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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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Deckerville Community School District

DECKERVILLE, MI

Students
526
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,232

+21.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.3% enrollment

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Onaway Area Community School District

ONAWAY, MI

Students
525
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,848

+19.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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Morenci Area Schools

MORENCI, MI

Students
520
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,223

+23.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.0% enrollment

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Forest Area Community Schools

FIFE LAKE, MI

Students
509
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,218

+16.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment

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New Buffalo Area Schools

NEW BUFFALO, MI

Students
508
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$36,004

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Merrill Community Schools

MERRILL, MI

Students
489
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$17,016

+43.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.4% enrollment

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Mio-AuSable Schools

MIO, MI

Students
488
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,455

+17.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.4% enrollment

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Forest Park School District

CRYSTAL FALLS, MI

Students
487
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,185

+5.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +10.7% enrollment

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Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools

FRANKFORT, MI

Students
485
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,206

+19.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.1% enrollment

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L'Anse Area Schools

LANSE, MI

Students
485
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,266

+23.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -19.8% enrollment

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River Valley School District

THREE OAKS, MI

Students
484
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,915

+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.3% enrollment

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Buckley Community Schools

BUCKLEY, MI

Students
482
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,631

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +17.8% enrollment

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Camden-Frontier School

CAMDEN, MI

Students
477
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,667

+10.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Harbor Beach Community Schools

HARBOR BEACH, MI

Students
477
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,352

-2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment

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Tahquamenon Area Schools

NEWBERRY, MI

Students
473
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,810

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.6% enrollment

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Athens Area Schools

EAST LEROY, MI

Students
469
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,168

+35.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.0% enrollment

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Pellston Public Schools

PELLSTON, MI

Students
463
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,775

+33.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Dryden Community Schools

DRYDEN, MI

Students
459
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,020

+34.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.1% enrollment

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Adams Township School District

PAINESDALE, MI

Students
458
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,354

+20.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.6% enrollment

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Mendon Community School District

MENDON, MI

Students
458
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,755

+17.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Rogers City Area Schools

ROGERS CITY, MI

Students
457
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,166

+11.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.4% enrollment

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Brimley Area Schools

BRIMLEY, MI

Students
451
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,951

+41.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.9% enrollment

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Morrice Area Schools

MORRICE, MI

Students
451
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,851

+17.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Webberville Community Schools

WEBBERVILLE, MI

Students
443
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,284

+12.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.5% enrollment

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Fowler Public Schools

FOWLER, MI

Students
437
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,211

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.0% enrollment

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Leland Public School District

LELAND, MI

Students
433
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,448

+18.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.0% enrollment

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Pickford Public Schools

PICKFORD, MI

Students
433
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,605

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.9% enrollment

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Marion Public Schools

MARION, MI

Students
425
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,739

+3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.0% enrollment

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Baldwin Community Schools

BALDWIN, MI

Students
421
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$28,957

+47.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.3% enrollment

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Hillman Community Schools

HILLMAN, MI

Students
420
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,752

+7.0% 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.