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What Michigan School Districts Spend Per Student

The median Michigan school district spends $12,764 per student per year, $1,779 below the national median of $14,543, across all 823 districts the state reports. The 533 of them a ZIP code can reach are listed below, and their 1,244,352 students account for $17.5 billion of current spending in fiscal year 2022.

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Michigan at a Glance

Median district, per student$12,764
National median district$14,543
Districts listed533 of 823
Students listed1,244,352
Median district, math≈32%
Median district, reading≈44%

Every Michigan District, by Enrollment

Spending is current spending divided by fall membership for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates are school year 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic interrupted state testing, so the money and the results are not from the same year. A figure marked ≈ is one the federal file published as a range rather than a value, so small groups of children stay unidentifiable; it is the middle of that range and within ten points of the real one. A dash means the federal files publish no value under that district's ID. 290 further Michigan districts are missing because the federal boundary file places them in no ZIP code, which is normal for charter and virtual districts with no attendance area.

Michigan school districts by enrollment, with spending per student for fiscal year 2022
DistrictStudentsPer studentMathReadingGraduation
Detroit Public Schools Community District48,536$21,77112%18%76%
Utica Community Schools25,852$12,51351%60%94%
Dearborn City School District20,138$16,67740%47%96%
Ann Arbor Public Schools17,070$17,64266%70%89%
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools16,370$13,63063%67%89%
Rochester Community School District15,054$13,10769%73%96%
Chippewa Valley Schools14,735$12,62049%54%94%
Grand Rapids Public Schools13,900$16,60120%30%76%
Livonia Public Schools13,300$14,66751%59%94%
Warren Consolidated Schools12,781$15,51932%47%88%
Troy School District12,527$14,26771%77%92%
Kalamazoo Public School District12,376$14,75530%39%73%
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools12,167$14,08456%61%93%
Lansing Public School District10,136$17,10914%23%64%
Wayne-Westland Community School District9,857$16,05717%29%76%
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools9,773$13,24539%53%87%
Forest Hills Public Schools9,339$12,94568%73%97%
Kentwood Public Schools9,325$13,19938%49%79%
Farmington Public School District8,937$16,08050%59%90%
Traverse City Area Public Schools8,908$12,93248%62%85%
Portage Public Schools8,599$12,49957%65%93%
South Lyon Community Schools8,475$11,75556%63%91%
Huron Valley Schools8,105$13,70350%59%92%
Grand Blanc Community Schools7,937$11,98444%61%90%
Rockford Public Schools7,745$12,05364%66%93%
Clarkston Community School District7,648$14,49056%63%94%
Midland Public Schools7,479$12,26455%67%90%
Birmingham City School District7,354$19,27466%74%97%
Port Huron Area School District7,339$13,30928%39%81%
Waterford School District7,239$15,81931%43%85%
Northville Public Schools7,087$14,29173%79%97%
Howell Public Schools6,912$11,67247%56%92%
Hudsonville Public School District6,851$12,62765%74%95%
Lake Orion Community Schools6,824$14,28959%74%95%
Bay City School District6,732$13,62035%44%85%
Grosse Pointe Public Schools6,633$16,92758%66%95%
Novi Community School District6,612$13,85176%73%95%
West Ottawa Public School District6,549$13,50741%56%90%
Zeeland Public Schools6,100$13,56055%66%94%
Oxford Area Community Schools5,910$14,72751%63%88%
Brighton Area Schools5,804$15,26962%71%94%
Davison Community Schools5,689$11,74448%62%87%
Grandville Public Schools5,613$12,40654%62%96%
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District5,584$13,54943%56%81%
Grand Haven Area Public Schools5,533$14,33662%70%83%
Taylor School District5,514$16,41321%31%65%
Anchor Bay School District5,462$12,46056%61%91%
Bloomfield Hills School District5,274$22,27267%72%94%
Hartland Consolidated Schools5,234$10,64060%69%96%
Saginaw City School District5,143$15,57425%32%81%
Jenison Public Schools5,115$13,83460%69%95%
Romeo Community Schools5,074$12,98948%59%89%
West Bloomfield School District5,073$14,64148%57%95%
Holt Public Schools5,038$13,18238%51%86%
Southfield Public School District4,973$19,30320%36%88%
Grand Ledge Public Schools4,923$13,01852%60%92%
Saline Area Schools4,914$14,86770%72%97%
Royal Oak City School District4,906$15,34151%62%94%
Lincoln Park Public Schools4,870$17,61820%32%78%
Monroe Public Schools4,765$12,76421%35%82%
Fraser Public Schools4,660$13,66743%53%94%
Saginaw Township Community Schools4,659$12,03536%49%80%
Caledonia Community Schools4,604$12,81556%67%94%
Lapeer Community Schools4,554$12,37640%53%83%
Okemos Public Schools4,480$13,04268%74%92%
Byron Center Public Schools4,437$12,20671%77%96%
Wyandotte City School District4,410$19,09633%46%81%
Jackson Public Schools4,383$15,27421%31%73%
Roseville Community Schools4,343$13,95919%31%86%
Van Buren Public Schools4,331$14,65227%37%84%
Lakeview Public Schools4,137$12,65346%55%92%
Bedford Public Schools4,079$11,50847%56%94%
Flushing Community Schools4,079$12,00942%52%90%
Berkley School District3,989$17,67357%65%96%
Lakeview School District3,971$12,29538%46%89%
Wyoming Public Schools3,963$13,48924%35%83%
Carman-Ainsworth Community School District3,936$12,45026%36%81%
Crestwood School District3,925$14,17538%47%93%
Mona Shores Public School District3,871$13,16038%51%94%
Battle Creek Public Schools3,850$16,36310%19%72%
Avondale School District3,826$14,54242%52%73%
East China School District3,811$12,23241%54%92%
Berrien Springs Public Schools3,737$13,58024%42%36%
Allen Park Public Schools3,701$12,46338%50%87%
Ypsilanti Community Schools3,669$18,85519%23%69%
East Lansing School District3,659$12,10152%64%89%
Oak Park City School District3,641$15,56910%20%61%
Gibraltar School District3,639$12,26538%52%83%
Greenville Public Schools3,630$13,05642%52%86%
Alpena Public Schools3,629$12,02033%45%82%
Pontiac City School District3,627$18,37913%20%64%
Northwest School District3,608$11,34027%42%81%
Lincoln Consolidated School District3,589$14,60524%36%84%
Mattawan Consolidated School3,585$12,18259%67%91%
Reeths-Puffer Schools3,569$12,20537%48%88%
Swartz Creek Community Schools3,560$11,81332%49%84%
Lowell Area Schools3,517$12,37457%67%≈92%
Mount Pleasant City School District3,506$13,29338%51%73%
Muskegon City School District3,478$15,99413%21%82%
Niles Community School District3,436$11,91542%47%74%
Dexter Community School District3,427$14,49268%67%≈98%
Cedar Springs Public Schools3,341$12,63546%56%93%
Mason Public Schools3,252$12,29853%60%93%
Southgate Community School District3,250$15,76129%36%73%
Marquette Area Public Schools3,242$11,84947%60%84%
Lake Shore Public Schools3,221$14,88838%49%80%
Gull Lake Community Schools3,194$12,96046%62%85%
Cadillac Area Public Schools3,185$11,60351%57%80%
Fenton Area Public Schools3,177$12,50845%59%89%
Garden City School District3,173$18,41933%49%74%
Thornapple Kellogg School District3,165$12,57345%55%92%
Northview Public School District3,138$12,80944%55%87%
DeWitt Public Schools3,120$10,94256%69%≈100%
Hamtramck Public Schools3,116$16,41819%21%72%
Warren Woods Public Schools3,116$14,58432%45%81%
Holly Area School District3,110$13,32743%59%85%
Kenowa Hills Public Schools3,110$13,45233%52%85%
Ferndale Public Schools3,069$13,46321%34%76%
Flint City School District3,041$20,9467%13%65%
South Redford School District3,028$16,19620%36%89%
Sturgis Public Schools2,991$11,78624%38%87%
Melvindale-North Allen Park School District2,972$14,00920%33%89%
St. Joseph Public Schools2,954$11,69965%72%93%
Holland City School District2,949$15,60632%45%86%
Owosso Public Schools2,934$12,20227%32%84%
Hazel Park City School District2,910$17,57812%23%42%
East Grand Rapids Public School District2,895$11,56672%80%97%
Ionia Public Schools2,862$11,19134%47%80%
Riverview Community School District2,852$12,03736%50%90%
Wayland Union Schools2,836$12,68256%56%92%
Hamilton Community Schools2,825$12,43955%57%88%
Waverly Community Schools2,816$14,20027%42%88%
Gaylord Community Schools2,814$13,19548%58%≈82%
Coldwater Community Schools2,801$11,84438%42%86%
Kearsley Community Schools2,786$12,48838%46%82%
Adrian City School District2,765$13,95026%37%84%
Western School District2,763$11,73742%52%81%
Harper Creek Community Schools2,756$13,13734%45%96%
Clio Area School District2,726$11,54331%51%79%
Lakeshore School District2,704$12,09460%63%94%
Airport Community School District2,701$12,15539%50%86%
Plainwell Community Schools2,667$11,41648%58%85%
Marysville Public Schools2,657$10,51856%65%≈92%
Edwardsburg Public Schools2,647$10,92059%70%92%
Fruitport Community Schools2,639$13,01937%49%85%
Marshall Public Schools2,626$13,22232%46%70%
Public Schools of Petoskey2,612$13,51054%66%91%
St. Johns Public Schools2,607$11,95144%60%94%
Harper Woods City Schools2,606$12,84511%24%64%
Fowlerville Community Schools2,601$11,86340%47%86%
Allendale Public School District2,597$12,95552%60%≈98%
Haslett Public Schools2,580$13,61767%73%95%
Vicksburg Community Schools2,569$12,67552%60%84%
Bangor Township Schools2,552$10,82737%48%92%
Huron School District2,551$13,69645%50%≈92%
Hastings Area School District2,525$11,93938%50%81%
Tecumseh Public Schools2,502$12,75739%52%82%
Coopersville Public School District2,498$12,93843%52%96%
Center Line Public Schools2,489$14,96322%32%72%
Trenton Public Schools2,471$15,68451%55%98%
River Rouge School District2,470$14,07810%16%80%
Linden Community Schools2,465$11,92456%64%94%
Dearborn Heights School District 72,455$12,11223%33%≈82%
Sparta Area Schools2,428$12,96048%56%90%
North Branch Area Schools2,414$9,97741%52%≈92%
Romulus Community Schools2,407$16,22623%30%65%
Eastpointe Community Schools2,397$14,33212%20%67%
Spring Lake Public Schools2,379$13,22677%80%98%
Three Rivers Community Schools2,371$13,47636%48%≈87%
Charlotte Public Schools2,363$11,60040%47%≈87%
Clintondale Community Schools2,357$13,87013%25%45%
Otsego Public Schools2,341$12,44352%67%≈82%
Chelsea School District2,338$14,71866%63%96%
Lamphere Public Schools2,291$16,59136%48%≈92%
Pinckney Community Schools2,261$11,00044%55%87%
Kelloggsville Public Schools2,238$14,30115%25%82%
Fitzgerald Public Schools2,235$15,55716%34%76%
Allegan Public Schools2,226$13,29534%44%64%
Orchard View Schools2,212$13,52120%29%48%
Big Rapids Public Schools2,201$11,79240%48%≈77%
Paw Paw Public School District2,185$12,04939%53%≈82%
Brandon School District2,169$12,65843%49%82%
Escanaba Area Public Schools2,146$12,74139%47%≈77%
Ludington Area School District2,065$12,90042%52%≈87%
Redford Union School District2,059$21,44514%23%63%
Portland Public School District2,058$11,70139%58%≈87%
Eaton Rapids Public Schools2,038$13,31629%47%77%
Fremont Public School District2,035$12,92538%45%83%
Lake Fenton Community Schools2,034$11,95148%60%≈98%
Godwin Heights Public Schools2,033$14,84621%39%≈87%
Freeland Community School District2,029$10,40358%64%≈92%
Pennfield School District2,023$12,28231%42%≈92%
Dowagiac Union Schools2,009$14,02121%32%≈72%
Whitehall School District1,997$14,37146%58%≈87%
Sault Ste. Marie Area Schools1,972$11,39144%56%80%
Milan Area Schools1,958$14,26844%47%83%
Croswell-Lexington Community School District1,955$11,99937%53%≈77%
Breitung Township Schools1,927$11,43642%54%≈98%
Goodrich Area Schools1,920$12,05746%58%≈98%
Van Dyke Public Schools1,917$18,54418%24%≈72%
Clarenceville School District1,915$12,43625%38%≈82%
Oakridge Public Schools1,915$12,23125%44%≈82%
West Branch-Rose City Area Schools1,898$13,42941%53%≈82%
Alma Public Schools1,894$13,30837%47%≈92%
Chippewa Hills School District1,870$12,88734%47%≈67%
Westwood Heights Schools1,850$12,7927%16%51%
Birch Run Area School District1,847$11,74340%48%≈87%
Williamston Community Schools1,843$11,35064%70%≈92%
Flat Rock Community Schools1,833$12,28033%39%≈77%
Comstock Park Public Schools1,824$13,12340%45%≈92%
Yale Public Schools1,824$12,21851%70%≈87%
South Haven Public Schools1,818$13,69733%43%≈77%
Imlay City Community Schools1,803$13,25033%48%≈98%
Swan Valley School District1,798$10,39052%62%≈92%
Dundee Community Schools1,774$11,52553%58%≈92%
Armada Area Schools1,756$12,93150%62%≈98%
Comstock Public Schools1,750$14,13420%33%≈67%
Tri County Area Schools1,750$12,85828%40%≈92%
Shepherd Public School District1,736$11,18440%50%≈82%
Godfrey-Lee Public Schools1,730$13,70910%22%≈77%
Bullock Creek School District1,714$13,18849%60%≈92%
Carrollton School District1,705$15,33515%34%≈77%
Belding Area School District1,673$13,78932%39%≈87%
Lakewood Public Schools1,663$12,29044%57%≈92%
Grosse Ile Township Schools1,659$13,47161%69%≈98%
Crawford AuSable Schools1,655$12,34753%50%≈82%
Grant Public School District1,643$12,09132%43%≈87%
Gladwin Community Schools1,635$11,73841%53%≈92%
Corunna Public School District1,633$12,62923%40%≈87%
Parchment School District1,617$13,54732%42%≈77%
Madison School District1,615$12,28444%56%≈92%
Mount Morris Consolidated School District1,578$12,75916%26%≈62%
South Lake Schools1,576$14,34821%38%≈92%
Clare Public Schools1,551$11,97333%51%≈82%
Cheboygan Area Schools1,550$11,80734%46%≈87%
Newaygo Public School District1,547$12,06431%39%≈87%
Buchanan Community School District1,539$12,59043%54%≈82%
Kingsley Area Schools1,539$11,60750%66%≈92%
Essexville-Hampton Public Schools1,538$11,67236%52%≈92%
Richmond Community Schools1,533$12,06739%50%≈98%
Bridgeport-Spaulding Community School District1,520$12,04411%22%≈77%
Hopkins Public Schools1,515$12,30854%57%≈92%
Gladstone Area Schools1,513$11,15534%44%≈98%
Columbia School District1,512$11,76241%60%≈72%
Negaunee Public Schools1,511$11,94144%56%≈98%
Benton Harbor Area Schools1,509$16,5324%7%42%
Caro Community Schools1,499$12,31236%45%≈77%
Standish-Sterling Community School District1,485$12,56543%54%≈92%
Watervliet School District1,456$12,71640%44%≈67%
Chesaning Union Schools1,446$12,05552%62%≈87%
Ida Public School District1,438$11,76048%59%≈98%
Westwood Community Schools1,431$18,11712%17%≈52%
Montrose Community Schools1,428$12,45229%43%≈72%
New Haven Community Schools1,423$11,80030%44%≈77%
Houghton-Portage Township Schools1,418$11,31964%67%≈98%
Algonac Community School District1,416$12,23037%49%≈87%
Central Montcalm Public Schools1,412$11,93523%39%≈92%
Ovid-Elsie Area Schools1,396$13,10549%63%≈82%
Almont Community Schools1,382$11,61152%64%≈98%
Jefferson Schools1,382$12,71230%45%≈92%
Reed City Area Public Schools1,374$12,61133%38%≈87%
Montague Area Public Schools1,371$13,55936%44%≈92%
Kalkaska Public Schools1,361$13,83232%38%≈82%
Calumet Public Schools1,360$13,92944%52%≈72%
Michigan Center School District1,355$12,62932%43%≈87%
Frankenmuth School District1,347$11,65661%72%≈98%
Constantine Public School District1,343$11,89422%43%≈72%
Hartford Public School District1,336$11,43415%31%≈82%
Meridian Public Schools1,334$13,25533%45%≈92%
Clawson City School District1,317$14,53137%52%≈82%
Hillsdale Community Schools1,308$12,87933%43%≈72%
Olivet Community Schools1,306$11,83347%60%≈98%
Fennville Public Schools1,300$13,33527%34%≈82%
Grass Lake Community Schools1,299$12,33341%51%≈82%
Jonesville Community Schools1,296$12,39229%39%≈72%
Brandywine Community Schools1,287$11,52132%42%≈67%
Onsted Community Schools1,280$12,15031%45%≈82%
Napoleon Community Schools1,279$11,67041%54%≈87%
Boyne City Public Schools1,278$13,46145%55%≈87%
Harrison Community Schools1,267$14,39917%33%≈72%
Hart Public School District1,260$12,66524%42%≈87%
Mason County Central Schools1,248$11,33230%36%≈92%
Clinton Community Schools1,244$11,25536%55%≈98%
Durand Area Schools1,231$12,04233%52%≈87%
Manistee Area Schools1,230$15,13745%45%≈92%
Benzie County Central School1,225$13,04935%46%≈72%
Kent City Community Schools1,225$13,45238%54%≈98%
Elk Rapids Schools1,206$11,99753%64%≈87%
Hudson Area Schools1,204$12,02127%43%≈72%
Houghton Lake Community School District1,195$12,22325%39%≈72%
Coloma Community Schools1,188$13,80222%37%≈82%
Stockbridge Community Schools1,186$12,51541%54%≈82%
Menominee Area Public Schools1,181$12,80932%45%≈92%
Hemlock Public School District1,174$11,38844%57%≈72%
Pinconning Area Schools1,162$11,77439%46%≈77%
Tawas Area Schools1,160$11,87744%62%≈92%
Oscoda Area Schools1,159$13,05538%47%≈87%
Laingsburg Community School District1,156$11,37744%58%≈98%
Shelby Public Schools1,155$15,89626%32%≈77%
Lake City Area School District1,147$12,28336%41%≈77%
Blissfield Community Schools1,140$11,96336%51%≈92%
N.I.C.E. Community Schools1,140$13,46142%58%≈92%
Delton-Kellogg School District1,137$12,17733%41%≈72%
Quincy Community School District1,135$11,31731%46%≈92%
Ecorse Public School District1,124$19,7387%13%≈67%
Millington Community Schools1,121$11,26530%49%≈92%
Bloomingdale Public School District1,104$13,71426%33%≈72%
Lakeville Community Schools1,099$12,43826%32%≈82%
Morley Stanwood Community Schools1,094$12,99025%32%≈87%
Leslie Public Schools1,071$13,23234%49%≈77%
Hanover-Horton Schools1,067$11,55140%56%≈87%
Bendle Public Schools1,055$14,86013%30%≈82%
Ravenna Public Schools1,052$12,01635%45%≈92%
Schoolcraft Community Schools1,048$12,06359%66%≈82%
Bangor Public Schools1,043$13,42016%27%≈52%
Mason Consolidated Schools1,043$11,80651%57%≈87%
Lakeview Community Schools1,031$12,63136%49%≈87%
Ithaca Public Schools1,022$12,45940%55%≈98%
Gwinn Area Community Schools1,015$13,42325%34%≈72%
Bath Community Schools1,012$12,60237%51%≈92%
Lawton Community School District1,009$12,18136%48%≈87%
Pine River Area Schools1,009$12,79831%42%≈92%
McBain Rural Agricultural Schools1,008$12,64849%63%≈92%
Sandusky Community School District1,006$12,16249%52%≈98%
Bronson Community School District1,002$11,26639%46%≈92%
Perry Public School District995$13,10931%45%≈72%
Springport Public Schools992$14,23530%36%≈82%
Farwell Area Schools989$13,98032%42%≈82%
Union City Community Schools981$13,38931%44%≈92%
St. Louis Public Schools978$12,12623%44%≈98%
Beaverton Rural Schools954$12,39226%39%≈87%
North Muskegon Public Schools951$12,45252%65%≈98%
Galesburg-Augusta Community School District949$16,41233%44%≈82%
Homer Community Schools946$13,42921%32%≈98%
Madison Public Schools946$17,37920%33%≈87%
Maple Valley Schools936$13,61035%45%≈77%
Cass City Public Schools931$12,30652%60%≈85%
White Cloud Public Schools931$12,42623%31%≈92%
Manton Consolidated Schools927$12,59039%49%≈82%
Vassar Public Schools926$14,54124%39%≈92%
Vestaburg Community Schools921$11,17533%37%≈47%
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools912$13,98839%52%≈92%
Cassopolis Public Schools891$13,27420%30%≈72%
New Lothrop Area Public School888$11,68748%61%≈98%
Saranac Community Schools880$11,27845%51%≈75%
Bad Axe Public Schools876$12,75544%53%≈87%
Evart Public Schools874$13,69125%34%≈82%
Centreville Public Schools869$11,33641%50%≈87%
Mount Clemens Community School District869$17,40913%18%≈65%
Bridgman Public Schools858$16,59659%65%≈98%
Carson City-Crystal Area School District842$11,08632%36%≈82%
Hesperia Community Schools839$13,67321%33%≈82%
Saugatuck Public Schools836$13,59859%68%≈98%
Mancelona Public Schools832$13,74633%50%≈77%
St. Charles Community Schools823$11,96638%53%≈77%
West Iron County Public Schools823$12,99836%45%≈95%
Charlevoix Public Schools816$15,20647%60%≈92%
East Jackson Community Schools815$14,25016%28%≈72%
Roscommon Area Public Schools812$14,58641%46%≈82%
Holton Public Schools810$14,18424%41%≈72%
Manchester Community Schools806$12,95546%54%≈92%
Whiteford Agricultural School District787$11,54555%62%≈95%
Iron Mountain Public Schools784$11,85231%49%≈67%
Bentley Community Schools783$11,63517%34%≈72%
Dansville Schools781$11,15138%53%≈82%
Sand Creek Community Schools779$13,01039%49%≈95%
Reese Public Schools774$12,50142%47%≈82%
Capac Community School District773$13,45324%45%≈72%
East Jordan Public Schools762$15,85842%48%≈85%
Memphis Community Schools756$13,29439%51%≈95%
Montabella Community Schools755$12,74026%42%≈85%
Potterville Public Schools755$12,07431%44%≈92%
Vandercook Lake Public Schools755$13,58720%26%≈82%
Atherton Community Schools750$13,62015%32%≈72%
Decatur Public Schools737$13,03327%44%≈85%
White Pigeon Community Schools736$11,30430%41%≈85%
Gobles Public School District733$12,72240%50%≈75%
Addison Community Schools729$13,75036%43%≈82%
Genesee School District727$11,03028%39%≈85%
Marlette Community Schools727$12,74342%57%≈87%
Harbor Springs School District726$19,74155%67%≈98%
Ironwood Area Schools722$12,94236%45%≈77%
Bark River-Harris School District717$11,94045%49%≈95%
Brown City Community School District715$15,69833%44%≈92%
Manistique Area Schools715$13,01537%49%≈82%
Johannesburg-Lewiston Area School District705$12,44439%52%≈85%
Byron Area Schools702$12,22241%51%≈92%
Whittemore-Prescott Area Schools698$13,57323%36%≈95%
Alcona Community Schools690$14,63828%45%≈95%
Eau Claire Public Schools687$14,27213%23%≈75%
Reading Community Schools678$13,00926%34%≈85%
Glen Lake Community Schools674$21,41860%63%≈85%
Ishpeming Public School District673$14,47531%47%≈82%
Marcellus Community Schools667$13,50833%44%≈95%
Beal City Public Schools666$11,42842%53%≈95%
Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District664$12,86641%47%≈95%
Beecher Community School District658$16,4397%10%≈55%
Whitmore Lake Public Schools653$17,68940%49%≈87%
Hancock Public Schools651$13,06652%62%≈75%
Concord Community Schools648$13,75529%41%≈92%
Pewamo-Westphalia Community School District640$13,42760%69%≈98%
Coleman Community School District628$13,14525%39%≈95%
Kingston Community School District627$12,51751%55%≈85%
Rudyard Area Schools627$14,14845%40%≈85%
Ubly Community Schools613$14,00538%55%≈95%
Bellevue Community Schools607$14,19319%37%≈75%
Breckenridge Community Schools605$13,29138%42%≈95%
Martin Public Schools605$12,34039%51%≈95%
Norway-Vulcan Area Schools605$12,12151%50%≈95%
Inland Lakes Schools601$14,98526%31%≈87%
Summerfield School District598$12,31646%55%≈92%
Morenci Area Schools590$13,52533%42%≈82%
Munising Public Schools587$14,08529%39%≈82%
Suttons Bay Public Schools587$13,59129%41%≈57%
Mayville Community School District585$11,90926%36%≈85%
Mesick Consolidated Schools574$13,50528%46%≈85%
Deckerville Community School District567$12,91040%49%≈95%
Fulton Schools557$13,72023%39%≈57%
L'Anse Area Schools557$13,02742%42%≈92%
New Buffalo Area School District554$29,07661%71%≈95%
Kaleva Norman Dickson School District535$12,94622%36%≈75%
Climax-Scotts Community School District533$12,93826%37%≈72%
Onaway Area Community School District532$14,41449%45%≈95%
Colon Community School District527$11,38731%44%≈90%
River Valley School District526$18,83136%50%≈85%
Tahquamenon Area Schools525$14,82924%41%≈95%
Merrill Community Schools517$13,05829%37%≈95%
Athens Area Schools511$12,66933%43%≈95%
Harbor Beach Community Schools506$13,68044%57%≈95%
Camden-Frontier School District492$14,61825%46%≈95%
Mio-AuSable Schools490$15,84334%39%≈85%
Forest Area Community Schools487$13,95324%40%≈75%
Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools485$18,17956%62%≈95%
Brimley Area Schools484$14,68233%48%≈85%
Morrice Area Schools484$13,19225%44%≈95%
Buckley Community School District468$11,01538%41%≈90%
Mendon Community School District461$11,79232%38%≈85%
Pickford Public Schools461$11,60328%39%≈90%
Stephenson Area Public Schools459$13,05944%52%≈95%
Adams Township School District458$11,76046%47%≈95%
Lawrence Public School District458$13,70529%41%≈75%
Fowler Public Schools455$12,63153%68%≈85%
Leland Public School District453$16,21444%53%≈95%
Dryden Community Schools444$12,09230%43%≈85%
Forest Park School District444$12,74131%46%≈90%
St. Ignace Area Schools444$13,80243%49%≈95%
Pellston Public Schools442$16,91928%41%≈95%
Baldwin Community Schools440$23,14521%28%≈90%
Britton Deerfield School District437$13,07328%47%≈85%
Marion Public Schools433$13,85233%53%≈90%
Rogers City Area Schools431$14,81431%51%≈92%
Webberville Community Schools429$13,21032%45%≈95%
Au Gres-Sims School District424$12,73129%52%≈85%
Burr Oak Community School District418$9,077≈27%≈32%≈90%
Hillman Community Schools415$13,51122%37%≈90%
Mason County Eastern District411$12,12926%40%≈90%
Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District392$13,668≈27%≈42%≈65%
North Adams-Jerome Schools391$13,033≈17%≈27%≈90%
Bessemer Area School District371$12,82733%50%≈85%
Lake Linden-Hubbell School District371$13,09738%54%≈85%
Peck Community School District366$12,787≈27%≈37%≈95%
Pittsford Area Schools365$13,03822%36%≈95%
Akron-Fairgrove Schools344$13,991≈37%≈37%≈90%
Superior Central Schools343$13,163≈37%≈47%≈90%
North Huron School District338$18,527≈27%≈42%≈85%
Baraga Area Schools334$16,344≈17%≈37%≈70%
Engadine Consolidated Schools334$13,605≈27%≈42%≈55%
Hale Area Schools334$14,108≈37%≈47%≈90%
North Central Area Schools329$14,322≈42%≈62%≈90%
Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools322$11,137≈37%≈42%≈90%
Covert Public Schools321$18,741≈17%≈32%≈85%
Mar Lee School District (elementary district)320$12,89429%52%—
Onekama Consolidated Schools320$14,37237%42%≈95%
Fairview Area School District302$13,209≈47%≈52%≈70%
Walkerville Rural Community School District302$16,172≈22%≈27%≈70%
Bellaire Public Schools299$17,933≈42%≈57%≈90%
Bear Lake School District298$12,466≈42%≈52%≈90%
Ontonagon Area Schools286$12,906≈27%≈47%≈90%
Rapid River Public Schools283$13,975≈37%≈47%≈95%
Carney-Nadeau Public Schools280$12,221≈27%≈37%≈55%
Wakefield-Marenisco School District264$13,886≈27%≈42%≈90%
Atlanta Community Schools262$13,637≈27%≈37%—
Litchfield Community Schools260$15,096≈17%≈32%≈70%
North Dickinson County Schools259$11,988≈47%≈52%≈90%
Ashley Community Schools258$13,368≈27%≈32%≈70%
Central Lake Public Schools258$18,360≈22%≈37%≈90%
Wolverine Community Schools256$13,641≈17%≈37%≈90%
Caseville Public Schools248$14,060≈22%≈32%≈70%
Waldron Area Schools244$14,910≈17%≈27%—
Ellsworth Community Schools234$15,551≈37%≈42%≈90%
Alanson Public Schools232$12,836≈27%≈37%≈70%
Pentwater Public School District230$16,439≈52%≈67%≈90%
Tekonsha Community Schools222$13,658≈12%≈32%≈90%
Les Cheneaux Community Schools212$17,882≈47%≈57%≈90%
Posen Consolidated School District210$12,252≈42%≈52%≈90%
Chassell Township School District203$14,419≈32%≈47%≈70%
Mid Peninsula School District191$13,487≈12%≈27%—
Boyne Falls Public School District182$21,511≈37%≈42%—
Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated Schools170$17,788≈32%≈37%≈90%
Stanton Township Public Schools (elementary district)164$11,110≈57%≈52%—
Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools160$13,388≈8%≈27%—
Nottawa Community School (elementary district)151$11,179≈37%≈47%—
Mackinaw City Public Schools144$20,208≈57%≈62%—
Watersmeet Township School District144$29,444≈22%≈32%—
Northport Public School District136$33,243≈37%≈47%—
Alba Public Schools97$14,691≈5%≈5%—
Moran Township School District (elementary district)95$18,874≈25%≈35%—
Vanderbilt Area Schools93$17,688≈15%≈35%—
Republic-Michigamme Schools86$27,535≈25%≈35%≈90%
Hagar Township School District 6 (elementary district)73$11,384≈15%≈25%—
Sodus Township School District 5 (elementary district)70$12,214≈35%≈55%—
Beaver Island Community School58$37,948≈70%≈70%—
Whitefish Township Schools53$29,415≈30%≈50%—
Mackinac Island Public Schools52$37,423≈45%≈55%—
Excelsior Township School District 1 (elementary district)47$11,085≈15%≈25%—
Glenn Public School District (elementary district)37$17,892≈10%≈30%—
Oneida Township School District 3 (elementary district)37$7,514———
Powell Township Schools (elementary district)36$37,361≈30%≈50%—
Sigel Township School District 3F (elementary district)31$13,613———
Burt Township School District29$41,034≈10%≈10%—
Sigel Township School District 4F (elementary district)28$10,643≈50%≈50%—
Bangor Township School District 8 (elementary district)26$10,231———
Verona Township School District 1F (elementary district)26$10,692———
Autrain-Onota Public Schools (elementary district)24$42,208≈10%≈30%—
Easton Township School District 6 (elementary district)20$10,050———
Big Jackson School District (elementary district)15$20,200———
Colfax Township School District 1F (elementary district)15$13,933≈70%≈90%—
Wells Township School District (elementary district)15$37,000———
Church School District (elementary district)14$18,786———
Grant Township School District 2 (elementary district)10$22,500———
Arvon Township School District (elementary district)9$46,889———
Berlin Township School District 3 (elementary district)9$15,111———
Bois Blanc Pines School District (elementary district)4$40,750———

Sources

Spending and enrollment come from the NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates come from EDFacts for school year 2018-19. Districts are matched to ZIP codes through the NCES EDGE geographic relationship file. Nothing on this page is estimated or modelled: a figure is read from a federal source file or it is left blank.

Questions About Michigan School Spending

How much does the average Michigan school district spend per student?
The middle, or median, Michigan district spent $12,764 per student in fiscal year 2022, $1,779 below the national median of $14,543. The median is the better summary here: a few very small districts spend several times what a large one does, and an average would follow them. That median covers all 823 districts the state reports. Across the 533 a ZIP code can reach, which are the ones listed on this page, 1,244,352 students account for $17.5 billion of current spending.
Which Michigan districts spend the most and least per student?
Arvon Township School District reports the highest figure in the table at $46,889 per student for 9 students, and Oneida Township School District 3 the lowest at $7,514 for 37 students. Enrollment is the denominator, so a small district with one building and one bus route honestly produces a high figure; read the two columns together.
Why are some Michigan districts missing from this table?
Michigan has 823 districts with federal finance data and 533 of them appear here. The rest are placed in no ZIP code by the federal boundary file, which is normal for charter and virtual school districts that have no attendance area, so there is no ZIP code a reader could use to find them.
Does this money follow a child who is homeschooled?
No. The figure is what the district spends on a seat in its own schools, funded from local property tax, state formula aid and federal programs. Withdrawing a child removes the child from the count rather than sending the money home. TheHomeschoolingCompany is $1,788 for one student for a school year by comparison, less for each child after the first.

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