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Michigan Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data

Overview

Public Schools Overview Michigan School Districts by City
Number Of Students 1,431,009
Number Of Michigan Schools 3,555
Number Of Michigan School Districts 904
Spending Per Student $15,408

State Test Scores

Reading/English Language Arts Tests

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
47%
47%
47%
43%
44%
62%
55%
47%
47%
47%
43%
44%
62%
55%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
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Reading Proficiency

Math Test

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
43%
36%
36%
37%
41%
36%
    3rd Grade
    4th Grade
    5th Grade
    6th Grade
    7th Grade
    8th Grade
    10th Grade
Math Proficiency

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This State Nation
White (non-hispanic) 68.1% 48.6%
Black 18.5% 15.9%
Hispanic 8.9% 28.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.7% 5.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.4%
Special Needs Groups This State Nation
Economically Disadvantaged 49.5% 49.0%
English Language Learners 6.7% 10.0%
Students With Disabilities 13.9% 14.9%

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17.0
16.0
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION

Michigan Education Environment

Population State Nation
Population 10,050,811 331,888,310
Population Density (per sq. mile) 178 93
Population distribution by age STATE NATION
4 Years Old And Below 5.6% 5.9%
5-19 Years Old 18.8% 19.3%
20-44 Years Old 31.5% 33.2%
45-64 Years Old 26.8% 25.6%
65 Or Older 17.2% 16.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS STATE NATION
Number Of Households 3,976,729 119,654,414
Single Parent Households With Children 8.3% 8.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.6% 88.9%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.6% 33.6%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION STATE NATION
$150,000 or more 13.3% 17.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.6% 16.3%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.2% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.3% 15.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.8% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 9.9% 9.4%

Education Expenditures

For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,205 $10,310,713,785 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,035 $1,481,619,454 6.7%
Staff $655 $937,721,317 4.3%
General Administration $272 $389,008,274 1.8%
School Administration $709 $1,014,481,339 4.6%
Operation $1,125 $1,610,220,864 7.3%
Transportation $535 $764,937,789 3.5%
Other $632 $904,691,642 4.1%
Total Support $4,963 $7,102,600,550 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,239 $4,634,968,968 21.0%
Total Expenditures $15,408 $22,048,331,531 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%