

 51,764,123 45,810,136 50,629,183 53,991,839 53,031,059 47,691,689 37,696,101
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.

 51,764,123 45,810,136 50,629,183 53,991,839 53,031,059 47,691,689 37,696,101
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 567 555 527 562 544 539 527
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 5,970 6,014 6,150 6,142 6,191 6,229 6,270

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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.