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District staff explain how to read property tax bills; presenters say vouchers account for roughly 19% of Sparta levy
Summary
District staff walked through levy components, mill-rate calculation, and a sample tax bill; presenters said about 19% of the district levy goes to voucher schools and reviewed fund categories (10, 27, 39, 80).
At a regular Sparta Area School District meeting, staff presented a high-level walkthrough of how to read a property tax bill and how district levies, equalized value and mill rates interact.
Sam Russell (identified in the meeting as a district staff member) explained the district can under-levy and described the district's levy buckets: fund 10 (general operating), fund 27 (special education), fund…
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