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1 of the 20 school districts based in Trumbull 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

Trumbull County · the 20 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2025
$135.3M

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

Runs short
1 of 20

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 Trumbull County

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

Districts based in Trumbull County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Bloomfield-Mespo Local $4.3M 10.9 $2.5M — —
Bristol Local $3.9M 6.2 $1.3M — —
Brookfield Local $3.0M 2.4 $2.8M — —
Champion Local $5.7M 3.9 $788.3K — —
Girard City School District $14.1M 7.1 $1.8M — —
Howland Local $6.2M 2.1 $1.2M — —
Hubbard Exempted Village $9.6M 5.5 $4.1M — —
Joseph Badger Local $4.4M 5.5 $2.4M — —
Labrae Local $4.6M 3.9 $1.9M — —
Lakeview Local $4.7M 3.1 $1.9M — —
Liberty Local $5.7M 4.3 $1.9M — —
Lordstown Local $5.0M 6.4 $1.4M — —
Maplewood Local $3.1M 3.8 $2.5M — —
Mathews Local $5.0M 5.9 $705.1K — —
Mcdonald Local $3.8M 4.7 $2.8M — —
Newton Falls Exempted Village $3.5M 3.6 $2.2M — —
Niles City $7.9M 3.3 −$2.0M FY2029 —
Southington Local $3.4M 6.6 $1.6M — —
Warren City $31.8M 5.2 $4.0M — —
Weathersfield Local $5.6M 4.7 $1.4M — —
Trumbull Career & Tech Ctrcareer center, in no total $12.8M 8.2 $9.7M — —

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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.

Trumbull 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. 135,286,423 128,493,593 18,488,339
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 1,844,723 − 1,175,000 − 1,130,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 0 − 202,142 − 423,542
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 133,441,700 127,116,451 16,934,797
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 862,125 + 20,239,887
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 133,441,700 127,978,576 37,174,685
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 133,441,700 127,978,576 37,174,685

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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.

Trumbull County’s forecast: its 20 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.

 107,923,250 111,534,021 120,024,784 119,404,539 118,851,813 117,424,001 112,973,185
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 6,509,864 13,516,569 9,930,289 11,156,948 11,376,632 11,267,663 11,128,580
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 160,122,323 173,265,042 176,063,850 175,550,416 178,009,310 176,581,923 175,412,645
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 17,266,188 19,283,381 20,807,303 19,516,314 19,206,767 19,117,562 19,089,606
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.

 15,392,712 15,723,067 16,227,556 16,456,901 16,634,276 15,966,037 15,413,623
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 19,553,939 26,759,521 26,143,390 22,673,197 21,470,048 20,927,653 20,569,537
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 326,768,275 360,081,603 369,197,173 364,758,312 365,548,846 361,284,839 354,587,176
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 426,664 484,482 1,913,095 551,562 130,000 130,000 130,000
02.050 Advances-In

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

 1,377,880 1,034,993 1,295,301 1,166,210 280,949 280,949 280,949
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 1,941,415 2,306,746 3,069,492 1,343,306 1,167,319 1,144,289 1,148,594
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 3,745,958 3,826,222 6,277,888 3,061,078 1,578,268 1,555,238 1,559,543
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 330,514,233 363,907,821 375,475,062 367,819,388 367,127,115 362,840,078 356,146,720
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 170,391,217 175,559,077 192,397,732 201,467,524 208,878,784 215,954,567 221,694,486
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 64,624,133 68,722,573 76,914,512 82,066,334 86,429,256 91,269,068 96,520,863
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 51,452,287 56,407,860 58,335,254 61,317,969 62,139,537 63,904,021 65,808,541
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 9,316,509 9,708,892 12,678,077 12,318,830 11,098,254 11,500,105 12,331,774
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 3,234,586 3,582,133 6,258,315 4,280,101 3,108,021 4,005,218 3,080,337
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 155,157 291,157 71,000 142,000 148,000 154,000 161,000
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 0 0 15,000 142,498 152,498 156,498 166,498
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 255,644 266,779 226,428 178,488 20,000 0 0
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 755,417 800,537 624,882 692,012 595,753 605,753 605,753
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 479,539 511,736 577,323 630,838 640,012 673,435 648,475
04.300 Other Objects

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

 7,329,121 7,030,118 7,541,937 7,730,874 7,821,390 8,012,288 8,221,218
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 307,993,607 322,880,863 355,640,458 370,967,469 381,031,507 396,234,953 409,238,942
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 9,085,397 7,299,645 87,734,376 3,371,695 2,954,941 2,992,054 2,883,766
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 573,110 935,961 1,497,487 261,000 261,000 261,000 261,000
05.030 All Other Financing Uses

Other one-off money going out.

 (930) 304,205 107 12,055 0 0 0
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 9,657,577 8,539,811 89,231,969 3,644,750 3,215,941 3,253,054 3,144,766
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 317,651,184 331,420,672 444,872,428 374,612,219 384,247,449 399,488,007 412,383,709
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.

 12,863,050 32,487,152 (69,397,366) (6,792,830) (17,120,335) (36,647,930) (56,236,989)
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.

 159,333,588 172,196,637 204,683,790 135,286,423 128,493,593 111,373,258 74,725,328
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.

 172,196,637 204,683,790 135,286,423 128,493,593 111,373,258 74,725,328 18,488,339
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 1,831,069 4,038,843 1,844,723 1,175,000 1,130,000 1,130,000 1,130,000
09.020 Capital Improvements

Money set aside for buildings and other capital projects.

 0 0 0 52,142 50,942 49,742 48,542
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 0 0 0 100,000 150,000 200,000 250,000
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 11 22 33 44
09.070 Bus Purchases

Money set aside to buy school buses.

 0 0 0 50,000 75,000 100,000 125,000
09.080 Subtotal

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

 0 0 0 202,142 275,942 349,742 423,542
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.

 170,365,568 200,644,948 133,441,700 127,116,451 109,967,316 73,245,586 16,934,797
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 0 862,125 2,089,508 5,876,958 11,411,296
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 862,125 2,951,633 8,828,591 20,239,887
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.

 170,365,568 200,644,948 133,441,700 127,978,576 112,918,949 82,074,177 37,174,685
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.

 170,365,568 200,644,948 133,441,700 127,978,576 112,918,949 82,074,177 37,174,685
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,710 1,691 1,695 1,643 1,657 1,657 1,570
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 19,723 19,186 18,863 19,563 19,227 19,011 18,869

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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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