MILLAGE RENEWAL VOTE: Tues, November 4, 2025
Since 2017, the taxpayer-approved enhancement millage has been used by Sparta Area Schools to support:
- Expand STEAM opportunities for grades K-5
- Counseling support
- Reduced elementary class sizes
This Enhancement Millage Proposal would renew 0.8498 mill, first approved in 2017, which is set to expire in the 2026-2027 school year, and restores 0.0502 mill that was reduced as required by state law- allowing a total of 0.9 mill to be levied for another 10 years.
The proposed millage rate is 0.9, the same millage rate voters approved in 2017.
If approved, this proposal generates approximately $35.6 million-$357 per student. That is approximately $846,372 for Sparta Area Schools annually.
Strong Schools - Strong Communities
What is the anticipated average cost for Sparta homeowners?
The proposed restoration and renewal will cost the average homeowner $135.00 per year, which breaks down to $11.25 per month, or $0.37 per day for a home value of $300,000 with a taxable value of $150,000.
What every tax payer should know...
- All funds are publicly reported on the district's website and an independent audit is conducted annually to ensure transparency and accountability.
- Funds generated from this proposal will be distributed to local public schools to maintain existing programs and services offered to students.
- This proposal authorizes funding that school districts have relied on since 2017, while state and federal funds remain uncertain.
November 4, 2025 Enhancement Millage
Questions?
Please feel free to email joel.stoner@spartaschools.org
