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Cedar Springs Public Schools

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Cedar Springs Public Schools is a school district in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 27.27–44.22 mills in property tax, depending on the city or township; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 44.60–61.54 mills. It levied property tax in 7 tax areas in 2025. In the 2024–25 school year it reported $47.7 million in general fund spending, or $15,952 per pupil.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

27.27–44.22

mills in 2025 · 7 tax areas · about $4,437–$7,194 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

44.60–61.54

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

2

in 7 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
City of Cedar Springs 44.2153 $7,194 61.5428
Algoma Township 29.7463 $4,840 47.0738
Spencer Township 29.4105 $4,785 46.7380
Courtland Township 28.8491 $4,694 46.1766
Nelson Township 28.7877 $4,684 46.1152
Oakfield Township 28.3221 $4,608 45.6496
Solon Township 27.2709 $4,437 44.5984

Rates differ across Cedar Springs Public Schools because it covers parts of 7 local governments, each with its own levies: Algoma Township, the City of Cedar Springs, Courtland Township, Nelson Township, Oakfield Township, Solon Township and Spencer 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

City of Cedar Springs · 44.2153 primary homes, 61.5428 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 42.2721, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 59.5996, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Cedar Springs 15.0642 $2,451 15.0642
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating City of Cedar Springs 1.6955 $276 1.6955
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Debt or Street Lights (Real Property Only) City of Cedar Springs 1.4211 $231 1.4211
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
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 Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275
Algoma Township · 29.7463 primary homes, 47.0738 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 5.6550; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 5.6550.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Voted Operating Algoma Township 1.9116 $311 1.9116
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Allocated or Charter Operating Algoma Township 0.7170 $117 0.7170
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 Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275
Spencer Township · 29.4105 primary homes, 46.7380 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 5.3192; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 5.3192.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Voted Operating Spencer Township 1.4802 $241 1.4802
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Spencer Township 0.8126 $132 0.8126
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
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 Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275
Courtland Township · 28.8491 primary homes, 46.1766 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 4.7578; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 4.7578.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
Voted Operating Courtland Township 0.9891 $161 0.9891
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Courtland Township 0.7423 $121 0.7423
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
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 Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275
Nelson Township · 28.7877 primary homes, 46.1152 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 4.6964; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 4.6964.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Voted Operating Nelson Township 0.8622 $140 0.8622
Allocated or Charter Operating Nelson Township 0.8078 $131 0.8078
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
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 Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275
Oakfield Township · 28.3221 primary homes, 45.6496 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 4.2308; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 4.2308.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
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 Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275
Solon Township · 27.2709 primary homes, 44.5984 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 24.0913, winter 3.1796; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4188, winter 3.1796.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt Cedar Springs Public Schools 7.0000 $1,139 7.0000
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Solon Township 0.7698 $125 0.7698
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Voted Operating Solon Township 0.4666 $76 0.4666
Zoo and Museum Kent County 0.4134 $67 0.4134
Ready by Five Kent County 0.2476 $40 0.2476
ISD Allocated Operating Kent ISD 0.0841 $14 0.0841
Veterans Kent County 0.0491 $8 0.0491
School Operating (Non-Homestead) Cedar Springs Public Schools 0.0000 $0 17.3275

Where the property tax goes here

Each tax area's total for primary homes, split by who levies it.

Of the $4,437–$7,194 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $1,139 goes to Cedar Springs Public Schools (16–26%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

Cedar Springs Public Schools's 7 tax areas rank between 3rd and 86th highest of Kent County's 94 for primary homes. See every area

  • State
  • County
  • ISD and college
  • School district
  • City, township or village
  • Library, transit and other
  • City of Cedar Springs with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 44.2153 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 18.1808), estimated $7,194 a year for a new buyer

  • Algoma Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 29.7463 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 2.6286, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,840 a year for a new buyer

  • Spencer Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 29.4105 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 2.2928, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,785 a year for a new buyer

  • Courtland Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 28.8491 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.7314, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,694 a year for a new buyer

  • Nelson Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 28.7877 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.6700, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,684 a year for a new buyer

  • Oakfield Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 28.3221 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.2044, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,608 a year for a new buyer

  • Solon Township with Cedar Springs Public Schools: 27.2709 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 7.0000, City, township or village 1.2364), estimated $4,437 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
City of Cedar Springs, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 18.1808 0.0000 44.2153 $7,194
Algoma Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 2.6286 1.0832 29.7463 $4,840
Spencer Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 2.2928 1.0832 29.4105 $4,785
Courtland Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 1.7314 1.0832 28.8491 $4,694
Nelson Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 1.6700 1.0832 28.7877 $4,684
Oakfield Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 1.2044 1.0832 28.3221 $4,608
Solon Township, Cedar Springs Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 7.0000 1.2364 0.0000 27.2709 $4,437

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 Cedar Springs Public Schools 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 7
School Operating (Non-Homestead) 0.0000 $0 17.3275 7

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

2,988

full-time equivalent

General fund spending

$47.7M

the main operating fund

Spending per pupil

$15,952

general fund

Average teacher salary

$68,382

143 teachers (full-time equivalent)

Spending

Item Total Per pupil
Basic instruction $20,591,124 $6,891
Added needs instruction $6,395,468 $2,140
Adult education instruction $0
Total instruction $26,986,592 $9,031
Instructional staff support $4,996,522 $1,672
Administration $5,049,696 $1,690
Operations and maintenance $4,904,549 $1,641
Transportation $3,520,955 $1,178
Total support services $18,471,722 $6,182
Current operating spending $45,458,313 $15,213
Facilities acquisition $0 $0
Total general fund spending $47,667,559 $15,952

Revenue

Item Total Per pupil
Local $8,990,212 $3,009
State $37,000,039 $12,382
Federal $1,851,388 $620
Total general fund revenue $48,018,139 $16,069

Salaries

Item Total Per pupil
Instructional salaries $24,132,704 $8,076
Support service salaries $11,645,330 $3,897
Teacher salaries, basic instruction $9,752,687

Taxable value in the district

Item Total Per pupil
Primary homes (homestead) $684,582,417 $229,094
Rentals, second homes and businesses (non-homestead) $189,321,261 $63,356

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: 21.

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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Codes

Census of Governments ID
179893
Census GEOID (school district)
2608520
Michigan CEPI code
41070
Michigan Treasury unit code
414070
NCES district ID
2608520

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