The school district has decreased the mill levy over the last 11 years (including this year).  This bond would be an increase of 4.25 mills or approximately $8.15/month for a $200,000 home beginning in the 2019-2020 school year. 

The State of Kansas would currently fund 24% of the proposed solution.  

Yes, all residents who live within the USD 230 boundaries, regardless of which city or county, pay taxes that benefit Spring Hill School District students.

Home value - Estimated payment/month

• $200,000 - $8.15
• $150,000 - $6.12
• $100,000 - $4.08
• $50,000 - $2.04

All registered voters living in the Spring Hill School District will be eligible to vote in this election. Patrons must be registered to vote by August 7 to receive a ballot by mail or register in person by August 16 to pick up a ballot. Please check your registration status HERE.

Each bond issue is treated independently. It is possible for the district and/or the city to have multiple bond issues in place at the same time.

There are three outstanding bond issues at this time. The December 2003 election allowed for the construction of the current high school and Prairie Creek Elementary School. They were 20 year bonds and will be paid off in September 2024. The second election was June 2011 and those will be paid in full September 2031. The third election was September 2016 and those will be paid in full in September 2037.

Through refinancing of bonds we have been able to save the district 4.8 million dollars over the last ten years.

The repayment period on the bonds will be 20 years.

The staff, equipment and supplies associated with the technology, maintenance and grounds, and nutrition services departments will move from their current locations to this centralized building. The Educational Support Center will have shops, labs, a kitchen and training spaces. Most of the facility will be available to schedule as education space for teachers to bring students for hands-on career and technical education and other related activities.

The building will provide:

• Opportunities for staff and students to pilot and evaluate new technology
• Training areas for departmental staff and Career and Technical Education classes
• Opportunities for staff and students to prepare and evaluate new foods and food preparation techniques
• Areas for storage, equipment assembly or repair, and product demonstrations

Currently, the district has a firm searching for “construction ready” sites for future projects. These sites need to have readily available access to roads and utilities, proximity to fiber-optic network, as well as a manageable cost for site preparation. 

It is important to the district that future schools are easily accessed by our families. We strive to minimize the need for:

1. Students to be bused long distances,
2. Disruptive boundary changes,
3. Overcrowded schools.

These new schools are needed to address the growth in the district and will need to be located accordingly. 

The district also has a fiduciary responsibility to our taxpayers to obtain reasonably priced land that does not require excessive site preparation.

Woodland Spring Middle School is projected to be at 429 of 528 students when the new middle school opens. Spring Hill Middle School is projected to be over capacity. 

During the last bond process in 2016, we heard from a majority of voters that you preferred smaller, more frequent bond issues. We’ve honored that preference and are now presenting projects to address the immediate (three-to-five year) district needs. 

To further guarantee that we were being responsive to your requests, but also fiscally responsible with your tax dollars, rather than including these needs in the last bond issue, we waited two years to ensure that the demographer’s projected growth was confirmed, which it has been.  As always, we only present projects that are needed to continue to meet the Guiding Principles supported by our community. 

With the addition of two new schools, a boundary change is required to populate those schools.  It is our intent to have only one boundary change for the new schools, but if these facilities are not built to address the growth, there is the potential for multiple boundary changes to reduce overcrowding.