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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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Mattawan Consolidated School

MATTAWAN, MI

Students
3,553
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,575

+20.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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East China School District

EAST CHINA, MI

Students
3,541
Schools
9
Spending / pupil
$15,506

+22.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.7% enrollment

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Swartz Creek Community Schools

SWARTZ CREEK, MI

Students
3,485
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$13,686

+6.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.2% enrollment

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Lincoln Consolidated School District

YPSILANTI, MI

Students
3,483
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,279

+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.6% enrollment

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Northwest Community Schools

JACKSON, MI

Students
3,467
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,419

+8.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Southgate Community School District

SOUTHGATE, MI

Students
3,443
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$16,697

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment

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Lowell Area Schools

LOWELL, MI

Students
3,436
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,193

+18.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.8% enrollment

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Mt. Pleasant City School District

MOUNT PLEASANT, MI

Students
3,397
Schools
10
Spending / pupil
$16,397

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Dexter Community School District

DEXTER, MI

Students
3,366
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,922

+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Gull Lake Community Schools

RICHLAND, MI

Students
3,330
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,272

+8.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Niles Community Schools

NILES, MI

Students
3,327
Schools
11
Spending / pupil
$13,861

+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.7% enrollment

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Mason Public Schools (Ingham)

MASON, MI

Students
3,322
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,872

+9.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment

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Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)

ST CLR SHORES, MI

Students
3,258
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,326

+6.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.7% enrollment

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Marquette Area Public Schools

MARQUETTE, MI

Students
3,227
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,795

+9.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.7% enrollment

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Muskegon Public Schools of the City of

MUSKEGON, MI

Students
3,196
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$20,824

+31.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.0% enrollment

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Garden City Public Schools

GARDEN CITY, MI

Students
3,194
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$20,825

+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.5% enrollment

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Ferndale Public Schools

FERNDALE, MI

Students
3,176
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$15,020

+12.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.7% enrollment

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Thornapple Kellogg School District

MIDDLEVILLE, MI

Students
3,148
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,673

+20.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.3% enrollment

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Northview Public Schools

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Students
3,139
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,834

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.7% enrollment

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Holly Area School District

HOLLY, MI

Students
3,137
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,675

+12.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.8% enrollment

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DeWitt Public Schools

DEWITT, MI

Students
3,129
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$12,820

+12.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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Warren Woods Public Schools

WARREN, MI

Students
3,113
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$16,554

+15.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.9% enrollment

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Cedar Springs Public Schools

CEDAR SPRINGS, MI

Students
3,101
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$14,657

+21.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Cadillac Area Public Schools

CADILLAC, MI

Students
3,071
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,677

+11.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.1% enrollment

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River Rouge School District of the City of

RIVER ROUGE, MI

Students
3,060
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$16,240

+16.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +34.3% enrollment

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Oak Park School District of the City of

OAK PARK, MI

Students
3,020
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$20,244

+41.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -30.9% enrollment

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Fenton Area Public Schools

FENTON, MI

Students
3,014
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,829

+23.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.6% enrollment

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Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools

MELVINDALE, MI

Students
2,966
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,037

+20.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.4% enrollment

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Kenowa Hills Public Schools

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Students
2,947
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,458

+15.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.1% enrollment

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East Grand Rapids Public Schools

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Students
2,941
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,666

+2.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.9% 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.