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Grand Rapids Public Schools

School districtKent County

Grand Rapids Public Schools is a school district in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 33.12–38.43 mills in property tax, depending on the city or township; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 51.12–56.43 mills. It levied property tax in 2 tax areas in 2025. In the 2024–25 school year it reported $269.2 million in general fund spending, or $19,886 per pupil.

Total property tax rate, primary homes

33.12–38.43

mills in 2025 · 2 tax areas · about $5,389–$6,253 a year on a median home (estimate)

Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses

51.12–56.43

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
City of Wyoming 38.4320 $6,253 56.4320
City of Grand Rapids 33.1249 $5,389 51.1249

Rates differ across Grand Rapids Public Schools because it covers parts of 2 local governments, each with its own levies: the City of Grand Rapids and the City of Wyoming.

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 Wyoming · 38.4320 primary homes, 56.4320 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 35.4056, winter 3.0264; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 53.4056, winter 3.0264.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
Voted Operating City of Wyoming 8.4247 $1,371 8.4247
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Wyoming 4.6579 $758 4.6579
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
School Debt Grand Rapids Public Schools 3.8500 $626 3.8500
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
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
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) Grand Rapids Public Schools 0.0000 $0 18.0000
City of Grand Rapids · 33.1249 primary homes, 51.1249 other

Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 31.1817, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 49.1817, winter 1.9432.

Levy Levied by Primary homes mills Median home est. yearly tax Rentals, second homes and businesses mills
State Education Tax State of Michigan 6.0000 $976 6.0000
Allocated or Charter Operating City of Grand Rapids 5.5503 $903 5.5503
ISD Voted Special Education Kent ISD 4.3364 $706 4.3364
County Allocated Operating Kent County 4.0605 $661 4.0605
School Debt Grand Rapids Public Schools 3.8500 $626 3.8500
Voted Operating City of Grand Rapids 3.3084 $538 3.3084
Community College Grand Rapids Community College 1.6793 $273 1.6793
Interurban Transit Partnership Interurban Transit Partnership 1.3817 $225 1.3817
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) 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 $5,389–$6,253 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $626 goes to Grand Rapids Public Schools (10–12%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.

Grand Rapids Public Schools's 2 tax areas rank 22nd and 34th 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 Wyoming Grand Rapids Public Schools 38.4320 mills $6,253

    City of Wyoming with Grand Rapids Public Schools: 38.4320 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 3.8500, City, township or village 13.0826, Library, transit and other 2.4649), estimated $6,253 a year for a new buyer

  • City of Grand Rapids Grand Rapids Public Schools 33.1249 mills $5,389

    City of Grand Rapids with Grand Rapids Public Schools: 33.1249 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 3.8500, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,389 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 Wyoming, Grand Rapids Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 3.8500 13.0826 2.4649 38.4320 $6,253
City of Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids Public Schools 6.0000 6.0037 7.0308 3.8500 8.8587 1.3817 33.1249 $5,389

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 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 3.8500 $626 3.8500 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

13,536

full-time equivalent

General fund spending

$269.2M

the main operating fund

Spending per pupil

$19,886

general fund

Average teacher salary

$62,565

676 teachers (full-time equivalent)

Spending

Item Total Per pupil
Basic instruction $102,569,247 $7,577
Added needs instruction $23,729,144 $1,753
Adult education instruction $0
Total instruction $126,298,391 $9,330
Instructional staff support $47,748,510 $3,527
Administration $40,495,819 $2,992
Operations and maintenance $29,247,832 $2,161
Transportation $14,067,341 $1,039
Total support services $131,559,501 $9,719
Current operating spending $257,857,892 $19,049
Facilities acquisition $0 $0
Total general fund spending $269,182,178 $19,886

Revenue

Item Total Per pupil
Local $87,141,918 $6,438
State $139,383,013 $10,297
Federal $27,596,685 $2,039
Total general fund revenue $259,523,950 $19,172

Salaries

Item Total Per pupil
Instructional salaries $106,696,074 $7,882
Support service salaries $89,362,477 $6,602
Teacher salaries, basic instruction $42,298,208

Taxable value in the district

Item Total Per pupil
Primary homes (homestead) $3,320,297,755 $245,289
Rentals, second homes and businesses (non-homestead) $2,864,993,865 $211,653

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: 20.

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
grps.org
Notes
The address on record (grps.k12.mi.us) no longer resolves; grps.org is the district's own site, checked 2026-09-27.

Codes

Census of Governments ID
179894
Census GEOID (school district)
2616440
Michigan CEPI code
41010
Michigan Treasury unit code
414010
NCES district ID
2616440

Sources

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