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Michigan Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.

Overview

Public Schools Overview Michigan School Districts by City
Number Of Students 1,434,342
Number Of Michigan Schools 3,559
Number Of Michigan School Districts 905
Spending Per Student $16,916

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
45%
44%
38%
37%
20%
30%
52%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
    11th Grade
Reading Proficiency

Math Test

50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
40%
33%
30%
32%
20%
20%
30%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
    11th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 67.0% 47.5%
Black 19.1% 15.8%
Hispanic 9.4% 29.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.8% 5.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 51.6% 51.6%
English Language Learners 6.7% 9.9%
Students With Disabilities 13.9% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
16.6
15.9
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Michigan Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 10,037,261 334,914,895
Population Density (per sq. mile) 178 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.5% 5.7%
5-19 Years Old 18.6% 19.1%
20-44 Years Old 31.8% 33.3%
45-64 Years Old 26.0% 25.1%
65 Or Older 18.2% 16.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 4,040,168 120,745,577
Single Parent Households With Children 8.1% 8.3%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.9% 89.4%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 31.8% 35.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 17.3% 21.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 17.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.4% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.9% 15.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.6% 13.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.8% 10.0%
$15,000 or less 9.0% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,536 $10,809,800,000 44.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,150 $1,649,683,000 6.8%
Staff $740 $1,061,145,000 4.4%
General Administration $283 $406,356,000 1.7%
School Administration $737 $1,057,416,000 4.4%
Operation $1,207 $1,731,060,000 7.1%
Transportation $452 $647,918,000 2.7%
Other $795 $1,139,917,000 4.7%
Total Support $5,364 $7,693,495,000 31.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,016 $5,760,700,000 23.7%
Total Expenditures $16,916 $24,263,995,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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