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7 of the 16 school districts based in Montgomery 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, 7 go below zero by FY2029 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, 2025
$433.4M

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

Runs short
7 of 16

districts by FY2029, 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 FY2029 Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 without it 12.010 FY2029 with it 15.010
Jefferson Township Local Income, from FY2027 $1.2M $3.3M 4.9 −$128.8K $1.9M

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Most cash first until a heading is sorted, measured in months of FY2025’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 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Brookville Local $12.2M 8.5 $5.6M — —
Centerville City $41.6M 4.2 $49.0M — —
Dayton City $93.0M 4.6 −$44.6M FY2029 —
Huber Heights City $67.3M 10.1 $22.7M — —
Jefferson Township Local $3.3M 4.9 −$128.8K FY2029 Income
Kettering City School District $40.5M 4.0 $17.6M — —
Mad River Local $17.1M 3.7 $3.7M — —
Miamisburg City $28.3M 5.1 −$4.1M FY2029 —
New Lebanon Local School District $20.9M 15.4 $12.8M — —
Northmont City $27.0M 4.9 −$15.3M FY2029 —
Northridge Local $17.2M 6.8 $7.9M — —
Oakwood City $13.9M 4.8 $5.4M — —
Trotwood-Madison City $19.2M 5.1 −$2.2M FY2029 —
Valley View Local $9.0M 4.3 −$448.6K FY2029 —
Vandalia-Butler City $8.4M 2.4 $2.9M — —
West Carrollton City $14.6M 3.4 −$3.9M FY2029 —
Miami Valley Career Techcareer center, in no total $12.9M 3.6 $13.6M — —

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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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 433,383,259 410,375,273 77,750,389
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 24,992,198 − 24,298,007 − 23,290,051
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 32,060,138 − 13,474,587 − 0
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 376,330,924 372,602,679 54,460,338
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 2,530,000
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 376,330,924 372,602,679 56,990,338
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 2,045,213
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 376,330,924 372,602,679 59,035,551

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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 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.

 398,439,243 412,407,259 434,152,723 440,801,923 444,193,268 448,990,187 450,703,867
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 37,372,492 41,964,448 47,513,176 51,037,621 52,970,442 54,158,981 55,228,324
01.030 Income Tax

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

 8,902,117 8,870,462 9,436,025 9,847,929 9,594,717 9,348,431 9,579,275
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 321,305,987 360,060,972 365,819,475 367,505,380 363,596,115 361,159,389 359,784,486
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 40,687,021 48,771,022 53,442,230 49,862,557 49,277,263 48,929,873 48,674,182
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.

 46,261,130 46,345,913 47,034,237 47,259,873 48,665,500 47,944,708 47,868,868
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 52,823,316 65,889,351 72,939,610 69,797,147 65,946,091 63,098,166 61,089,083
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 905,791,308 984,309,426 1,030,337,479 1,036,112,432 1,034,243,398 1,033,629,735 1,032,928,086
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 780,647 1,507,969 529,616 39,208,087 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 14,038,120 30,509,974 13,945,796 8,785,077 5,990,000 5,990,000 5,990,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,458,150 1,699,178 1,600,562 1,139,130 962,496 964,068 965,562
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 16,276,916 33,717,121 16,075,974 49,132,293 6,952,495 6,954,067 6,955,561
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 922,068,224 1,018,026,548 1,046,413,451 1,085,244,725 1,041,195,893 1,040,583,802 1,039,883,648
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 493,376,490 519,341,925 571,064,968 602,387,585 618,343,776 640,332,724 662,786,767
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 207,680,494 219,864,354 234,532,657 250,571,644 258,882,241 271,429,777 285,177,014
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 116,478,238 124,582,860 143,409,870 158,937,568 158,592,309 157,067,597 160,656,507
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 27,746,517 30,717,012 36,638,120 38,558,502 39,013,029 39,959,940 40,593,877
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 7,288,933 13,170,129 9,621,044 11,211,985 7,081,465 5,987,676 6,253,760
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 300,000 305,000 639,438 669,702 446,410 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 410,530 416,360 422,197 288,040 298,890 305,245 315,619
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 1,164,082 591,049 0 0 0 0 0
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 110,771 83,539 104,222 132,810 36,981 13,817 4,868
04.300 Other Objects

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

 20,113,257 21,638,598 21,112,187 23,427,525 23,717,366 24,239,891 24,983,423
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 874,669,311 930,710,826 1,017,544,705 1,086,185,360 1,106,412,465 1,139,336,666 1,180,771,835
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 19,722,453 19,676,563 71,595,025 11,029,026 3,710,383 3,717,383 3,724,523
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 21,958,288 25,468,225 8,123,936 11,036,324 5,536,324 5,536,324 5,536,324
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 1,137,961 275,521 1,480 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.

 42,818,702 45,420,309 79,720,442 22,067,350 9,248,707 9,255,707 9,262,847
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 917,488,014 976,131,135 1,097,265,147 1,108,252,710 1,115,661,172 1,148,592,373 1,190,034,682
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.

 4,580,212 41,895,413 (50,851,694) (23,007,985) (74,465,279) (108,008,571) (150,151,033)
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.

 437,759,331 442,339,542 484,234,954 433,383,259 410,375,273 335,909,996 227,901,425
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.

 442,339,542 484,234,954 433,383,259 410,375,273 335,909,996 227,901,425 77,750,389
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 30,523,248 28,815,133 24,992,198 24,298,007 23,193,963 23,341,297 23,290,051
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 24,571,933 29,885,118 32,060,138 13,474,587 13,846,129 0 0
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 2 4 6 8
09.080 Subtotal

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

 24,571,933 29,885,118 32,060,138 13,474,587 13,846,129 0 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.

 387,244,361 425,534,702 376,330,924 372,602,679 298,869,904 204,560,128 54,460,338
11.010 Income Tax - Renewal

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

 0 0 0 0 500,000 1,000,000 1,030,000
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 0 500,000 1,500,000 2,530,000
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.

 387,244,361 425,534,702 376,330,924 372,602,679 299,369,904 206,060,128 56,990,338
13.010 Income Tax - New

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

 0 0 0 0 66,083 788,516 1,190,614
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 66,083 854,599 2,045,213
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.

 387,244,361 425,534,702 376,330,924 372,602,679 299,435,987 206,914,727 59,035,551
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 2,699 2,607 2,666 2,464 2,419 2,436 2,465
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 29,713 29,421 29,576 29,702 29,814 29,836 29,791

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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.