Published 9:27 am Tuesday, August 25, 2026 THOMASVILLE — The Thomas County Board of Education has unanimously adopted a rollback millage rate of 11.923 mills for the 2026 tax year. This represents a 3.8% reduction from the 2025 millage rate and marks the twenty-fourth time since 2000 that the Board has lowered the school property tax rate. The Thomas County School System has consistently maintained one of the lowest school property tax rates in Georgia. For comparison, the district’s 2025 millage rate of 12.391 ranked 34th lowest out of 180 school districts, placing it in the bottom 19% statewide, while the average millage rate for all school districts in the state for 2025 was 14.49 mills. Real and personal property values in the Thomas County School tax district increased 8.9% over 2025 levels. Because a portion of this growth (4.1%) came from property reassessments, the millage rate was rolled back to ensure the school system collects no more revenue than would have been raised without reassessments. For the 2026-2027 school year, local property taxes are projected to generate approximately $15.2 million for the district’s budget. The school system’s CFO, Joey Holland, highlighted the 2026 property value growth. “As our operational costs continue to increase, we are pleased with the higher-than-average real growth in the digest of 4.8%, which will provide additional tax revenue for the school system. Over the previous five years, our tax digest averaged only 2% in real…
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