Michigan · NCES F-33 finance data

School Spending in Michigan

Schools in Michigan ranked by their district's per-pupil expenditure, limited to schools with 50 or more students.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools Editorial. · Updated June 2026

The spending picture in one line

Drummond Island Elem School tops the list: its district, Detour Area Schools, spends $53,643 per student, against a Michigan average of $13,507.

$53,643
per-student spend in Detour Area Schools: $13,507
Michigan average: $16,593
national average

Note: Spending reflects district-wide averages from NCES F-33 (FY 2021-22). Schools in the same district share the same figure.

#	School	District	Students	Per Student
1	Drummond Island Elem School Drummond Island · elementary	Detour Area Schools	53	$53,643
2	Beaver Island Community School Beaver Island · other	Beaver Island Community School	50	$37,948
3	Mackinac Island School Mackinac Island · other	Mackinac Island Public Schools	64	$37,423
4	Clara B Ford Academy Sda Dearborn Heights · other	Clara B. Ford Academy (Sda)	58	$35,941
5	Northport Public School Northport · other	Northport Public School District	127	$33,243
6	Watersmeet Township School Watersmeet · other	Watersmeet Township School District	130	$29,444
7	New Buffalo Elementary School New Buffalo · other	New Buffalo Area Schools	211	$29,076
8	New Buffalo Senior High School New Buffalo · high	New Buffalo Area Schools	172	$29,076
9	New Buffalo Middle School New Buffalo · middle	New Buffalo Area Schools	133	$29,076
10	Fostering Leadership Academy Redford · elementary	Fostering Leadership Academy	76	$27,800
11	Republicmichigamme School Republic · other	Republic-Michigamme Schools	80	$27,535
12	Capstonewayne Co Juvenile Detention Fac Detroit · other	Capstone Academy Charter School (Sda)	124	$25,910
13	Flex High School of Pontiac Pontiac · high	Life Skills Center of Pontiac	104	$23,210
14	Baldwin Elementary School Baldwin · other	Baldwin Community Schools	220	$23,145
15	Baldwin Junior High School Baldwin · middle	Baldwin Community Schools	112	$23,145
16	Baldwin Senior High School Baldwin · high	Baldwin Community Schools	110	$23,145
17	Forest Academy Kalamazoo · elementary	Forest Academy	66	$22,525
18	Joseph K Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy Sault Sainte Marie · other	Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy	601	$22,390
19	Bloomfield Hills High School Bloomfield Hills · high	Bloomfield Hills Schools	1,481	$22,272
20	East Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills · elementary	Bloomfield Hills Schools	593	$22,272
21	Eastover Elementary School Bloomfield Hills · elementary	Bloomfield Hills Schools	589	$22,272
22	Bloomfield Hills Middle School Bloomfield Hills · elementary	Bloomfield Hills Schools	555	$22,272
23	Way Elementary School Bloomfield Hills · elementary	Bloomfield Hills Schools	506	$22,272
24	Conant Elementary School Bloomfield Hills · other	Bloomfield Hills Schools	504	$22,272
25	West Hills Middle School West Bloomfield · elementary	Bloomfield Hills Schools	474	$22,272
26	Lone Pine Elementary School West Bloomfield · other	Bloomfield Hills Schools	432	$22,272
27	Wing Lake Developmental Center Bloomfield Hills · other	Bloomfield Hills Schools	85	$22,272
28	Keys Grace Academy Madison Heights · other	Keys Grace Academy	530	$22,091
29	Cass Technical High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	2,493	$21,771
30	Western International High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,959	$21,771
31	Renaissance High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,197	$21,771
32	Earhart Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	1,002	$21,771
33	Martin Luther King Jr Senior High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	976	$21,771
34	Munger Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	954	$21,771
35	John R King Academic and Performing Arts Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	879	$21,771
36	Mackenzie Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	876	$21,771
37	Academy of the Americas High School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	874	$21,771
38	Mumford High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	850	$21,771
39	Ronald Brown Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	834	$21,771
40	Bates Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	773	$21,771
41	Davison Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	765	$21,771
42	Brenda Scott Academy for Theatre Arts Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	754	$21,771
43	Gompers Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	749	$21,771
44	Foreign Language Immersion and Cultural Studies Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	715	$21,771
45	Charles Wright Academy of Arts and Science Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	692	$21,771
46	Mary Mcleod Bethune Elementarymiddle School Detroit · elementary	Detroit Public Schools Community District	692	$21,771
47	Priest Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	673	$21,771
48	East English Village Preparatory Academy at Finney Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	639	$21,771
49	Durfee Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	632	$21,771
50	Schulze Academy for Technology and Arts Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	630	$21,771
51	Henry Ford High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	607	$21,771
52	The School at Marygrove Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	606	$21,771
53	Southeastern High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	602	$21,771
54	Cody High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	563	$21,771
55	Edward Duke Ellington at Beckham Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	560	$21,771
56	Henderson Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	558	$21,771
57	Emerson Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	532	$21,771
58	Detroit School of Arts Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	523	$21,771
59	Roberto Clemente Learning Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	521	$21,771
60	Noble Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	512	$21,771
61	Bennett Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	498	$21,771
62	Academy of the Americas at Logan Detroit · elementary	Detroit Public Schools Community District	495	$21,771
63	Dixon Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	485	$21,771
64	Burton International Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	482	$21,771
65	Mason Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	476	$21,771
66	Denby High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	464	$21,771
67	Bow Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	459	$21,771
68	Neinas Dual Language Learning Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	457	$21,771
69	Fisher Magnet Lower Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	456	$21,771
70	Thirkell Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	455	$21,771
71	Nolan Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	453	$21,771
72	Thurgood Marshall Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	451	$21,771
73	Brewer Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	441	$21,771
74	Carver Stem Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	435	$21,771
75	Garvey Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	434	$21,771
76	Clippert Academy Detroit · middle	Detroit Public Schools Community District	424	$21,771
77	Marquette Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	422	$21,771
78	Pershing High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	415	$21,771
79	Golightly Education Center Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	412	$21,771
80	Burns Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	411	$21,771
81	Palmer Park Preparatory Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	405	$21,771
82	Central High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	$21,771
83	Spain Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	$21,771
84	Osborn High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	403	$21,771
85	Al Holmes Academy of Blended Learning Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	401	$21,771
86	Bunche Preparatory Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	401	$21,771
87	West Side Academy of Information Technology and Cyber Securi Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	400	$21,771
88	Marion Law Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	386	$21,771
89	Coleman a Young Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	382	$21,771
90	Hutchinson Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	379	$21,771
91	Carleton Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	379	$21,771
92	Fisher Magnet Upper Academy Detroit · elementary	Detroit Public Schools Community District	378	$21,771
93	Bagley Elementary School of Journalism and Technology Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	374	$21,771
94	Mann Learning Community Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	359	$21,771
95	Hamilton Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	358	$21,771
96	Communication and Media Arts High School Detroit · high	Detroit Public Schools Community District	349	$21,771
97	Vernor Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	340	$21,771
98	Sampsonwebber Leadership Academy Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	330	$21,771
99	Nichols Elementarymiddle School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	311	$21,771
100	Pasteur Elementary School Detroit · other	Detroit Public Schools Community District	310	$21,771

Per-pupil expenditure from NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22). Figures are district-wide averages. View national school spending rankings.

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