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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
0governance layers connected
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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Montabella Community Schools

BLANCHARD, MI

Students
773
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,428

+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Sand Creek Community Schools

SAND CREEK, MI

Students
772
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,190

+21.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.3% enrollment

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Ironwood Area Schools of Gogebic County

IRONWOOD, MI

Students
766
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,030

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.1% enrollment

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East Jordan Public Schools

EAST JORDAN, MI

Students
763
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,303

+38.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.4% enrollment

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St. Charles Community Schools

SAINT CHARLES, MI

Students
757
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,437

+13.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment

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Dansville Schools

DANSVILLE, MI

Students
755
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,289

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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Bark River-Harris School District

HARRIS, MI

Students
752
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,320

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% enrollment

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Decatur Public Schools

DECATUR, MI

Students
752
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,149

+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.6% enrollment

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White Pigeon Community Schools

WHITE PIGEON, MI

Students
751
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,047

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.5% enrollment

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Carson City-Crystal Area Schools

CARSON CITY, MI

Students
750
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$13,951

+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.3% enrollment

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Reese Public Schools

REESE, MI

Students
746
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,964

+19.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Memphis Community Schools

MEMPHIS, MI

Students
742
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,899

+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment

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Manchester Community Schools

MANCHESTER, MI

Students
726
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,095

+34.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.6% enrollment

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East Jackson Community Schools

JACKSON, MI

Students
722
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,155

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.9% enrollment

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Bentley Community School District

BURTON, MI

Students
718
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,540

+19.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.1% enrollment

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Potterville Public Schools

POTTERVILLE, MI

Students
715
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,292

+39.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.3% enrollment

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Capac Community Schools

CAPAC, MI

Students
714
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,840

+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.7% enrollment

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Addison Community Schools

ADDISON, MI

Students
712
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,895

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.2% enrollment

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Marlette Community Schools

MARLETTE, MI

Students
712
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,619

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.3% enrollment

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Harbor Springs School District

HARBOR SPRINGS, MI

Students
711
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$23,035

+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.2% enrollment

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Manistique Area Schools

MANISTIQUE, MI

Students
708
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,388

+16.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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Glen Lake Community Schools

MAPLE CITY, MI

Students
707
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,898

+0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.1% enrollment

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Brown City Community Schools

BROWN CITY, MI

Students
704
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,335

+23.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment

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Reading Community Schools

READING, MI

Students
701
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,611

+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Vandercook Lake Public Schools

JACKSON, MI

Students
698
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,948

+19.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -27.1% enrollment

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Atherton Community Schools

BURTON, MI

Students
692
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,712

+16.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.8% enrollment

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Genesee School District

GENESEE, MI

Students
685
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,137

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.4% enrollment

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Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools

WESTPHALIA, MI

Students
685
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,140

+33.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Alcona Community Schools

HARRISVILLE, MI

Students
683
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,165

+22.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools

JOHANNESBURG, MI

Students
682
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,953

+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% 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.