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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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Lawrence Public Schools

LAWRENCE, MI

Students
415
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,308

+31.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -27.2% enrollment

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Carsonville-Port Sanilac School District

CARSONVILLE, MI

Students
413
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,579

+19.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +18.7% enrollment

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Au Gres-Sims School District

AU GRES, MI

Students
410
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,356

+2.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.8% enrollment

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Stephenson Area Public Schools

STEPHENSON, MI

Students
404
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,995

+21.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.4% enrollment

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St. Ignace Area Schools

SAINT IGNACE, MI

Students
402
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,415

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.3% enrollment

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Peck Community School District

PECK, MI

Students
392
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,666

+24.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.3% enrollment

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Pittsford Area Schools

PITTSFORD, MI

Students
379
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,636

-3.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.3% enrollment

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Britton Deerfield Schools

BRITTON, MI

Students
377
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,138

+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -29.3% enrollment

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Hale Area Schools

HALE, MI

Students
359
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,331

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.0% enrollment

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Lake Linden-Hubbell School District

LAKE LINDEN, MI

Students
355
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,600

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.2% enrollment

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Bessemer Area School District

BESSEMER, MI

Students
352
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,810

+33.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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North Adams-Jerome Public Schools

NORTH ADAMS, MI

Students
348
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,882

-6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.0% enrollment

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Akron-Fairgrove Schools

FAIRGROVE, MI

Students
347
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$18,291

+29.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +11.2% enrollment

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Covert Public Schools

COVERT, MI

Students
344
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$19,355

-13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Mason County Eastern Schools

CUSTER, MI

Students
341
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,220

+36.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.0% enrollment

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Engadine Consolidated Schools

ENGADINE, MI

Students
340
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,750

+4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Baraga Area Schools

BARAGA, MI

Students
325
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,142

+11.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Superior Central School District

EBEN JUNCTION, MI

Students
325
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,452

+14.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Dollar Bay-Tamarack City Area Schools

DOLLAR BAY, MI

Students
314
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$13,411

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Fairview Area School District

FAIRVIEW, MI

Students
303
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,898

+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.7% enrollment

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North Huron School District

KINDE, MI

Students
300
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,247

+27.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.3% enrollment

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Mar Lee School District

MARSHALL, MI

Students
299
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,973

+19.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

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North Central Area Schools

HERMANSVILLE, MI

Students
286
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,524

+20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.9% enrollment

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Bear Lake Schools

BEAR LAKE, MI

Students
284
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$15,725

+18.7% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Onekama Consolidated Schools

ONEKAMA, MI

Students
281
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,754

+35.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -32.3% enrollment

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Carney-Nadeau Public Schools

CARNEY, MI

Students
277
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,036

+7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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North Dickinson County Schools

FELCH, MI

Students
264
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$12,966
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Wakefield-Marenisco School District

WAKEFIELD, MI

Students
257
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,537

+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.1% enrollment

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Walkerville Public Schools

WALKERVILLE, MI

Students
257
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$18,607

+22.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Bellaire Public Schools

BELLAIRE, MI

Students
255
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,820

+67.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.4% 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.