County-Wide School Millage Fails, See How Each City / Township Voted
(Kurt Metzger, Aug. 7, 2026)
Oakland County, MI – Voters across Oakland County had a county-wide school funding millage on the ballot. The Regional Enhancement Millage would have levied 1.5 mills as a way to generate additional funding beyond the State of Michigan local district limit. The funding would have been collected by Oakland Schools and redistributed to districts based on the number of students enrolled, for a period of six years. This was expected to raise about $781 per pupil that districts could use at their discretion.
The proposal failed, with 48.99% yes (163,120) votes, and 51.01% no (169,823).
Oakland County Clerk’s office posts results by city and township, as well as the map below showing how precincts across the county voted. Oakland County Times has compiled the chart below showing the percentage of yes votes by municipality, ranked.
Keep in mind that cities have varying population sizes, and the final determination is based on the total number of votes across the county.
The percentages by city and township do give readers a sense of their community’s overall stance on the funding proposal. For example, Pleasant Ridge, Huntington Woods, and Royal Oak Township all voted to approve at over 70%, while some cities, like Clawson, Northville and Madison Heights were more evenly split. The most decidedly opposed communities were Rose, Groveland, Brandon, and Addison Townships which had less than 30% in favor.
Oakland Schools’ Superintendent Kenneth Gutman released a statement about the results, saying “We respect the election’s outcome and the will of Oakland County voters. We appreciate everyone who took the time to participate in the democratic process and remain committed to supporting our local school districts and the students they serve.”
Voters in five Oakland County Townships also declined to pass funding for police and fire services. In Waterford and Orion Townships, measures for both police and fire failed. In Brandon and Independence it was police funding that got the ax from voters. And in Highland Township it was fire department funding that failed to pass. For more on that check out yesterdays Oakland County Times story: https://oaklandcounty115.com/2026/08/06/five-oakland-county-townships-figuring-out-next-steps-after-failed-police-and-fire-millages/
Also check out our story on Voter Turnout across Oakland County cities and townships: https://oaklandcounty115.com/2026/08/06/voter-turnout-in-oakland-county-communities-in-aug-4-2026-primary/
For more details on the results for the enhancement millage, visit the Oakland County Clerk website.
For stories about voter turnout rates, dog licensing statistics, population trends, and other interesting numbers, visit the Data-Based Stories Archives on Oakland County Times. Thanks to Data Expert Kurt Metzger for this work!
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