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detroit public schools community district 0 skip to content proposal s detroitk12 org about dpscd open menu close menu proposal s detroitk12 org about dpscd open menu close menu proposal s detroitk12 org about dpscd vote august 4th vote august 4th vote august 4th dpscd will have a millage called proposal s on the back of your ballot if detroit voters approve proposal s on august 4th dpscd can continue to invest in art music pe and athletics in all schools expanded career and college programming for high school students higher teacher and staff salaries more classroom supplies for students and teachers additional repairs of school buildings how are schools funded learn more how does the school budget work schools are funded through a combination of local state and federal funds school funding is based on student enrollment through the two count days in october and february and student demographics including free and reduced lunch status special education status and english language learner status learn more here what are the sources of revenue for dpscd the state is the primary funding source for dpscd the district receives a per student foundation allowance that was 10 050 per student this past year the district also receives additional state grant funds for at risk students special education students english language learners and other restricted grants the district receives federal revenue through the four major grants title i title ii title iii and title iv as well as idea and medicaid funds for special education and funding for school lunch program the district receives funding from the wayne county regional educational services agency resa for pre k and special education as well as a county enhancement millage that supports teacher salaries the district also receives private grants why do we have millages proposal a in 1995 michigan standardized school funding through proposition a it established a state funding formula for schools and required each community to levy an 18 mill operating millage on business property schools received their local funding and then the state made up the difference to ensure every school received a minimum funding level why do we need a new millage when the state created dps and dpscd they required the detroit operating millage 18 mills to repay legacy operating debt in the old school district dps in september 2026 the legacy operating debt will be repaid in order for dpscd to collect the local property tax voters must approve an operating millage for dpscd what happened with prop s and why we can t use those anymore the money from prop s helped accelerate the repayment of the legacy operating debt in the old school district dps now that the debt is repaid dpscd can start levying the local millage to support schools updated april 22 2026 view fullsize view fullsize understanding the millage operating debt when dpscd was created the old school district dps owed money to the retirement system operating bonds and had to repay the emergency loan given to dpscd operating debt refers to all of this debt which has been repaid through the operating millage and will be fully repaid in september 2026 proposal a the statewide referendum that changed school funding formula in 1995 and created the foundation allowance the minimum per pupil funding every school district in michigan receives millage a property tax one mill one tenth of a cent or one thousandth of a dollar 18 mills refers to the operating millage on business property and non residential homes rental properties all school districts in michigan are required to levy an operating millage as part of proposal a restricted funds or grants funding that can only be used for specific purposes for example at risk students english language learners special education students etc important note homeowners pay nothing proposal s costs nothing to detroit voters who own or rent their home proposal s will simply replace the tax previously levied by dps now that the legacy debt has been paid view fullsize view fullsize view fullsize view fullsize helpful links about dpscd academics board of education enrollment families students schools services supports visit us 3011 grand blvd detroit mi 48202 phone 313 240 4377 we will because we can