State millage elections

Voters in 10 Arkansas school districts passed millage increases Tuesday evening that will fund construction of new schools, performing arts centers, cafeterias and other projects, while voters in seven districts turned down millage raises.

Returns were not available in Poinsett County late Tuesday where voters were determining a millage increase in the Marked Tree School District and whether to equalize the Harrisburg district’s rate with that of the former Weiner School District, which the Harrisburg district merged with in 2011.

Voters in the Heber Springs School District turned down a 3.6- mill increase that would have funded raises for staff and faculty members.

Complete, but unofficial results are: BOONE COUNTY Valley Springs School District, 7.1- mill increase, from 32.8 mills to 39.9 mills for construction of high school. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .223 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .237 CARROLL COUNTY Berryville School District, 4.45- mill increase, from 38.05 mills to 42.5 mills for construction of high school, cafeterias and media centers. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 544 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .457 CLEBURNE COUNTY Heber Springs School District, 3.6- mill increase, from 32.8 mills to 36.4 mills for teacher and staff salaries and benefits. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .549 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,072 COLUMBIA COUNTY Magnolia School District, 3.4- mill increase, from 29.6 mills to 33 mills for construction of high school performing arts center and health center. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 409 DESHA COUNTY Dumas School District, 3- mill increase, from 39 to 42 mills for new maintenance and operation. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104 FAULKNER COUNTY Vilonia School District, 5.7- mill increase, from 39.9 mills to 45.6 mills for construction of auditorium, renovations. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,122 GARLAND COUNTY Cutter Morning Star School District, 8.4- mill increase, from 40.5 mills to 48.9 mills for construction of high school. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 GREENE COUNTY Greene County Tech, 4- mill increase, from 37.49 mills to 41.49 mills for maintenance and operation and new debt service. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 836 HOT SPRING COUNTY

Malvern School District, 3.49- mill increase, from 37.65 mills to 41.14 mills for renovations to high school campus. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 629 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .189 JACKSON COUNTY Jackson County School District, 3- mill increase, from 33 mills to 36 mills for general repairs to buildings, new roof, air- conditioning and heating to field house. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 JOHNSON COUNTY Lamar School District, 4.65- mill increase, from 35.33 mills to 39.98 mills for construction of high school. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .556 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .142 LINCOLN COUNTY Star City School District, 4.65- mill increase, from 35.33 mills to 39.98 mills for construction of high school. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .373 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .627 LITTLE RIVER COUNTY

Ashdown School District, 3.9- mill increase, from 35.7 mills to 39.6 mills for construction of high school. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 564 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .677 MONROE COUNTY Clarendon School District, 3.5- mill increase, from 35.9 mills to 39.4 mills for construction of gymnasium. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164 PERRY COUNTY Perryville School District, 2.7- mill increase, from 34.98 mills to 37.68 mills for construction of cafeteria. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .279 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .139 POINSETT COUNTY Harrisburg School District, 4.4- mill increase, from 35.5 mills to 39.9. mills to equalize millage rate with the rate in the former Weiner School District, which merged with the Harrisburg School District in 2011. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/ a Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/ a

Marked Tree School District, 6- mill increase, from 33.5 mills to 39.5 mills for construction on elementary and high school, and renovations to cafeterias. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/ a Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/ a SALINE COUNTY Bauxite School District, 3.6- mill increase, from 38.6 mills to 42.2 mills for construction of academic building and additional classrooms. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354 SEVIER COUNTY De Queen School District, 4.9- mill increase, from 27.3 mills to 32.2 mills for construction of high school. For. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .832 Against . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541

A mill is one- 10th of a cent and generates $ 1 in property taxes for every $ 1,000 of assessed value. A county assesses property at 20 percent of its appraised value, and the assessment is multiplied by the millage rate to determine the taxes owed by homeowners.

If a house is valued at $ 100,000, the property owner would pay $ 20 more a year in taxes for each additional mill increase.