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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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St. Johns Public Schools

SAINT JOHNS, MI

Students
2,573
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$13,565

+13.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Trenton Public Schools

TRENTON, MI

Students
2,565
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,831

+6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.3% enrollment

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Clio Area School District

CLIO, MI

Students
2,537
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,799

+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.1% enrollment

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Center Line Public Schools

CENTER LINE, MI

Students
2,531
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,625

+7.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Hamilton Community Schools

HAMILTON, MI

Students
2,526
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,452

+9.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.4% enrollment

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Hastings Area School District

HASTINGS, MI

Students
2,519
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,357

+23.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Coopersville Area Public School District

COOPERSVILLE, MI

Students
2,515
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,594

+26.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Fowlerville Community Schools

FOWLERVILLE, MI

Students
2,513
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,711

+13.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.3% enrollment

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Tecumseh Public Schools

TECUMSEH, MI

Students
2,488
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,496

+17.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.6% enrollment

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Huron School District

NEW BOSTON, MI

Students
2,482
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$16,708

+23.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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Dearborn Heights School District #7

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, MI

Students
2,459
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,942

+30.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Public Schools of Petoskey

PETOSKEY, MI

Students
2,433
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$17,179

+28.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.9% enrollment

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North Branch Area Schools

NORTH BRANCH, MI

Students
2,426
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$11,964

+6.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Sparta Area Schools

SPARTA, MI

Students
2,413
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,176

+17.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.5% enrollment

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Lamphere Public Schools

MADISON HEIGHTS, MI

Students
2,403
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$19,138

+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Linden Community Schools

LINDEN, MI

Students
2,390
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,734

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Big Rapids Public Schools

BIG RAPIDS, MI

Students
2,383
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$13,916

+17.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +15.6% enrollment

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Otsego Public Schools

OTSEGO, MI

Students
2,377
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,214

+9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.0% enrollment

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Charlotte Public Schools

CHARLOTTE, MI

Students
2,355
Schools
7
Spending / pupil
$12,684

+3.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.5% enrollment

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Spring Lake Public Schools

SPRING LAKE, MI

Students
2,297
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,823

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.9% enrollment

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Fitzgerald Public Schools

WARREN, MI

Students
2,294
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$18,993

+29.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.9% enrollment

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Chelsea School District

CHELSEA, MI

Students
2,277
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$16,137

+9.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.8% enrollment

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Three Rivers Community Schools

THREE RIVERS, MI

Students
2,275
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$14,451

+9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.3% enrollment

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Kelloggsville Public Schools

GRAND RAPIDS, MI

Students
2,233
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$15,035

+13.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.7% enrollment

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Eastpointe Community Schools

EASTPOINTE, MI

Students
2,223
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$18,610

+26.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.4% enrollment

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Orchard View Schools

MUSKEGON, MI

Students
2,146
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$17,355

+29.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.3% enrollment

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Romulus Community Schools

ROMULUS, MI

Students
2,145
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$20,788

+33.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.7% enrollment

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Paw Paw Public School District

PAW PAW, MI

Students
2,135
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$14,613

+22.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.9% enrollment

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Escanaba Area Public Schools

ESCANABA, MI

Students
2,131
Schools
5
Spending / pupil
$13,751

+10.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment

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Allegan Public Schools

ALLEGAN, MI

Students
2,128
Schools
8
Spending / pupil
$14,810

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% 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.