Gratiot County schools, the RESD and Alma College
Gratiot County has several local school districts and a regional education service district, the Gratiot-Isabella RESD. The property-tax apportionment report we reported on lists Alma Public Schools with the largest estimated total, then Ithaca and St. Louis public schools, and puts the RESD at an estimated $10,142,410.01. We have not yet reported on a school board meeting.
- When it meets
- We do not yet read a meeting calendar for this body. Ask the office, or watch the official pages linked below.
- Our reports
- 8 since Sept. 18, 2026. Latest: What’s on Gratiot County Ballots Nov. 3: The Local Questions and Races (Oct. 25, 2026).
What our reports have found
Breckenridge schools ask voters on Nov. 3 for a $12.4 million bond; the ballot says the 2027 debt millage would stay at its current level, with an average of 2.22 mills over 15 years (Breckenridge Schools Ask Voters for a $12.4 Million Bond With No Change in the Tax Rate).
Several districts post board meetings on tools our software cannot read (BoardDocs, Simbli). Our meetings page says so and links to them rather than guessing dates.
How to speak
You may attend any meeting; Michigan's Open Meetings Act requires meetings of a public body to be open. Michigan's Open Meetings Act says a person must be permitted to address a meeting of a public body under rules the body establishes and records (MCL 15.263(5)). We have not found posted public-comment rules for this body, so ask its clerk or office. See also how to speak at any meeting we list.
Our latest reports
- What’s on Gratiot County Ballots Nov. 3: The Local Questions and RacesA guide to the local millages, bonds and contested races on the county clerk’s unofficial list, with links to our reports on each.
- County Apportionment Report Puts $16.9 Million in County Taxes on 2026 BillsCommissioners are scheduled to approve the annual report Tuesday. It lists every millage the county’s townships, cities, schools and authorities will levy this year.
- Update Oct. 3: the number of local questions was wrongThree in Ten Voters Decided 12 Tax Questions in August. All 12 Passed.Official results show 29.3 percent turnout countywide, from 36.7 percent in one Alma precinct to 20.8 percent in another. Three more local questions are on the Nov. 3 ballot.
- Breckenridge Schools Ask Voters for a $12.4 Million Bond With No Change in the Tax RateThe Nov. 3 question would add elementary classrooms and replace 1966-era plumbing. The ballot says 2027 debt millage would stay at its current level, with an average of 2.22 mills over 15 years.
- Alma College Adds Chemistry Transfer Route From Montcalm Community CollegeStudents who finish an associate degree at Montcalm Community College now have a mapped two-year path to a chemistry bachelor's degree in Alma, the college says.
- Five Alumni to Be Honored at Homecoming; Retired Choir Director Will Lead ParadeAlma College has named its 2026 Tartan Award recipients and chosen Will Nichols, who conducted the college choirs for more than four decades, as parade grand marshal.
- Alma College Graduate Jake Kelley Wins MasterChef Season 16The self-taught cook and 2024 neuroscience graduate won the national competition after advancing through a season built around global cuisines and cultural heritage.
- Alma College Reports Fall Enrollment of 1,229Alma College says total fall enrollment is five students higher than last year, while its full-time and transfer counts show larger gains.
Terms you will hear
- Millage, mill
A mill equals one one-thousandth of a dollar: $1 of tax for each $1,000 of taxable value. Millage is a tax rate stated in mills.
Source: Michigan Legislature, Taxpayer's Guide, Property tax section
- Taxable value
The value on which Michigan property tax is figured. By statute it is generally the lesser of two figures: one built from the prior year's taxable value, the other the current state equalized valuation.
Source: Michigan Compiled Laws, General Property Tax Act, MCL 211.27a(2)