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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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Rapid River Public Schools

RAPID RIVER, MI

Students
253
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,708

+18.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -22.9% enrollment

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Atlanta Community Schools

ATLANTA, MI

Students
250
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,376

+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Ontonagon Area School District

ONTONAGON, MI

Students
250
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,396

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.1% enrollment

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Litchfield Community Schools

LITCHFIELD, MI

Students
240
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,038

-1.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.3% enrollment

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Central Lake Public Schools

CENTRAL LAKE, MI

Students
237
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,692

+70.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.6% enrollment

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Alanson Public Schools

ALANSON, MI

Students
234
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,598

+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.8% enrollment

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Wolverine Community School District

WOLVERINE, MI

Students
234
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,278

+18.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.0% enrollment

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Ellsworth Community School

ELLSWORTH, MI

Students
230
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,104

+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment

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Pentwater Public School District

PENTWATER, MI

Students
229
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,048

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment

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Les Cheneaux Community Schools

CEDARVILLE, MI

Students
224
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,536

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Posen Consolidated School District No. 9

POSEN, MI

Students
224
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,558

+0.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Waldron Area Schools

WALDRON, MI

Students
222
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,505

+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Mid Peninsula School District

ROCK, MI

Students
217
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$14,811

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +24.7% enrollment

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Caseville Public Schools

CASEVILLE, MI

Students
214
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,103

+30.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.1% enrollment

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Ashley Community Schools

ASHLEY, MI

Students
212
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,783

+24.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.1% enrollment

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Tekonsha Community Schools

TEKONSHA, MI

Students
212
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,731

+17.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.8% enrollment

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Big Bay De Noc School District

COOKS, MI

Students
208
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,346
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Boyne Falls Public School District

BOYNE FALLS, MI

Students
205
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$22,698

+16.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.6% enrollment

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Chassell Township School District

CHASSELL, MI

Students
196
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$16,102
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Nottawa Community School

STURGIS, MI

Students
192
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$10,667

-13.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +65.5% enrollment

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Stanton Township Public Schools

ATLANTIC MINE, MI

Students
184
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$11,810

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.0% enrollment

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Ewen-Trout Creek Consolidated School District

EWEN, MI

Students
165
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,624

+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.6% enrollment

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Owendale-Gagetown Area School District

OWENDALE, MI

Students
139
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$16,554

+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment

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Watersmeet Township School District

WATERSMEET, MI

Students
139
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$31,914
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Mackinaw City Public Schools

MACKINAW CITY, MI

Students
136
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,971

+22.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment

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Northport Public School District

NORTHPORT, MI

Students
126
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$39,246

+16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Vanderbilt Area Schools

VANDERBILT, MI

Students
112
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,821

-7.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +40.0% enrollment

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Alba Public Schools

ALBA, MI

Students
101
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,446

+24.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.9% enrollment

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DeTour Area Schools

DE TOUR VILLAGE, MI

Students
91
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$112,604

+169.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.2% enrollment

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Moran Township School District

SAINT IGNACE, MI

Students
87
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$20,897

-4.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.2% 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.