You do not see many districts asking voters to approve mileage this year. Interesting vote and will tell us something about the mood of local voters on taxes and K-12 education.
4 school districts ask for more money | freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Monday, November 1, 2010
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Three of the four school districts in question here are in above average affluent communities. Students eligible for free or reduced-rice lunch program is an excellent indicator of this fact. The state average is 37% of students being eligible for the lunch program. Romeo has a rate of 14%; South Lake has a rate of 30%; and Bloomfield Hills has an astonishing rate of only 3%. Now Fitzgerald is the exception here as the school district has an above-average eligibility for the program (56%). So while I think it is interesting that these districts put up millage or local bond proposals, these are mostly happening in affluent communities AND, in some instances, directly related to district consolidation measures.
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