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1 of the 9 school districts based in Miami 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, 1 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

Miami County · the 9 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$88.1M

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

Runs short
1 of 9

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 Miami County

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

Districts based in Miami County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Bethel Local $7.2M 3.7 $10.1M — —
Bradford Exempted Village $4.5M 6.5 $3.3M — —
Covington Exempted Village $2.9M 2.7 $2.6M — —
Miami East Local $11.0M 6.9 $11.7M — —
Milton-Union Exempted Village $5.5M 4.2 $3.2M — —
Newton Local $4.5M 6.0 $7.3M — —
Piqua City $20.5M 5.3 $18.4M — —
Tipp City Exempted Village $11.4M 4.5 $180.6K — —
Troy City $20.6M 4.2 −$2.1M FY2029 —
Upper Valley Career Centercareer center, in no total $14.5M 6.7 $22.5M — —

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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.

Miami 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. 88,147,370 88,668,326 44,860,666
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,623,524 − 2,943,559 − 1,999,559
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 85,523,846 85,724,767 42,861,107
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 11,841,782
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 85,523,846 85,724,767 54,702,889
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 85,523,846 85,724,767 54,702,889

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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.

Miami County’s forecast: its 9 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.

 65,044,612 70,808,563 71,616,143 76,933,229 70,846,734 73,287,813 75,138,772
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 2,436,170 2,794,303 3,263,113 3,741,985 4,048,665 4,126,773 4,196,818
01.030 Income Tax

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

 37,266,858 37,217,196 40,297,414 41,007,650 42,985,068 44,516,002 45,139,129
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 74,192,820 80,809,857 84,680,145 88,870,383 91,655,642 91,809,389 91,823,762
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 5,748,938 7,049,651 8,614,947 7,629,171 7,709,248 7,742,764 7,740,643
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.

 7,866,092 8,634,256 8,772,596 9,393,898 10,470,709 10,269,474 10,549,665
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 11,364,724 16,079,593 17,263,425 15,842,066 15,442,013 14,904,197 14,572,782
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 203,920,214 223,393,419 234,507,783 243,418,382 243,158,079 246,656,412 249,161,571
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 44,074 81,989 141,200 57,500 55,000 55,000 55,016
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,419,897 3,528,925 1,784,927 1,877,251 450,000 450,000 530,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 666,596 790,135 558,095 691,893 525,920 525,920 525,920
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 3,130,567 4,401,049 2,484,222 2,626,644 1,030,920 1,030,920 1,110,936
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 207,050,781 227,794,468 236,992,005 246,045,026 244,188,999 247,687,332 250,272,507
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 108,280,953 112,469,889 122,013,659 128,115,682 133,457,740 138,757,059 144,241,772
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 42,245,915 46,577,549 49,587,039 51,959,219 54,791,345 57,935,912 61,322,850
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 29,618,671 33,172,120 36,947,676 37,569,602 38,691,140 39,870,995 41,535,326
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 6,259,969 7,092,145 6,193,539 7,101,033 7,311,844 7,804,561 8,789,150
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,855,200 1,758,471 2,850,225 3,926,918 3,521,509 3,624,737 3,968,268
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 80,000 85,000 85,000 90,000 90,000 95,000 95,000
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 149,567 164,156 102,831 79,541 81,625 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 0 200,000 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 130,021 262,837 113,566 106,759 99,513 92,393 87,255
04.300 Other Objects

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

 4,108,799 5,697,391 6,461,661 9,921,116 10,146,659 10,375,123 10,597,125
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 192,729,095 207,479,558 224,355,196 238,869,870 248,191,376 258,555,780 270,636,746
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 8,107,235 8,536,287 15,787,566 5,399,199 4,194,199 1,444,199 1,344,199
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 3,690,479 2,429,178 1,265,753 1,255,000 530,000 530,000 530,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 0 30,224 20,630 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.

 11,797,714 10,995,689 17,073,949 6,654,199 4,724,199 1,974,199 1,874,199
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 204,526,809 218,475,247 241,429,145 245,524,069 252,915,575 260,529,979 272,510,945
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.

 2,523,972 9,319,221 (4,437,140) 520,956 (8,726,576) (12,842,647) (22,238,438)
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.

 80,741,317 83,265,289 92,584,510 88,147,370 88,668,326 79,941,752 67,099,105
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.

 83,265,289 92,584,510 88,147,370 88,668,326 79,941,752 67,099,105 44,860,666
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 3,426,602 3,525,619 2,623,524 2,943,559 1,987,559 1,966,559 1,999,559
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.

 79,838,687 89,058,891 85,523,846 85,724,767 77,954,193 65,132,546 42,861,107
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 2,315,256 4,630,513 4,896,013
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 2,315,256 6,945,769 11,841,782
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.

 79,838,687 89,058,891 85,523,846 85,724,767 80,269,449 72,078,315 54,702,889
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.

 79,838,687 89,058,891 85,523,846 85,724,767 80,269,449 72,078,315 54,702,889
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,163 1,165 1,189 1,183 1,183 1,183 1,183
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 6,572 6,582 6,477 6,526 6,526 6,526 6,526

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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.