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Michigan School Districts

Public school districts and education agencies

Districts and agencies
884
Students
1,369,183
Fall enrollment
Spending per student
$16,517
Average of reporting districts
Largest district
Detroit Public Schools Community District
48,448 students

Enrollment and school counts come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Spending comes from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances, and child poverty from Census SAIPE model estimates. Per-pupil spending is current spending (salaries, benefits, supplies and services), not construction or debt, and is shown only for districts with at least 50 students.

Largest 200 districts

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DistrictStudentsSchoolsPer studentChild poverty
Detroit Public Schools Community District48,448104$21,40646.9%
Utica Community Schools25,14337$15,14010.6%
Dearborn City School District19,19737$18,90336.4%
Ann Arbor Public Schools16,55132$19,4397.5%
Plymouth-Canton Community Schools15,91023$15,6476.1%
Chippewa Valley Schools14,50420$14,95710.2%
Rochester Community School District14,49621$15,1972.8%
Grand Rapids Public Schools13,56748$19,53119.4%
Livonia Public Schools School District12,92025$17,1708.7%
Warren Consolidated Schools12,33823$17,91719.4%
Kalamazoo Public Schools12,22731$16,88516.3%
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools11,64020$15,7336.1%
Troy School District11,59621$16,1653.5%
Lansing Public School District9,78126$20,42027.2%
Kentwood Public Schools9,53616$16,31716.0%
L'Anse Creuse Public Schools9,09019$15,95710.6%
Farmington Public School District8,98316$19,0295.7%
Wayne-Westland Community School District8,98016$21,02824.5%
Forest Hills Public Schools8,79718$14,5833.4%
Traverse City Area Public Schools8,54616$15,4238.3%
Portage Public Schools8,47914$14,3965.1%
South Lyon Community Schools8,23113$14,0233.9%
Grand Blanc Community Schools7,45713$13,91810.3%
Rockford Public Schools7,44015$14,4173.4%
Midland Public Schools7,38013$14,4838.2%
Huron Valley Schools7,37216$15,6366.1%
Birmingham Public Schools7,21713$21,2532.4%
Howell Public Schools7,04510$14,0085.5%
Northville Public Schools7,00610$16,2252.2%
Port Huron Area School District6,91616$16,23818.2%
Novi Community School District6,73210$16,5652.6%
West Ottawa Public School District6,72913$15,07011.8%
Clarkston Community School District6,67014$18,7734.3%
Hudsonville Public School District6,65413$14,9854.3%
Waterford School District6,64117$19,6808.6%
Lake Orion Community Schools6,47213$16,8013.1%
Grosse Pointe Public Schools6,32612$18,5625.3%
Bay City School District6,03013$15,49014.3%
Brighton Area Schools5,7969$19,8072.8%
Zeeland Public Schools5,77712$15,9245.4%
Oxford Community Schools5,57610$18,6904.8%
Grandville Public Schools5,51211$15,4346.5%
Davison Community Schools5,4429$13,86012.1%
Grand Ledge Public Schools5,4068$12,6075.5%
Taylor School District5,32412$18,68226.8%
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District5,29610$16,03813.7%
Romeo Community Schools5,2937$14,5036.4%
Anchor Bay School District5,2809$15,1636.4%
Grand Haven Area Public Schools5,17113$17,2239.3%
Jenison Public Schools5,15811$16,1176.3%
Hartland Consolidated Schools5,0029$12,9313.9%
Berrien Springs Public Schools4,9899$13,17812.3%
Saginaw School District of the City of4,95516$18,81239.6%
Lincoln Park School District of the City of4,84611$21,72224.8%
Bloomfield Hills Schools4,74510$24,2603.6%
Royal Oak Schools4,7279$17,2453.9%
Holt Public Schools4,6999$15,54111.7%
Okemos Public Schools4,6397$14,9005.4%
West Bloomfield School District4,60110$16,9646.6%
Saline Area Schools4,5968$16,7313.3%
Caledonia Community Schools4,56410$15,0923.9%
Byron Center Public Schools4,5467$13,8984.2%
Saginaw Township Community Schools4,4478$14,14812.4%
Southfield Public School District4,41311$22,19914.5%
Monroe Public Schools4,3848$16,13115.6%
Fraser Public Schools4,3668$15,68813.1%
Jackson Public Schools4,31013$18,40720.0%
Van Buren Public Schools4,2068$17,51516.5%
Wyandotte School District of the City of4,1499$21,39813.7%
Lakeview Public Schools (Macomb)4,1247$14,3309.1%
Flushing Community Schools4,0778$13,26713.8%
Lapeer Community Schools4,0648$14,44311.1%
Roseville Community Schools4,06010$16,53720.2%
Michigan Great Lakes Virtual Academy3,9341Not reportedNot reported
Mona Shores Public School District3,9276$14,71411.1%
Bedford Public Schools3,9116$13,3046.2%
Berkley School District3,8947$20,2964.9%
Avondale School District3,7989$18,0476.6%
Pontiac City School District3,77310$24,50725.1%
Wyoming Public Schools3,7677$15,47714.0%
Southgate Community School District3,7428$16,69714.4%
Lakeview Sch. District (Calhoun)3,7067$13,95612.3%
East Lansing School District3,7028$14,44710.8%
Allen Park Public Schools3,6945$14,38210.1%
Crestwood School District3,6725$16,22833.1%
Gibraltar School District3,6157$14,7129.5%
Battle Creek Public Schools3,58712$20,16828.1%
Alpena Public Schools3,5539$14,91419.9%
Mattawan Consolidated School3,5455$13,5755.0%
Northwest Community Schools3,5075$13,41911.2%
Carman-Ainsworth Community Schools3,50010$14,70630.1%
Swartz Creek Community Schools3,4838$13,68614.3%
Highpoint Virtual Academy of Michigan3,4551Not reportedNot reported
Lowell Area Schools3,4557$14,1934.6%
East China School District3,4059$15,5068.6%
Gull Lake Community Schools3,4027$14,2724.7%
Reeths-Puffer Schools3,3957$14,16512.9%
Greenville Public Schools3,3467$14,47614.8%
Mt. Pleasant City School District3,34110$16,39714.5%
Muskegon Public Schools of the City of3,3257$20,82436.3%
Mason Public Schools (Ingham)3,3046$13,8727.6%
Dexter Community School District3,2907$16,9222.6%
Ypsilanti Community Schools3,26012$20,08726.1%
Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)3,2196$15,3269.2%
Marquette Area Public Schools3,2097$13,7957.6%
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy3,1991Not reportedNot reported
Garden City Public Schools3,1938$20,82518.4%
Lincoln Consolidated School District3,1226$17,27913.3%
Holly Area School District3,1206$15,6757.8%
Northview Public Schools3,1208$14,8348.4%
DeWitt Public Schools3,1095$12,8202.9%
Niles Community Schools3,10711$13,86116.8%
Ferndale Public Schools3,1027$15,0208.7%
River Rouge School District of the City of3,0845$16,24046.6%
Thornapple Kellogg School District3,0636$14,6737.4%
Cadillac Area Public Schools3,0506$13,67716.7%
Harper Woods The School District of the City of3,0417$16,10834.5%
Cedar Springs Public Schools3,0017$14,6577.2%
Warren Woods Public Schools2,9917$16,55415.6%
Oak Park School District of the City of2,9867$20,24420.9%
East Grand Rapids Public Schools2,9845$13,6661.6%
Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools2,9834$16,03735.4%
St. Joseph Public Schools2,9185$13,6014.4%
Kenowa Hills Public Schools2,9136$15,4587.6%
Hazel Park School District of the City of2,89911$22,39619.0%
Fenton Area Public Schools2,8756$14,8297.2%
Hamtramck School District of the City of2,8748$19,85252.3%
Holland City School District2,8417$19,79413.5%
Airport Community Schools2,8408$13,62712.5%
Owosso Public Schools2,8386$13,62617.5%
Kearsley Community School District2,8347$14,66622.5%
Waverly Community Schools2,8226$17,32415.4%
Coldwater Community Schools2,8135$13,31217.5%
Harper Creek Community Schools2,7785$14,83011.1%
Sturgis Public Schools2,7606$14,16417.1%
South Redford School District2,7537$21,48821.3%
Gaylord Community Schools2,7475$14,95112.0%
Riverview Community School District2,7438$12,97113.8%
Wayland Union Schools2,7087$14,8086.9%
Bangor Township Schools2,6916$12,40916.5%
Western School District2,6886$13,8529.8%
Ionia Public Schools2,6598$12,74214.6%
Adrian Public Schools2,6577$16,48812.1%
Marysville Public Schools2,6555$11,5607.1%
Fruitport Community Schools2,6507$15,20711.1%
Lakeshore School District (Berrien)2,6355$14,7467.1%
Plainwell Community Schools2,6206$13,4956.8%
Haslett Public Schools2,6015$15,1376.9%
Marshall Public Schools2,5988$15,64015.2%
Trenton Public Schools2,5824$16,8318.5%
Vicksburg Community Schools2,5606$14,6254.8%
Allendale Public Schools2,5516$15,3278.6%
Flint School District of the City of2,54114$25,11347.1%
Edwardsburg Public Schools2,5196$11,80210.6%
Hamilton Community Schools2,5146$15,4524.5%
Huron School District2,4898$16,70811.0%
Center Line Public Schools2,4846$17,62523.4%
Clio Area School District2,4826$13,79915.6%
Hastings Area School District2,4816$14,35710.7%
Coopersville Area Public School District2,4706$15,5947.9%
St. Johns Public Schools2,4587$13,5657.6%
North Branch Area Schools2,4234$11,96411.9%
Lamphere Public Schools2,4167$19,13811.9%
Fowlerville Community Schools2,4105$13,7117.0%
Big Rapids Public Schools2,4056$13,91621.4%
Public Schools of Petoskey2,3966$17,1798.9%
Tecumseh Public Schools2,3875$14,4965.4%
Dearborn Heights School District #72,3816$15,94231.7%
Otsego Public Schools2,3616$14,2147.0%
Sparta Area Schools2,3534$15,1768.7%
Linden Community Schools2,3355$13,7346.6%
Cesar Chavez Academy2,2944Not reportedNot reported
Charlotte Public Schools2,2847$12,6849.1%
Spring Lake Public Schools2,2716$15,8235.6%
Fitzgerald Public Schools2,2596$18,99328.3%
Chelsea School District2,2364$16,1373.9%
Kelloggsville Public Schools2,1986$15,03519.1%
Paw Paw Public School District2,1465$14,61313.4%
Three Rivers Community Schools2,1456$14,45118.3%
Escanaba Area Public Schools2,1305$13,75114.3%
Eastpointe Community Schools2,1148$18,61026.0%
Star International Academy2,0982Not reportedNot reported
Romulus Community Schools2,0588$20,78828.4%
Lighthouse Connections Academy2,0561Not reportedNot reported
Ludington Area School District2,0453$14,61913.4%
Fremont Public School District2,0435$13,97912.2%
Orchard View Schools2,0415$17,35524.6%
Allegan Public Schools2,0358$14,81011.5%
Van Dyke Public Schools2,0266$21,07531.7%
Pinckney Community Schools2,0236$13,5934.5%
Chandler Park Academy2,0193Not reportedNot reported
Lake Fenton Community Schools2,0174$13,7796.9%
Whitehall District Schools2,0135$16,89914.6%
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapee2,0045$15,4997.0%
Redford Union Schools District No. 11,9958$26,53525.1%
Oakland International Academy1,9924Not reportedNot reported
Portland Public Schools1,9794$13,5836.7%
Freeland Community School District1,9473$11,9405.2%
Breitung Township School District1,9453$13,1588.8%
Godwin Heights Public Schools1,9285$17,33017.1%

Frequently asked questions

What are the largest school districts in Michigan?
Detroit Public Schools Community District (48,448 students), Utica Community Schools (25,143 students), Dearborn City School District (19,197 students) have the most students in the latest NCES count.
How much does Michigan spend per student?
Districts in Michigan that report finance data spent an average of $16,517 per student on current operations, weighted by enrollment.
What does per-pupil spending include?
It is current spending for elementary and secondary education divided by fall enrollment, as published by the Census Bureau. It includes instruction, support services such as transportation and administration, and other day-to-day costs. It leaves out capital outlay for buildings and interest on debt.
Why do some districts have no spending or poverty figures?
Charter districts, education service agencies and other special agencies often do not report finance data separately, and Census SAIPE estimates child poverty only for geographic school districts. Values are also hidden for districts with fewer than 50 students, where a per-pupil figure can swing widely.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and SAIPE · Last updated 10/22/2026

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