Kelloggsville Public Schools voters approved a $38.18 million bond proposal on Tuesday, clearing the way for new classrooms, a standalone cafeteria and districtwide safety upgrades without raising the district's overall debt tax rate. The measure passed in the Nov. 3 election, setting in motion a construction plan that stretches from 2028 to 2031.
What the Bond Pays For
According to MLive, the $38.18 million package will fund renovations and additions at West Kelloggsville Elementary School, along with infrastructure repairs at multiple buildings across the district. West Kelloggsville is slated to get new classrooms, a standalone cafeteria, and a reconfigured entrance and office area, per the district's own bond materials posted at kvilleps.org. Those same district FAQs describe the additions as designed to create new classrooms, add a standalone cafeteria, and reconfigure the entrance and office area.
Traffic flow was a recurring theme in the bond's scope. Central Kelloggsville Elementary School and Kelloggsville Middle School are both set to receive traffic improvements, addressing pick-up and drop-off congestion that the district's FAQ page singles out by name. The bond also sets aside money for districtwide furniture, technology and safety upgrades, plus roof, paving and playground work at district buildings, and replacement tennis courts with a new restroom and concessions building at the tennis complex, the FAQ page notes.
No Increase to the Debt Millage Levy
District officials estimated the bond would cause no increase over Kelloggsville's 2026 overall debt millage levy, a claim the district's bond website repeats directly: the proposal carries no estimated increase over the 2026 overall debt millage levy. A separate report from the same district site projects the 2027 debt millage rate at 2.15 mills if the bond passed, a figure also confirmed by School News Network, which reported the district's estimate that the 2027 debt millage rate would be 2.15 mills if voters approved the bond.
The bonds themselves may remain outstanding for up to 22 years, mirroring the structure of the district's prior bond. That earlier measure, an $11.3 million bond approved by Kelloggsville voters in the Nov. 2, 2021 election, was also a 22-year bond, according to MLive's coverage at the time. That 2021 bond carried an estimated 0.95-mill levy in 2022, representing no net increase over the prior year's levy, the outlet reported.
Groundwork Laid Over the Past Year
The scope of this year's bond traces back to a facilities assessment the district conducted in January 2025, with a detailed report presented to Kelloggsville Public Schools in the fall of that year, per the district's bond FAQ page. Based on those conceptual plans, construction projects are expected to begin in 2028 and conclude in 2031 — a timeline confirmed on the same district page, which states plainly that construction projects would begin in 2028 and end in 2031.
The 2021 bond offers a preview of what districtwide construction can look like once it gets underway. That $11.3 million measure funded new STEM classrooms, a media center, and upgrades to security and technology, MLive reported at the time. It also paid for traffic-flow improvements at Southeast Kelloggsville Elementary, according to School News Network's reporting on the 2026 bond's safety and security elements.
