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None of the 9 school districts based in Putnam 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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FY2027 fallfiled July–August 2026 FY2026 spring updatefiled February 2026

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

Cash, June 30, 2025
$47.5M

6.5 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 7.1 months

Runs short
0 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 Putnam County

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

Districts based in Putnam County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Columbus Grove Local $4.5M 4.6 $5.8M — —
Continental Local $3.3M 3.9 $1.6M — —
Jennings Local $2.7M 6.3 $2.4M — —
Kalida Local $7.5M 12.2 $10.3M — —
Leipsic Local $5.9M 7.5 $10.2M — —
Miller City-New Cleveland Local $5.9M 8.6 $9.4M — —
Ottawa-Glandorf Local $8.3M 5.0 $9.4M — —
Ottoville Local $4.1M 7.2 $5.4M — —
Pandora-Gilboa Local $5.1M 7.1 $6.0M — —

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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.

Putnam 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. 47,450,316 52,431,472 62,309,491
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,973,979 − 2,205,246 − 1,655,246
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 1,676,741 − 1,604,969 − 1,344,147
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 42,799,596 48,621,257 59,310,098
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 1,138,695
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 42,799,596 48,621,257 60,448,793
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 42,799,596 48,621,257 60,448,793

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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.

Putnam 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.

 18,466,715 21,616,705 24,079,943 23,442,459 22,884,591 23,364,601 23,619,085
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 2,361,014 2,517,687 2,604,387 2,610,276 2,645,948 2,690,199 2,733,876
01.030 Income Tax

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

 15,688,289 14,785,236 16,832,218 17,047,648 17,335,321 17,638,239 17,946,855
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 36,504,005 41,541,722 42,865,735 43,131,800 44,080,001 44,403,536 44,527,663
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 2,971,614 3,480,198 3,671,388 3,461,737 3,458,389 3,468,831 3,483,120
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.

 2,527,640 2,843,144 3,162,303 2,994,087 4,308,477 3,244,065 3,266,034
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 3,186,389 5,024,523 6,153,541 5,503,773 5,795,951 5,822,360 5,850,208
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 81,705,666 91,809,215 99,369,515 98,191,780 100,508,676 100,631,830 101,426,841
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 1,566,398 1,244,572 1,389,989 2,327,410 721,548 1,025,482 785,535
02.050 Advances-In

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

 927,934 904,203 272,334 389,760 155,000 155,000 155,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 66,869 86,138 100,607 46,872 50,732 55,732 60,732
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 2,561,201 2,234,913 1,762,930 2,764,042 927,280 1,236,214 1,001,267
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 84,266,867 94,044,128 101,132,445 100,955,822 101,435,956 101,868,044 102,428,108
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 39,533,087 41,957,038 44,949,864 46,924,341 49,398,412 51,641,061 53,667,902
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 18,023,221 18,661,542 18,861,268 19,811,621 20,560,444 21,362,902 22,150,367
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 10,838,254 10,115,433 11,975,392 12,411,574 12,661,713 13,055,988 13,426,398
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 2,906,986 2,753,972 3,809,627 3,746,837 3,863,673 3,943,962 4,038,591
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 2,700,446 2,041,058 5,473,398 2,596,314 2,500,841 2,518,882 2,363,928
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 20,000 22,000 23,000 24,000 25,000 27,000 28,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 13,611 12,493 11,292 10,033 8,719 7,321 5,840
04.300 Other Objects

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

 2,067,661 2,416,237 2,604,720 2,689,214 2,825,071 2,957,148 3,096,889
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 76,103,266 77,979,773 87,708,561 88,213,935 91,843,873 95,514,262 98,777,915
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 2,502,969 5,997,329 33,988,883 7,470,732 2,809,605 3,404,110 2,979,327
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 942,026 615,071 338,788 290,000 175,000 175,000 175,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 (690) 0 19 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.

 3,444,305 6,612,400 34,327,690 7,760,732 2,984,605 3,579,110 3,154,327
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 79,547,571 84,592,173 122,036,251 95,974,667 94,828,478 99,093,372 101,932,242
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.

 4,719,296 9,451,955 (20,903,806) 4,981,156 6,607,480 2,774,672 495,867
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.

 54,182,871 58,902,167 68,354,122 47,450,316 52,431,472 59,038,953 61,813,624
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.

 58,902,167 68,354,122 47,450,316 52,431,472 59,038,953 61,813,624 62,309,491
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,499,205 2,592,590 2,973,979 2,205,246 1,655,246 1,680,246 1,655,246
09.010 Textbook and Instructional Materials

Money set aside for textbooks and classroom materials.

 293,718 404,107 348,395 983,450 165,000 275,000 165,000
09.020 Capital Improvements

Money set aside for buildings and other capital projects.

 128,873 238,245 395,094 180,000 225,000 230,000 225,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 550,868 580,632 657,366 136,916 657,366 657,366 657,366
09.040 DPIA

Money set aside from Disadvantaged Pupil Impact Aid, a past state program for poorer districts.

 7,109 7,159 7,250 0 8,000 8,000 8,000
09.050 Debt Service

Money set aside to repay borrowing.

 263,370 281,715 247,193 213,160 179,441 145,120 111,279
09.070 Bus Purchases

Money set aside to buy school buses.

 130,687 120,933 21,443 91,443 161,444 102,501 177,502
09.080 Subtotal

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

 1,374,625 1,632,791 1,676,741 1,604,969 1,396,251 1,417,987 1,344,147
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.

 56,028,337 64,128,741 42,799,596 48,621,257 55,987,456 58,715,391 59,310,098
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 0 234,969 451,863 451,863
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 234,969 686,832 1,138,695
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.

 56,028,337 64,128,741 42,799,596 48,621,257 56,222,425 59,402,223 60,448,793
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.

 56,028,337 64,128,741 42,799,596 48,621,257 56,222,425 59,402,223 60,448,793
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 205 202 205 527 557 561 548
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 2,199 2,187 2,191 2,732 2,722 2,672 2,618

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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.