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8 of the 16 school districts based in Montgomery 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, 8 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

Montgomery County · the 16 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$455.4M

5.2 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.8 months

Runs short
8 of 16

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 Montgomery 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
Miamisburg City Income, from FY2027 $8.3M $24.5M 4.2 −$2.5M $18.9M

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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 Montgomery County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Brookville Local $11.8M 7.5 $4.1M — —
Centerville City $55.9M 5.5 $49.2M — —
Dayton City $114.1M 5.4 −$33.3M FY2030 —
Huber Heights City $69.1M 10.5 $23.7M — —
Jefferson Township Local $1.9M 2.9 −$907.8K FY2030 —
Kettering City School District $49.0M 4.6 $2.0M — —
Mad River Local $14.9M 3.1 $6.1M — —
Miamisburg City $24.5M 4.2 −$2.5M FY2030 Income
New Lebanon Local School District $12.2M 8.1 $2.8M — —
Northmont City $27.2M 4.7 −$9.8M FY2030 —
Northridge Local $16.6M 6.2 $2.4M — —
Oakwood City $15.3M 5.5 −$2.1M FY2030 —
Trotwood-Madison City $14.4M 3.9 −$3.9M FY2030 —
Valley View Local $10.7M 5.0 $700.9K — —
Vandalia-Butler City $5.4M 1.4 −$5.0M FY2029 —
West Carrollton City $12.4M 2.8 −$10.8M FY2029 —
Miami Valley Career Techcareer center, in no total $24.9M 6.7 $28.5M — —

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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.

Montgomery 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. 455,446,552 413,720,176 39,098,709
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 19,005,342 − 17,339,473 − 16,260,476
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 12,604,257 − 12,956,879 − 0
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 423,836,953 383,423,824 22,838,233
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 423,836,953 383,423,824 22,838,233
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 412,193 + 21,407,588
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 423,836,953 383,836,017 44,245,821

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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.

Montgomery County’s forecast: its 16 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.

 412,407,259 434,152,723 443,290,554 444,103,297 449,500,109 452,323,095 456,001,276
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 41,964,448 47,513,176 55,064,179 60,032,962 61,136,441 62,195,935 63,229,040
01.030 Income Tax

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

 8,870,462 9,436,025 10,120,097 10,324,736 10,630,673 10,945,787 11,270,354
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 360,060,972 365,819,476 369,710,431 369,970,758 365,562,556 363,672,988 365,317,843
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 48,771,022 53,442,230 50,114,596 47,819,535 47,383,890 46,979,276 46,783,729
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.

 46,345,913 47,034,237 47,547,185 52,013,456 49,635,904 49,037,475 49,549,381
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 64,853,801 72,939,610 79,110,345 73,364,057 69,367,132 67,307,877 65,584,297
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 983,273,877 1,030,337,481 1,054,957,386 1,057,628,800 1,053,216,706 1,052,462,435 1,057,735,920
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

Short-term borrowing (notes) brought into the general fund.

 1,035,550 0 0 0 0 0 0
02.020 State Emergency Loans & Advancements (Approved)

Loans from the state to a district in financial trouble.

 0 0 0 3,000,000 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 1,507,969 529,616 39,883,262 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 30,509,974 13,945,796 6,751,152 4,257,307 3,267,624 3,267,624 3,267,624
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,699,178 1,600,562 1,287,812 1,151,724 1,108,709 1,130,717 1,142,793
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 34,752,671 16,075,974 47,922,227 8,409,030 4,376,332 4,398,340 4,410,416
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 1,018,026,548 1,046,413,453 1,102,879,614 1,066,037,830 1,057,593,037 1,056,860,774 1,062,146,335
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 519,341,925 571,064,968 592,662,426 609,554,690 629,410,422 653,085,307 675,319,394
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 219,864,354 234,532,657 245,685,984 257,957,334 269,463,473 282,770,063 297,177,404
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 124,582,860 143,409,870 154,890,072 160,644,437 162,724,075 167,470,577 172,532,570
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 30,717,012 36,638,119 34,061,737 35,234,713 36,037,444 35,767,152 37,098,843
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 13,170,128 9,621,044 5,661,883 7,103,524 5,831,769 5,969,764 5,952,450
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 305,000 639,438 669,702 334,851 0 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 416,360 422,197 288,040 298,890 305,245 315,619 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 591,049 0 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 83,539 104,222 68,737 61,477 13,817 4,868 0
04.300 Other Objects

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

 21,623,909 21,112,189 24,747,283 28,104,874 28,652,488 29,400,730 30,286,688
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 930,696,135 1,017,544,705 1,058,735,863 1,099,294,789 1,132,438,734 1,174,784,079 1,218,367,349
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 19,676,563 71,595,025 17,836,356 4,900,006 4,912,006 4,924,146 4,936,429
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 25,468,225 8,123,936 4,257,307 3,617,624 3,617,624 3,617,624 3,617,624
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 275,521 1,480 1,496 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 45,420,309 79,720,442 22,095,159 8,519,630 8,531,630 8,543,770 8,556,053
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 976,116,444 1,097,265,147 1,080,831,023 1,107,814,419 1,140,970,364 1,183,327,849 1,226,923,402
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.

 41,910,104 (50,851,693) 22,048,590 (41,776,588) (83,377,327) (126,467,075) (164,777,066)
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.

 442,339,551 484,249,655 433,397,961 455,446,552 413,720,176 330,342,849 203,875,774
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.

 484,249,655 433,397,961 455,446,552 413,720,176 330,342,849 203,875,774 39,098,709
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 28,718,281 25,693,345 19,005,342 17,339,473 17,390,431 17,442,918 16,260,476
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 10,220,627 12,017,757 12,604,257 12,956,879 13,459,633 14,002,777 0
09.080 Subtotal

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

 10,220,627 12,017,757 12,604,257 12,956,879 13,459,633 14,002,777 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.

 445,310,746 395,686,859 423,836,953 383,423,824 299,492,785 172,430,079 22,838,233
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.

 445,310,746 395,686,859 423,836,953 383,423,824 299,492,785 172,430,079 22,838,233
13.010 Income Tax - New

A new income tax the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on.

 0 0 0 412,193 5,002,276 7,679,848 8,313,271
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 0 412,193 5,414,469 13,094,317 21,407,588
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.

 445,310,746 395,686,859 423,836,953 383,836,017 304,907,254 185,524,396 44,245,821
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 2,199 2,233 2,265 2,213 2,218 2,250 2,287
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 26,968 27,265 27,129 27,104 27,040 27,041 27,010

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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.

Montgomery County’s schools: what their levies cost a home, test scores and spending →

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.