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Michigan school systems.

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567school systems
2,899operating schools connected
1,224,595students in finance records
530complete 2019–2024 finance trends
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What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Michigan school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 530 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$15,165Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+15.7%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+42.0%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-6.5%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems530 systems in every year
2019202020212022202320241,304,3901,219,520
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$16,518$14,205

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Benton Harbor Area Schools

BENTON HARBOR, MI

Students
1,314
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$25,288

+61.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -32.3% enrollment

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Constantine Public School District

CONSTANTINE, MI

Students
1,301
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,261

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Napoleon Community Schools

NAPOLEON, MI

Students
1,277
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,598

+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.8% enrollment

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Jonesville Community Schools

JONESVILLE, MI

Students
1,270
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,728

+6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment

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Hillsdale Community Schools

HILLSDALE, MI

Students
1,262
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,933

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Boyne City Public Schools

BOYNE CITY, MI

Students
1,261
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,322

+25.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Fennville Public Schools

FENNVILLE, MI

Students
1,258
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,118

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment

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Clinton Community Schools

CLINTON, MI

Students
1,255
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,535

+15.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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Harrison Community Schools

HARRISON, MI

Students
1,251
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,544

+20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.8% enrollment

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Olivet Community Schools

OLIVET, MI

Students
1,247
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,968

+22.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Kent City Community Schools

KENT CITY, MI

Students
1,240
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,170

+8.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Elk Rapids Schools

ELK RAPIDS, MI

Students
1,239
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,921

+3.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Manistee Area Public Schools

MANISTEE, MI

Students
1,222
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,150

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.7% enrollment

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Hemlock Public School District

HEMLOCK, MI

Students
1,214
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,696

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Mason County Central Schools

SCOTTVILLE, MI

Students
1,211
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,305

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Oscoda Area Schools

OSCODA, MI

Students
1,207
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,819

+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.3% enrollment

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Durand Area Schools

DURAND, MI

Students
1,203
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,487

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.6% enrollment

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Clawson Public Schools

CLAWSON, MI

Students
1,193
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,868

+15.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -23.3% enrollment

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Hart Public School District

HART, MI

Students
1,189
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,872

+26.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.1% enrollment

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Onsted Community Schools

ONSTED, MI

Students
1,184
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,467

+24.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Benzie County Central Schools

BENZONIA, MI

Students
1,183
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,079

+30.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.3% enrollment

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Coloma Community Schools

COLOMA, MI

Students
1,181
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,528

+16.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Houghton Lake Community Schools

HOUGHTON LAKE, MI

Students
1,163
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,267

-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Lake City Area School District

LAKE CITY, MI

Students
1,163
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,224

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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NICE Community School District

ISHPEMING, MI

Students
1,157
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,807

+16.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.2% enrollment

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Pinconning Area Schools

PINCONNING, MI

Students
1,157
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,315

+7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Menominee Area Public Schools

MENOMINEE, MI

Students
1,154
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,270

+16.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Ecorse Public Schools

ECORSE, MI

Students
1,146
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$20,073

+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +8.6% enrollment

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Tawas Area Schools

TAWAS CITY, MI

Students
1,138
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,555

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Laingsburg Community Schools

LAINGSBURG, MI

Students
1,136
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,893

+13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.