School District
Grandville Public Schools
Grandville Public Schools is a school district in Kent County, Michigan. In 2025, primary homes here pay a total of 29.03–40.98 mills in property tax, depending on the city or township; rentals, second homes and businesses pay 47.03–58.98 mills. It levied property tax in 5 tax areas in 2025. In the 2024–25 school year it reported $85.9 million in general fund spending, or $15,518 per pupil.
Total property tax rate, primary homes
29.03–40.98
mills in 2025 · 5 tax areas · about $4,723–$6,668 a year on a median home (estimate)
Total property tax rate, rentals, second homes and businesses
47.03–58.98
mills in 2025 · includes the school operating tax
Levies, 2025
3
in 5 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 | 40.9822 | $6,668 | 58.9822 |
| City of Grandville | 40.4496 | $6,581 | 58.4496 |
| City of Grand Rapids | 35.6751 | $5,804 | 53.6751 |
| City of Walker | 29.2356 | $4,757 | 47.2356 |
| Byron Township | 29.0279 | $4,723 | 47.0279 |
Rates differ across Grandville Public Schools because it covers parts of 5 local governments, each with its own levies: Byron Township, the City of Grand Rapids, the City of Grandville, the City of Walker 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 · 40.9822 primary homes, 58.9822 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 37.9558, winter 3.0264; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 55.9558, 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 |
| School Debt | Grandville Public Schools | 5.0500 | $822 | 5.0500 |
| 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 |
| Community College | Grand Rapids Community College | 1.6793 | $273 | 1.6793 |
| Interurban Transit Partnership | Interurban Transit Partnership | 1.3817 | $225 | 1.3817 |
| Building and Site | Grandville Public Schools | 1.3502 | $220 | 1.3502 |
| 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) | Grandville Public Schools | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
City of Grandville · 40.4496 primary homes, 58.4496 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 37.4232, winter 3.0264; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 55.4232, 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 Grandville | 12.5500 | $2,042 | 12.5500 |
| State Education Tax | State of Michigan | 6.0000 | $976 | 6.0000 |
| School Debt | Grandville Public Schools | 5.0500 | $822 | 5.0500 |
| 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 |
| Interurban Transit Partnership | Interurban Transit Partnership | 1.3817 | $225 | 1.3817 |
| Building and Site | Grandville Public Schools | 1.3502 | $220 | 1.3502 |
| 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) | Grandville Public Schools | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
City of Grand Rapids · 35.6751 primary homes, 53.6751 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 33.7319, winter 1.9432; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 51.7319, 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 |
| School Debt | Grandville Public Schools | 5.0500 | $822 | 5.0500 |
| 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 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 |
| Building and Site | Grandville Public Schools | 1.3502 | $220 | 1.3502 |
| 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) | Grandville Public Schools | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
City of Walker · 29.2356 primary homes, 47.2356 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 26.2092, winter 3.0264; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 44.2092, winter 3.0264.
| 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 |
| School Debt | Grandville Public Schools | 5.0500 | $822 | 5.0500 |
| 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 |
| Interurban Transit Partnership | Interurban Transit Partnership | 1.3817 | $225 | 1.3817 |
| Building and Site | Grandville Public Schools | 1.3502 | $220 | 1.3502 |
| Allocated or Charter Operating | City of Walker | 1.3360 | $217 | 1.3360 |
| 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) | Grandville Public Schools | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 |
Byron Township · 29.0279 primary homes, 47.0279 other
Billed in 2 parts, in mills: primary homes summer 23.4915, winter 5.5364; rentals, second homes and businesses summer 41.4915, winter 5.5364.
| 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 |
| School Debt | Grandville Public Schools | 5.0500 | $822 | 5.0500 |
| ISD Voted Special Education | Kent ISD | 4.3364 | $706 | 4.3364 |
| County Allocated Operating | Kent County | 4.0605 | $661 | 4.0605 |
| Debt or Street Lights (Real Property Only) | Byron Township | 1.8000 | $293 | 1.8000 |
| Community College | Grand Rapids Community College | 1.6793 | $273 | 1.6793 |
| Building and Site | Grandville Public Schools | 1.3502 | $220 | 1.3502 |
| 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 | Byron Township | 0.7100 | $116 | 0.7100 |
| 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) | Grandville 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 $4,723–$6,668 a year a new buyer of a median primary home here would pay (an estimate), about $1,041 goes to Grandville Public Schools (16–22%). The rest goes to the other bodies that levy here: the State, the county, the schools and others.
Grandville Public Schools's 5 tax areas rank between 11th and 73rd 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
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City of Wyoming Grandville Public Schools 40.9822 mills $6,668
City of Wyoming with Grandville Public Schools: 40.9822 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 6.4002, City, township or village 13.0826, Library, transit and other 2.4649), estimated $6,668 a year for a new buyer
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City of Grandville Grandville Public Schools 40.4496 mills $6,581
City of Grandville with Grandville Public Schools: 40.4496 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 6.4002, City, township or village 12.5500, Library, transit and other 2.4649), estimated $6,581 a year for a new buyer
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City of Grand Rapids Grandville Public Schools 35.6751 mills $5,804
City of Grand Rapids with Grandville Public Schools: 35.6751 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 6.4002, City, township or village 8.8587, Library, transit and other 1.3817), estimated $5,804 a year for a new buyer
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City of Walker Grandville Public Schools 29.2356 mills $4,757
City of Walker with Grandville Public Schools: 29.2356 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 6.4002, City, township or village 1.3360, Library, transit and other 2.4649), estimated $4,757 a year for a new buyer
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Byron Township Grandville Public Schools 29.0279 mills $4,723
Byron Township with Grandville Public Schools: 29.0279 mills in total (State 6.0000, County 6.0037, ISD and college 7.0308, School district 6.4002, City, township or village 2.5100, Library, transit and other 1.0832), estimated $4,723 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, Grandville Public Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 6.4002 | 13.0826 | 2.4649 | 40.9822 | $6,668 |
| City of Grandville, Grandville Public Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 6.4002 | 12.5500 | 2.4649 | 40.4496 | $6,581 |
| City of Grand Rapids, Grandville Public Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 6.4002 | 8.8587 | 1.3817 | 35.6751 | $5,804 |
| City of Walker, Grandville Public Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 6.4002 | 1.3360 | 2.4649 | 29.2356 | $4,757 |
| Byron Township, Grandville Public Schools | 6.0000 | 6.0037 | 7.0308 | 6.4002 | 2.5100 | 1.0832 | 29.0279 | $4,723 |
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 Grandville 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 | 5.0500 | $822 | 5.0500 | 5 |
| Building and Site | 1.3502 | $220 | 1.3502 | 5 |
| School Operating (Non-Homestead) | 0.0000 | $0 | 18.0000 | 5 |
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
5,538
full-time equivalent
General fund spending
$85.9M
the main operating fund
Spending per pupil
$15,518
general fund
Average teacher salary
$79,966
273 teachers (full-time equivalent)
Spending
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Basic instruction | $44,492,023 | $8,034 |
| Added needs instruction | $8,049,387 | $1,453 |
| Adult education instruction | $0 | |
| Total instruction | $52,541,409 | $9,487 |
| Instructional staff support | $9,484,051 | $1,712 |
| Administration | $8,552,969 | $1,544 |
| Operations and maintenance | $8,886,213 | $1,605 |
| Transportation | $3,973,611 | $717 |
| Total support services | $30,896,843 | $5,579 |
| Current operating spending | $83,438,253 | $15,066 |
| Facilities acquisition | $0 | $0 |
| Total general fund spending | $85,938,390 | $15,518 |
Revenue
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Local | $27,533,173 | $4,972 |
| State | $54,685,134 | $9,874 |
| Federal | $2,527,230 | $456 |
| Total general fund revenue | $85,070,113 | $15,361 |
Salaries
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Instructional salaries | $49,275,970 | $8,898 |
| Support service salaries | $20,495,405 | $3,701 |
| Teacher salaries, basic instruction | $21,853,808 |
Taxable value in the district
| Item | Total | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|
| Primary homes (homestead) | $1,360,110,808 | $245,590 |
| Rentals, second homes and businesses (non-homestead) | $921,558,558 | $166,402 |
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.
Transparency checks
What this body files with the State and posts online, checked against the law and good practice.
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Found: Audit for the latest fiscal year filed (posted on its website)
Posts its audit for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2025: "Fiscal Year ending June 30, 2025" (the document is titled Grandville-FS-06/30/25; read in the publisher's Chrome, since its file host's robots.txt blocks automated readers). Posted on the district's site, which the publisher's rule of 2026-09-27 counts as filed: MDE's receipt dates are not public.
MCL 388.1618 · FY2025 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website, page by page · Evidence for Audit for the latest fiscal year filed (posted on its website)
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Found: FOIA procedures and written public summary posted
The FOIA Information page is itself the "Written Public Summary" (deposits, fees, appeals); the first reading noted only its request form and fee schedule. The board page links its BoardBook policies, which include "3501-AG Michigan Freedom of Information Act Procedures and Guidelines".
MCL 15.234(4) · Read October 3, 2026 on its website · Evidence for FOIA procedures and written public summary posted
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Found: Transparency page: operating budget and budget revisions
2025-26 Final & 2026-27 Proposed Budget, posted July 2026, with the 2024-25 and 2025-26 budgets and amendments.
MCL 388.1618(2)(a) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: operating budget and budget revisions
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Found: Transparency page: personnel cost and spending-by-function charts
Fiscal Year 2024-25 Personnel Expenditures and "Fiscal Year 2024-25 Operating Expenditures".
MCL 388.1618(2)(b) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: personnel cost and spending-by-function charts
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Found: Transparency page: labor agreements, health plans, audit, benefit bids, policies and check register
Agreements and wage documents for each employee group (GEA and GESSA 2025-27, food service, administrators, paraprofessionals, secretaries); 2026 health, dental, vision, life and disability plans for each group; the audit for the year ended June 30, 2025; dental, vision and medical quotes under Medical Benefit Plan Bids; procurement and reimbursement policies; the 2024-25 accounts payable check register.
MCL 388.1618(2)(c) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: labor agreements, health plans, audit, benefit bids, policies and check register
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Found: Transparency page: superintendent's pay, and pay of everyone paid over $100,000
2025 Transparency Employee Wages.
MCL 388.1618(2)(d) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: superintendent's pay, and pay of everyone paid over $100,000
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Not found: Transparency page: association dues
The only dues document is "Dues and Fees 2024", uploaded December 23, 2024 (its file address), before the 2024-25 fiscal year ended; nothing is posted for 2024-25. The Word file was not opened: its host's robots.txt blocks automated readers, and the publisher's Chrome would download it rather than display it.
MCL 388.1618(2)(e) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: association dues
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Found: Transparency page: lobbying spending
States "There were no District paid lobbying costs for 2024-25."
MCL 388.1618(2)(f) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: lobbying spending
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Found: Transparency page: district credit cards
Purchasing Card Limits 2024-25.
MCL 388.1618(2)(h) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: district credit cards
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Not found: Transparency page: administrators' out-of-state trips
District Paid Out-of-State Travel 23-24 is for 2023-24; nothing is posted for 2024-25.
MCL 388.1618(2)(i) · 2026-09 · Read September 27, 2026 on its website · Evidence for Transparency page: administrators' out-of-state trips
Good practice
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Current budget posted
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Budgets for the past three years posted
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Latest audit posted
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Budget posted as a spreadsheet or data file
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Regular meeting schedule for the year posted
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Agendas posted for the past 12 months
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Minutes posted for the past 12 months
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Members' names and a way to contact them posted
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Check register (payments) posted
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Employee pay or salary schedule posted
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Current contracts posted
About
- Type
- School District
- County
- Kent County
- Website
- gpsbulldogs.org
- Notes
- The address on record (grandville.k12.mi.us) redirects to gpsbulldogs.org, the district's own site. Checked 2026-10-03.
Codes
- Census of Governments ID
- 179897
- Census GEOID (school district)
- 2616470
- Michigan CEPI code
- 41130
- Michigan Treasury unit code
- 414130
- NCES district ID
- 2616470
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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Government Units List, 2026
U.S. Census Bureau · 2026
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TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2025: Michigan unified school districts
U.S. Census Bureau · 2025
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Treasury Document Search, Kent County local units
Michigan Department of Treasury, Local Audit and Finance Division · queried 2026-09-24
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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)
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School district audits posted (L6), Kent County
Open Government Project · read 2026-09-27
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FOIA documents (W1) and retirement report information (W7), Kent County bodies other than general-purpose governments
Open Government Project · read 2026-10-03
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School transparency pages (W2), Kent County
Open Government Project · read 2026-09-27