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None of the 1 school districts based in Monroe County forecasts 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, 0 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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Monroe County · the 1 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$24.1M

5.0 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 5.0 months

Runs short
0 of 1

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 Monroe County

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

Districts based in Monroe County

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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.

Monroe 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. 24,067,186 24,771,168 7,071,644
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,962,290 − 2,962,290 − 2,962,290
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 21,104,896 21,808,878 4,109,354
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 21,104,896 21,808,878 4,109,354
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 21,104,896 21,808,878 4,109,354

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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.

Monroe County’s forecast: its 1 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.

16,956,183 16,477,258 15,924,851 16,188,009 16,141,393 16,224,434 16,578,262
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

22,633,148 21,895,723 23,946,963 21,781,584 21,793,031 21,722,231 21,651,431
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

12,895,947 12,937,587 13,022,969 13,208,513 13,544,521 13,546,464 13,548,436
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

861,615 974,286 951,085 635,339 540,229 540,377 540,377
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.

1,024,852 1,054,481 1,081,628 1,213,252 1,336,900 1,343,446 1,383,406
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

2,707,502 3,719,508 5,153,857 5,038,753 5,015,815 4,965,919 4,946,191
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

57,079,247 57,058,843 60,081,353 58,065,450 58,371,889 58,342,871 58,648,103
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

70,990 0 36,447 3,354,237 40,092 42,096 44,201
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

19,101 60,023 22,884 22,884 22,884 22,884 22,884
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

90,091 60,023 59,331 3,377,121 62,976 64,980 67,085
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

57,169,338 57,118,866 60,140,684 61,442,571 58,434,865 58,407,851 58,715,188
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

22,347,766 23,167,537 27,209,121 28,568,168 29,627,615 30,616,735 31,639,288
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

12,037,739 10,785,885 13,835,017 15,250,053 16,487,434 17,799,601 19,230,339
03.030 Purchased Services

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

5,507,097 8,509,498 9,107,129 7,938,416 8,360,337 8,778,355 9,247,274
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

2,339,079 2,439,520 2,743,782 4,838,000 3,700,900 3,895,946 3,793,243
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

639,944 465,391 3,252,601 1,473,992 729,281 845,745 804,032
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

382,000 394,000 407,000 420,000 434,000 448,000 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

74,555 61,945 48,929 35,490 21,613 7,280 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

1,096,133 886,547 1,089,413 1,111,201 1,133,425 1,156,093 1,179,215
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

44,424,313 46,710,323 57,692,992 59,635,320 60,494,605 63,547,755 65,893,391
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

7,836,768 7,821,618 32,037,053 1,103,269 1,105,183 1,107,192 1,109,302
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

7,836,768 7,821,618 32,037,053 1,103,269 1,105,183 1,107,192 1,109,302
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

52,261,081 54,531,941 89,730,045 60,738,589 61,599,788 64,654,947 67,002,693
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.

4,908,257 2,586,925 (29,589,361) 703,982 (3,164,924) (6,247,096) (8,287,505)
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.

46,161,365 51,069,622 53,656,547 24,067,186 24,771,168 21,606,245 15,359,149
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.

51,069,622 53,656,547 24,067,186 24,771,168 21,606,245 15,359,149 7,071,644
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

2,696,716 2,754,631 2,962,290 2,962,290 2,962,290 2,962,290 2,962,290
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.

48,372,906 50,901,916 21,104,896 21,808,878 18,643,955 12,396,859 4,109,354
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 0 0
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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.

48,372,906 50,901,916 21,104,896 21,808,878 18,643,955 12,396,859 4,109,354
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.

48,372,906 50,901,916 21,104,896 21,808,878 18,643,955 12,396,859 4,109,354

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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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