Stephens County Board of Education approves 2025 Millage Rate

A partial rollback of the 2025 millage rate for property taxes of 13.50 was approved by the Stephens County Board of Education after a third and final public hearing on Thursday, July 31. Nine residents attended and many spoke about how tax increases are negatively impacting them as seniors on fixed incomes. Stephens County Schools Superintendent Dr. Connie Franklin told them that the Board of Education is not responsible for property value assessments or reassessments.

The partial rollback of 13.50 is still a slight increase over the full rollback of 12.30. Dr. Franklin gave some of the things that are impacting the school system’s budget.

Utilities and inflation are other things impacting the school system’s budget, adds Dr. Franklin.

One concerned citizen said that seniors are being asked to continually pay more in taxes and that a large portion of people living in Stephens County are seniors without kids in school. Dr. Franklin said the school system does everything it can to keep taxes as low as possible.

The Stephens County Board of Education unanimously approved the 2025 millage rate of 13.50.