School District
Belding Area School District
Belding Area School District is a school district in Ionia County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 27.01–28.63 mills in property tax, depending on the city or township; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 45.01–46.63 mills. It levied property tax in 2 tax areas in 2025. In the 2024–25 school year it reported $25.9 million in general fund spending, or $15,201 per pupil.
Total property tax rate, primary homes
27.01–28.63
mills in 2025 · 2 tax areas · about $4,394–$4,659 a year on a median home (estimate)
Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses
45.01–46.63
mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax
Levies, 2025
2
in 2 tax areas
Total property tax rates here, 2025
What property pays to every taxing body (the State, county, schools, local government and others), by tax area. A mill is $1 of tax per $1,000 of taxable value.
Compare with every tax area in Kent County →
| City or township | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grattan Township | 28.6337 | $4,659 | 46.6337 |
| Oakfield Township | 27.0055 | $4,394 | 45.0055 |
Rates differ across Belding Area School District because it covers parts of 2 local governments, each with its own levies: Grattan Township and Oakfield Township.
Kent County's certified rates split each area's total between a summer and a winter tax bill; open an area below to see its split.
Primary homes, which their owners live in, pay the homestead rate; so do qualified farmland and a few other kinds of property exempt from the school operating tax. Rentals, second homes and most businesses pay the non-homestead rate, which includes it. What these terms mean
Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works
Every levy, by tax area
Grattan Township · 28.6337 primary homes, 46.6337 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 4.0605, winter 24.5732; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 4.0605, winter 42.5732.
| Levy | Levied by | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Debt | Belding Area School District | 7.0000 | $1,139 | 7.0000 |
| State Education Tax | State of Michigan | 6.0000 | $976 | 6.0000 |
| ISD Voted Special Education | Ionia ISD | 4.6177 | $751 | 4.6177 |
| County Allocated Operating | Kent County | 4.0605 | $661 | 4.0605 |
| Voted Operating | Grattan Township | 2.1776 | $354 | 2.1776 |
| Library | Kent District Library | 1.0832 | $176 | 1.0832 |
| ISD Voted Vocational Education | Ionia ISD | 0.9687 | $158 | 0.9687 |
| Jail | Kent County | 0.7417 | $121 | 0.7417 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | Grattan Township | 0.6550 | $107 | 0.6550 |
| Senior Citizens | Kent County | 0.4914 | $80 | 0.4914 |
| Zoo and Museum | Kent County | 0.4134 | $67 | 0.4134 |
| Ready by Five | Kent County | 0.2476 | $40 | 0.2476 |
| ISD Allocated Operating | Ionia ISD | 0.1278 | $21 | 0.1278 |
| Veterans | Kent County | 0.0491 | $8 | 0.0491 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | Belding Area School District | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
Oakfield Township · 27.0055 primary homes, 45.0055 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 4.0605, winter 22.9450; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 4.0605, winter 40.9450.
| Levy | Levied by | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Debt | Belding Area School District | 7.0000 | $1,139 | 7.0000 |
| State Education Tax | State of Michigan | 6.0000 | $976 | 6.0000 |
| ISD Voted Special Education | Ionia ISD | 4.6177 | $751 | 4.6177 |
| County Allocated Operating | Kent County | 4.0605 | $661 | 4.0605 |
| Library | Kent District Library | 1.0832 | $176 | 1.0832 |
| ISD Voted Vocational Education | Ionia ISD | 0.9687 | $158 | 0.9687 |
| Jail | Kent County | 0.7417 | $121 | 0.7417 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | Oakfield Township | 0.7311 | $119 | 0.7311 |
| Senior Citizens | Kent County | 0.4914 | $80 | 0.4914 |
| Voted Operating | Oakfield Township | 0.4733 | $77 | 0.4733 |
| Zoo and Museum | Kent County | 0.4134 | $67 | 0.4134 |
| Ready by Five | Kent County | 0.2476 | $40 | 0.2476 |
| ISD Allocated Operating | Ionia ISD | 0.1278 | $21 | 0.1278 |
| Veterans | Kent County | 0.0491 | $8 | 0.0491 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | Belding Area School District | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
Where the property tax goes here
Each tax area's total for primary homes, split by who levies it.
Of the $4,394–$4,659 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $1,139 goes to Belding Area School District (24–26%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.
Belding Area School District's 2 tax areas rank 80th and 87th highest of Kent County's 94 for primary homes. See every area
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- ISD and college
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- Library, transit and other
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Grattan Township Belding Area School District 28.6337 mills $4,659
Grattan Township with Belding Area School District: 28.6337 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 5.7142, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 2.8326, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,659 a year for a new buyer
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Oakfield Township Belding Area School District 27.0055 mills $4,394
Oakfield Township with Belding Area School District: 27.0055 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 5.7142, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.2044, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,394 a year for a new buyer
The figures as a table
| Tax area | State | County | ISD and college | School district | City, township or village | Library, transit and other | Total | Estimated tax |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grattan Township, Belding Area School District | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 5.7142 | 7.0000 | 2.8326 | 1.0832 | 28.6337 | $4,659 |
| Oakfield Township, Belding Area School District | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 5.7142 | 7.0000 | 1.2044 | 1.0832 | 27.0055 | $4,394 |
Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works
What Belding Area School District levies, 2025
Only its own millages, part of the totals above, and how many tax areas each is levied in.
| Levy | Primary homes mills | Median home est. yearly tax | Rentals, second homes and businesses mills | Tax areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Debt | 7.0000 | $1,139 | 7.0000 | 2 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 | 2 |
Median home, estimated: the yearly tax a new buyer would pay on a primary home at Kent County's median value, $325,400 (Census Bureau, 2024): half the value times the mills, divided by 1,000. An estimate, not a bill. How the estimate works
School finances, 2024–25 school year
General fund figures, as published by the Michigan Department of Education.
Pupils
1,702
full-time equivalent
General fund spending
$25.9M
the main operating fund
Spending per pupil
$15,201
general fund
Average teacher salary
$55,542
88 teachers (full-time equivalent)
Spending
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Basic instruction | $10,837,859 | $6,369 |
| Added needs instruction | $5,491,699 | $3,227 |
| Adult education instruction | $204,936 | |
| Total instruction | $16,534,494 | $9,716 |
| Instructional staff support | $1,980,416 | $1,164 |
| Administration | $3,400,294 | $1,998 |
| Operations and maintenance | $2,015,997 | $1,185 |
| Transportation | $1,245,616 | $732 |
| Total support services | $8,642,322 | $5,078 |
| Current operating spending | $25,176,817 | $14,795 |
| Facilities acquisition | $0 | $0 |
| Total general fund spending | $25,868,429 | $15,201 |
Revenue
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Local | $3,859,735 | $2,268 |
| State | $21,142,061 | $12,424 |
| Federal | $1,929,758 | $1,134 |
| Total general fund revenue | $26,959,055 | $15,842 |
Salaries
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Instructional salaries | $14,268,035 | $8,384 |
| Support service salaries | $5,133,625 | $3,017 |
| Teacher salaries, basic instruction | $4,894,956 |
Taxable value in the district
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Primary homes (homestead) | $364,282,175 | $214,062 |
| Rentals, second homes and businesses (non-homestead) | $108,202,544 | $63,583 |
Every figure, including each per-pupil figure, is the publisher's own. Total instruction is the three instruction lines above it, and current operating spending is total instruction plus total support services. Total support services and total revenue can also include amounts the bulletin does not list separately. Adult education and teacher salaries have no per-pupil figure here, because the bulletin does not divide them by the pupil count. Pupils per teacher: 19.
Source: Bulletin 1014: Michigan Public Schools Ranked by Select Financial Information, data export, Michigan Department of Education, retrieved September 26, 2026.
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About
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- Ionia County
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Codes
- Census GEOID (school district)
- 2604530
- Michigan CEPI code
- 34080
- NCES district ID
- 2604530
Sources
Where this page's facts come from.
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Educational Entity Master public data set: ISD, LEA and PSA districts and colleges
Michigan Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI) · 2026-09-24 export
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TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2025: Michigan unified school districts
U.S. Census Bureau · 2025
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2025 Certified Property Tax Rates
Kent County Equalization Department · 2025
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Bulletin 1014: Michigan Public Schools Ranked by Select Financial Information, data export
Michigan Department of Education · 2024-25 (Last-Modified 2026-08-13)