Operating Millage

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools asked the community to replace its operating millage in the November 5, 2024 election with an 18 mill non-homestead millage that represents roughly $31 million and a 3.6297 mill hold harmless millage which is approximately $2 million of the district's budget. This is $33 million of the district's $187 million revenue budget, or 18%.

Every district in the state is expected to levy, with voter approval, 18 mills on all non-homestead properties (businesses) in order to receive full state funding under Proposal A. The 3 mill "Headlee cushion" will allow us to collect the full 18 mills over the duration of the operating millage.

Since the approval of Proposal A in 1994, the Walled Lake Consolidated Schools community has overwhelmingly supported the operating millage.

The 2014 Operating Millage Renewal allowed Walled Lake Consolidated Schools to renew its 18 mill non-homestead and 3.9 mill hold harmless millage.

The 18 mill non-homestead millage represented $23 million of the district’s operating budget, while the 3.9 mill hold harmless renewal millage represented $7 million of the district’s budget. That accounted for $30 million of the district’s $154 million budget, or 20 percent of the district’s total budget.