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2 of the 8 school districts based in Warren 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, 2 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

Warren County · the 8 school districts based here, added together

Cash, June 30, 2026
$163.4M

3.7 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 3.7 months

Runs short
2 of 8

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 Warren 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
Franklin City Property, from FY2029 $85.3K $60.4K 0.0 −$5.1M −$5.0M

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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 Warren County

District Cash, June 30 FY2026 Months of spending FY2030 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Carlisle Local $10.5M 5.2 $4.2M — —
Franklin City $60.4K 0.0 −$5.1M FY2029 Property
Kings Local $17.9M 3.0 $26.3M — —
Lebanon City $21.1M 3.3 $3.1M — —
Little Miami Local $24.8M 4.1 −$14.7M FY2029 —
Mason City $65.9M 5.5 $8.4M — —
Springboro Community City $14.7M 2.4 $12.0M — —
Wayne Local $8.4M 4.7 $132.1K — —
Warren County Vocational Schoolcareer center, in no total $11.0M 4.8 $10.3M — —

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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.

Warren 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. 163,396,166 159,700,581 25,104,212
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 2,795,217 − 2,525,000 − 2,525,000
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 160,600,949 157,175,581 22,579,212
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 11,737,760
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 160,600,949 157,175,581 34,316,972
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 113,780
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 160,600,949 157,175,581 34,430,752

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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.

Warren County’s forecast: its 8 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.

 270,438,058 289,496,564 298,296,906 307,186,145 310,741,572 309,924,170 308,095,127
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 22,118,234 25,993,169 24,286,841 27,203,813 27,207,941 26,929,753 26,798,274
01.030 Income Tax

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

 3,469,340 3,711,489 4,722,574 13,599,553 18,629,052 19,695,513 20,286,379
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 121,681,524 125,229,926 129,933,235 132,040,272 131,303,832 130,498,493 132,295,638
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 10,616,918 11,407,151 8,911,731 7,831,580 7,918,671 7,839,087 7,797,014
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.

 28,100,982 30,466,672 32,641,645 33,003,560 33,463,807 33,682,635 33,648,346
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 29,212,903 28,072,013 30,467,623 27,628,395 26,782,775 26,685,693 26,271,408
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 485,637,962 514,376,983 529,260,558 548,493,318 556,047,650 555,255,345 555,192,186
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

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

 0 1,000,000 2,250,000 0 0 0 0
02.040 Operating Transfers-In

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

 7,854,364 600,137 25 0 0 0 0
02.050 Advances-In

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

 3,704,404 3,698,726 2,039,974 1,090,153 1,050,000 1,050,000 1,050,000
02.060 All Other Financing Sources

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

 642,459 2,140,387 273,163 91,176 421,277 66,379 66,482
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 12,201,227 7,439,250 4,563,162 1,181,329 1,471,277 1,116,380 1,116,483
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 497,839,188 521,816,233 533,823,720 549,674,648 557,518,927 556,371,725 556,308,669
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 267,418,785 285,012,993 296,545,242 307,419,551 318,226,452 329,075,354 340,131,180
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 110,100,661 117,655,324 123,438,472 129,361,814 137,171,236 146,246,241 156,024,457
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 72,170,713 77,906,466 80,590,361 84,358,999 88,722,213 93,753,953 98,498,657
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 15,261,958 17,520,208 18,738,464 18,413,288 19,300,357 19,993,645 20,623,636
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 722,883 1,209,038 797,411 2,306,209 513,964 521,971 530,240
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 309,000 319,000 333,000 348,000 363,000 379,000 395,000
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

 0 1,000,000 2,250,000 0 0 0 0
04.050 Principal-HB 264 Loans

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

 513,933 460,000 407,078 210,000 210,000 220,000 225,000
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 416,884 430,000 449,000 464,000 485,000 501,000 523,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 527,053 498,434 370,827 278,996 239,947 196,586 152,441
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,437,764 5,523,315 6,105,317 6,059,375 6,188,525 6,371,760 6,561,875
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 472,879,634 507,534,778 530,025,171 549,220,232 571,420,694 597,259,509 623,665,486
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 12,513,089 11,958,213 3,335,976 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000 3,200,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 3,699,463 2,101,290 1,932,610 950,000 950,000 950,000 950,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 16,212,552 14,059,503 5,268,586 4,150,000 4,150,000 4,150,000 4,150,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 489,092,186 521,594,281 535,293,757 553,370,232 575,570,694 601,409,509 627,815,486
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.

 8,747,002 221,952 (1,470,038) (3,695,584) (18,051,767) (45,037,785) (71,506,817)
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.

 155,897,251 164,644,252 164,866,204 163,396,166 159,700,581 141,648,816 96,611,028
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.

 164,644,252 164,866,204 163,396,166 159,700,581 141,648,816 96,611,028 25,104,212
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 2,723,344 3,843,074 2,795,217 2,525,000 2,525,000 2,525,000 2,525,000
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.

 161,920,908 161,023,130 160,600,949 157,175,581 139,123,816 94,086,028 22,579,212
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 3,912,615 7,825,145
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 3,912,615 11,737,760
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.

 161,920,908 161,023,130 160,600,949 157,175,581 139,123,816 97,998,643 34,316,972
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 28,455 85,325
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 28,455 113,780
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.

 161,920,908 161,023,130 160,600,949 157,175,581 139,123,816 98,027,098 34,430,752
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 2,329 2,195 2,082 2,355 2,322 2,366 2,387
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 31,884 31,927 31,505 31,251 31,314 31,301 31,310

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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.

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

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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.