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East Grand Rapids Public Schools

School districtKent County

East Grand Rapids Public Schools is a school district in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 33.41–47.50 mills in property tax, depending on the city or township; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 51.41–65.50 mills. It levied property tax in 2 tax areas in 2025. In the 2024–25 school year it reported $40.7 million in general fund spending, or $13,644 per pupil.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

33.41–47.50

mills in 2025 · 2 tax areas · about $5,435–$7,728 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

51.41–65.50

mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax

Levies, 2025

4

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
City of East Grand Rapids 47.4995 $7,728 65.4995
Grand Rapids Charter Township 33.4071 $5,435 51.4071

Rates differ across East Grand Rapids Public Schools because it covers parts of 2 local governments, each with its own levies: the City of East Grand Rapids and Grand Rapids Charter 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 East Grand Rapids · 47.4995 primary homes, 65.4995 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 44.4731, winter 3.0264; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 62.4731, winter 3.0264.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Allocated or Charter Operating City of East Grand Rapids 11.1419 $1,813 11.1419
School Debt East Grand Rapids Public Schools 9.9500 $1,619 9.9500
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 East Grand Rapids 1.9632 $319 1.9632
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Extra Voted Millage East Grand Rapids Public Schools 1.4153 $230 1.4153
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
Debt or Street Lights (Real Property Only) City of East Grand Rapids 1.1056 $180 1.1056
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
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Building and Site East Grand Rapids Public Schools 0.4241 $69 0.4241
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) East Grand Rapids Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
Grand Rapids Charter Township · 33.4071 primary homes, 51.4071 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 28.8807, winter 4.5264; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 46.8807, winter 4.5264.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
School Debt East Grand Rapids Public Schools 9.9500 $1,619 9.9500
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
Extra Voted Millage East Grand Rapids Public Schools 1.4153 $230 1.4153
Library Kent District Library 1.0832 $176 1.0832
ISD Voted Vocational Education Kent ISD 0.9310 $151 0.9310
Allocated or Charter Operating Grand Rapids Charter Township 0.7500 $122 0.7500
Voted Operating Grand Rapids Charter Township 0.7500 $122 0.7500
Jail Kent County 0.7417 $121 0.7417
Senior Citizens Kent County 0.4914 $80 0.4914
Building and Site East Grand Rapids Public Schools 0.4241 $69 0.4241
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) East Grand Rapids Public Schools 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 $5,435–$7,728 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $1,918 goes to East Grand Rapids Public Schools (25–35%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

East Grand Rapids Public Schools's 2 tax areas rank 2nd and 33rd 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 East Grand Rapids East Grand Rapids Public Schools 47.4995 mills $7,728

    City of East Grand Rapids with East Grand Rapids Public Schools: 47.4995 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 11.7894, City, township or village 14.2107, Library, transit and other 2.4649), estimated $7,728 a year for a new buyer

  • Grand Rapids Charter Township East Grand Rapids Public Schools 33.4071 mills $5,435

    Grand Rapids Charter Township with East Grand Rapids Public Schools: 33.4071 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 11.7894, City, township or village 1.5000, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $5,435 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 East Grand Rapids, East Grand Rapids Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 11.7894 14.2107 2.4649 47.4995 $7,728
Grand Rapids Charter Township, East Grand Rapids Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 11.7894 1.5000 1.0832 33.4071 $5,435

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 East Grand Rapids 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 9.9500 $1,619 9.9500 2
Extra Voted Millage 1.4153 $230 1.4153 2
Building and Site 0.4241 $69 0.4241 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

2,986

full-time equivalent

General fund spending

$40.7M

the main operating fund

Spending per pupil

$13,644

general fund

Average teacher salary

$76,546

144 teachers (full-time equivalent)

Spending

Item Total Per pupil
Basic instruction $22,505,683 $7,537
Added needs instruction $1,796,694 $602
Adult education instruction $0
Total instruction $24,302,377 $8,139
Instructional staff support $4,246,003 $1,422
Administration $4,704,107 $1,575
Operations and maintenance $4,501,096 $1,507
Transportation $297,034 $99
Total support services $13,748,239 $4,604
Current operating spending $38,050,616 $12,743
Facilities acquisition $0 $0
Total general fund spending $40,742,360 $13,644

Revenue

Item Total Per pupil
Local $8,778,650 $2,940
State $34,216,742 $11,459
Federal $673,877 $226
Total general fund revenue $43,679,269 $14,628

Salaries

Item Total Per pupil
Instructional salaries $22,175,795 $7,426
Support service salaries $9,441,523 $3,162
Teacher salaries, basic instruction $11,023,397

Taxable value in the district

Item Total Per pupil
Primary homes (homestead) $921,431,662 $308,578
Rentals, second homes and businesses (non-homestead) $99,308,967 $33,258

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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About

Type
School District
Website
egrps.org

Codes

Census of Governments ID
116914
Census GEOID (school district)
2612480
Michigan CEPI code
41090
Michigan Treasury unit code
414090
NCES district ID
2612480

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