The Atlanta school board approved a tax rate of 21.74 mills on Thursday, the same rate as last year.

This year’s rate includes 21.715 mills for maintenance and operations and .025 mills for debt service.

The rate was approved unanimously by the six board members present.

Earlier this summer, Fulton County discovered an error in the way the county calculated property tax exemptions.

Fixing the error has taken weeks, delaying the entire tax collection process for cities and school districts throughout Fulton County.

About the Author

Keep Reading

A Georgia student warned friends about a shooting threat. He was expelled for it. (Abbey Edmonson/AJC)

Credit: Abbey Edmonson

Featured

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

Credit: AP