All real and tangible personal property owned by railroads, street railways, bridge companies, telegraph companies, electric light and power companies, electric transmission line companies, pipeline companies, express companies, airline companies and other companies and public utilities whose property is assessed by the state tax commission shall be taxed at the same rate of taxation levied on other property in the special school district and said property shall be taxed in the same manner and to the same extent as property which is subject to assessment and taxation for general county purposes, and all of the provisions of chapters 151, 153, 154 and 155 shall apply to taxation by special school districts to the same extent as if special school districts were specifically included in the provisions contained in chapters 151, 153, 154 and 155, except that the taxes levied by special school districts shall not be included for the purpose of determining the average school levy for the other school districts in the county in which they are situated. The taxes levied against the property by special school districts shall be collected in the same manner as general county taxes.