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2 of the 8 school districts based in Warren 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, 2 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

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

Cash, June 30, 2025
$164.3M

3.9 months of that year’s spending for them together; the typical one held 4.4 months

Runs short
2 of 8

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 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 FY2029 Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 without it 12.010 FY2029 with it 15.010
Franklin City Property, from FY2029 $29.6K $1.9M 0.5 −$2.2M −$2.2M

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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 Warren County

District Cash, June 30 FY2025 Months of spending FY2029 before new levies 12.010 Below zero from New levy
Carlisle Local $10.4M 5.3 $5.0M — —
Franklin City $1.9M 0.5 −$2.2M FY2029 Property
Kings Local $15.3M 2.6 $17.7M — —
Lebanon City $22.6M 3.7 $11.6M — —
Little Miami Local $27.9M 5.1 $4.6M — —
Mason City $60.9M 5.2 $23.8M — —
Springboro Community City $14.8M 2.6 $10.7M — —
Wayne Local $10.4M 5.9 −$1.7M FY2029 —
Warren County Vocational Schoolcareer center, in no total $9.4M 4.5 $6.1M — —

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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 ActualFY2025 BudgetFY2026 ForecastFY2029
07.020 Cash balance at June 30Everything in the general fund's account at the end of the year. 164,287,160 164,235,051 71,811,684
08.010 Already committedEncumbrances: purchase orders and contracts signed, not yet paid. − 3,249,934 − 2,450,000 − 2,450,000
09.080 Set asideReserves the law or the board require, such as a budget reserve. − 3,466,385 − 3,657,475 − 3,882,302
10.010 Unencumbered balanceWhat is free to spend. The state calls it the fund balance for certification of appropriations. 157,570,841 158,127,575 65,479,382
11.300 Renewal leviesExisting levies the district expects voters to renew, added year by year. + 0 + 0 + 4,070,098
12.010 With renewalsThe balance if every renewal passes and nothing new does. 157,570,841 158,127,575 69,549,480
13.030 New leviesLevies the district has written into its forecast. Not yet voted on. + 0 + 0 + 29,645
15.010 Unreserved fund balanceThe state's bottom line. In a forecast year it counts any new levy above as if it had passed. 157,570,841 158,127,575 69,579,125

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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 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.

 258,832,360 270,438,058 289,496,564 303,913,150 306,780,646 310,281,265 309,763,140
01.020 Tangible Personal Property Tax

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

 22,871,910 22,118,234 25,993,169 25,245,565 26,942,825 26,792,271 26,496,845
01.030 Income Tax

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

 3,510,280 3,469,340 3,711,489 4,548,365 12,729,694 17,337,450 18,321,708
01.035 Unrestricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 115,739,996 121,681,524 125,229,926 129,812,183 131,090,075 130,579,318 130,965,797
01.040 Restricted Grants-in-Aid

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

 9,075,166 10,616,918 11,407,151 8,824,724 8,300,615 8,124,999 8,042,402
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.

 27,478,442 28,100,982 30,466,672 32,451,047 32,713,348 33,176,849 33,402,323
01.060 All Other Operating Revenue

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

 19,628,887 29,212,903 28,072,013 28,320,883 26,491,322 25,825,204 25,669,350
01.070 Total Revenue

All of the revenue above, added together.

 457,137,042 485,637,962 514,376,983 533,115,917 545,048,525 552,117,355 552,661,565
02.010 Proceeds From Sale of Notes

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

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

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

 42,161 7,854,364 600,137 25 25 25 25
02.050 Advances-In

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

 2,813,782 3,704,404 3,698,726 715,490 1,080,000 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.

 1,079,160 642,459 2,140,387 150,903 79,003 434,104 79,206
02.070 Total Other Financing Sources

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

 3,935,103 12,201,227 7,439,250 866,418 1,159,028 1,484,129 1,129,232
02.080 Total Revenue and Other Financing Sources

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

 461,072,146 497,839,188 521,816,233 533,982,334 546,207,554 553,601,484 553,790,795
03.010 Personal Services - Employee Salaries & Wages

Salaries and wages for teachers and every other employee.

 250,758,254 267,418,785 285,012,993 296,329,719 308,153,106 318,820,485 329,411,696
03.020 Employees' Retirement and Insurance Benefits

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

 105,561,482 110,100,661 117,655,324 123,618,421 131,462,740 140,356,390 149,987,050
03.030 Purchased Services

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

 62,360,560 72,170,713 77,906,466 82,159,825 85,878,635 90,444,931 95,153,086
03.040 Supplies and Materials

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

 14,353,386 15,261,958 17,520,208 19,031,820 18,609,728 19,646,818 20,361,397
03.050 Capital Outlay

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

 1,129,928 722,883 1,209,038 792,133 502,661 510,823 519,285
04.010 All Principal (Historical)

Borrowed money repaid in past years.

 299,998 309,000 319,000 333,000 348,000 363,000 379,000
04.020 Principal-Notes

Repaying short-term notes.

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

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

 248,933 513,933 460,000 470,000 210,000 210,000 220,000
04.055 Principal - Other

Repaying other borrowing from the general fund.

 402,000 416,884 430,000 449,000 464,000 485,000 501,000
04.060 Interest and Fiscal Charges

Interest and fees on the district's borrowing.

 440,853 527,053 498,434 385,832 282,044 240,756 197,705
04.300 Other Objects

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

 5,279,415 5,437,764 5,523,315 6,121,013 6,289,933 6,465,648 6,648,291
04.500 Total Expenditures

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

 440,834,807 472,879,636 507,534,779 529,690,762 552,200,841 577,543,852 603,378,506
05.010 Operational Transfers-Out

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

 4,504,018 12,513,089 11,958,213 3,350,000 3,350,000 3,350,000 3,350,000
05.020 Advances-Out

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

 4,166,172 3,699,463 2,101,290 993,683 950,000 950,000 950,000
05.040 Total Other Financing Uses

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

 8,670,190 16,212,552 14,059,503 4,343,683 4,300,000 4,300,000 4,300,000
05.050 Total Expenditures and Other Financing Uses

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

 449,504,997 489,092,188 521,594,283 534,034,445 556,500,840 581,843,852 607,678,506
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.

 11,567,148 8,747,000 221,949 (52,111) (10,293,288) (28,242,369) (53,887,711)
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.

 143,751,062 155,318,210 164,065,213 164,287,160 164,235,051 153,941,763 125,699,395
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.

 155,318,210 164,065,213 164,287,160 164,235,051 153,941,763 125,699,395 71,811,684
08.010 Estimated Encumbrances June 30

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

 2,507,461 2,686,642 3,249,934 2,450,000 2,450,000 2,450,000 2,450,000
09.030 Budget Reserve

A rainy-day reserve.

 0 0 3,466,385 3,657,475 3,736,746 3,805,717 3,882,302
09.045 Fiscal Stabilization

Money set aside to steady the budget over future years.

 0 0 0 5 10 15 20
09.080 Subtotal

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

 0 0 3,466,385 3,657,475 3,736,746 3,805,717 3,882,302
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.

 152,810,749 161,378,571 157,570,841 158,127,575 147,755,017 119,443,677 65,479,382
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 4,070,098
11.300 Cumulative Balance of Replacement/Renewal Levies

The renewals above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 4,070,098
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.

 152,810,749 161,378,571 157,570,841 158,127,575 147,755,017 119,443,677 69,549,480
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 29,645
13.030 Cumulative Balance of New Levies

The new levies above, added up year after year.

 0 0 0 0 0 0 29,645
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.

 152,810,749 161,378,571 157,570,841 158,127,575 147,755,017 119,443,677 69,579,125
20.010 Kindergarten - October count

Kindergarten pupils enrolled, counted each October.

 1,879 1,950 2,149 1,942 2,235 2,208 2,207
20.015 Grades 1-12 - October count

Pupils in grades 1 to 12, counted each October.

 30,697 30,805 30,566 30,577 30,171 30,239 30,281

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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 →

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.