Taxes

Property taxes and school funding

Property tax rates for school districts in Clark County are reflected in the table below. Battle Ground Public Schools has the some of lowest property tax rates of all K-12 Clark County districts.

2024 Clark County school property taxes

School district

EP&O levy

Technology levy

Bond

Capital levy

Total local bond & levy*

Evergreen Public Schools

$1.59

$0.39

$1.59

N/A

$3.57

Washougal School District

$1.85

$0.20

$1.43

N/A

$3.48

Camas School District

$1.79

$0.39

$1.18

N/A

$3.36

Vancouver Public Schools

$1.99

$0.28

$1.09

N/A

$3.36

La Center School District

$1.31

N/A

$1.67

N/A

$2.98

Hockinson School District

$1.61

N/A

$1.34

N/A

$2.95

Ridgefield Public Schools

$1.47

N/A

$1.06

N/A

$2.53

Green Mountain K-8 School District**

$1.79

N/A

N/A

N/A

$1.79

Battle Ground Public Schools

$1.65

N/A

N/A (expired at end of 2023)

N/A (collection to begin in 2025)

$1.65

Woodland Public Schools

N/A

N/A

$1.15

N/A

$1.15

*These rates do not include the state schools property tax rate ($2.26 per $1,000 of assessed property value in 2024).
**Green Mountain serves K-8 students only.

Local funding: Levies and bonds

Battle Ground Public Schools is grateful to local voters and the community for supporting our schools. Your contributions allow us to connect every student to a positive future, employ local workers and construct and maintain buildings that serve the community.

In general levies are for learning (curricula, security and safety, activities, student support services, school improvements) and bonds are for buildings (new construction and replacement schools).

Local voters have approved two kinds of levies that affect property owners’ tax bills:

History of Battle Ground Public Schools property tax rates

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

BGPS educational levy rate

$4.13

$3.82

$3.65

$3.31

$3.45

$1.50

BGPS capital levy rate

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BGPS bond rate

$0.85

$0.86

$0.81

$0.73

$0.67

$0.61

Total BGPS levy & bond rate

$4.98

$4.68

$4.46

$4.04

$4.12

$2.11

State schools levy rate

$2.35

$2.24

$2.07

$1.98

$2.89

$2.51

Combined state and local tax rates

$7.33

$6.92

$6.53

$6.02

$7.01

$4.62

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025 estimated

BGPS educational levy rate

$2.50

$2.32

$1.96

$1.69

$1.65

$1.67

BGPS capital levy rate

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

$0.46

BGPS bond rate

$0.58

$0.56

$0.52

$0.43

N/A

N/A

Total BGPS levy & bond rate

$3.08

$2.88

$2.48

$2.12

$1.65

$2.13

State schools levy rate

$2.85

$2.94

$2.73

$2.33

$2.25

$2.25

Combined state and local tax rates

$5.93

$5.82

$5.21

$4.45

$3.90

$4.38

Rates are per $1,000 of assessed value. Taxes are collected on a calendar year.

Sample tax amounts

To calculate the amount that you’ll owe annually in school taxes, please use the following formula:

Assessed home value ÷ 1,000 x levy and/or bond rate

Assessed home values (which vary from market values) are determined by the Clark County Assessor’s Office.

Your home’s assessed value affects your overall tax bill.