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Michigan School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 592
Median expenditures $20.8M
25th–75th percentile $10.9M  –  $46.3M
Total spend $25.14B
  1. #1
    Detroit Public Schools Community District
    FY 2022 pop. 48,536
    Expenditures $1.08B
    Revenue $1.28B
  2. #2
    Wayne Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $479.0M
    Revenue $530.7M
  3. #3
    ANN Arbor CITY SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 17,070
    Expenditures $384.9M
    Revenue $371.3M
  4. #4
    Utica COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 25,852
    Expenditures $357.9M
    Revenue $381.5M
  5. #5
    Dearborn CITY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 20,138
    Expenditures $354.6M
    Revenue $377.7M
  6. #6
    KENT Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $344.3M
    Revenue $366.4M
  7. #7
    Oakland Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $328.9M
    Revenue $353.6M
  8. #8
    Macomb Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $288.9M
    Revenue $313.2M
  9. #9
    Grand Rapids Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 13,900
    Expenditures $273.1M
    Revenue $283.3M
  10. #10
    Plymouth-canton COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 16,370
    Expenditures $269.5M
    Revenue $262.4M
  11. #11
    Walled LAKE CONS School
    FY 2022 pop. 12,167
    Expenditures $259.4M
    Revenue $203.5M
  12. #12
    Livonia PUB SCH District
    FY 2022 pop. 13,300
    Expenditures $234.5M
    Revenue $232.9M
  13. #13
    Rochester COMM SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 15,054
    Expenditures $223.6M
    Revenue $224.4M
  14. #14
    Warren CONS SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 12,781
    Expenditures $222.7M
    Revenue $226.5M
  15. #15
    Chippewa Valley SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,735
    Expenditures $222.6M
    Revenue $251.2M
  16. #16
    Kalamazoo Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 12,376
    Expenditures $214.5M
    Revenue $220.5M
  17. #17
    TROY School District
    FY 2022 pop. 12,527
    Expenditures $206.0M
    Revenue $210.2M
  18. #18
    Wayne Westland COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 9,857
    Expenditures $205.0M
    Revenue $176.2M
  19. #19
    Lansing Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 10,136
    Expenditures $203.8M
    Revenue $233.5M
  20. #20
    Birmingham Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,354
    Expenditures $189.5M
    Revenue $168.8M
  21. #21
    Washtenaw Intermediate SCH DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $187.0M
    Revenue $184.7M
  22. #22
    Bloomfield Hills Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,274
    Expenditures $172.5M
    Revenue $138.4M
  23. #23
    Farmington Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,937
    Expenditures $172.3M
    Revenue $162.2M
  24. #24
    Huron Valley Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 8,105
    Expenditures $158.5M
    Revenue $145.6M
  25. #25
    Ottawa Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $157.1M
    Revenue $156.0M
  26. #26
    Grosse Pointe SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,633
    Expenditures $156.0M
    Revenue $124.1M
  27. #27
    Kentwood Public School
    FY 2022 pop. 9,325
    Expenditures $155.5M
    Revenue $156.9M
  28. #28
    Forest Hills Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 9,339
    Expenditures $154.5M
    Revenue $152.2M
  29. #29
    Traverse CITY AREA Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 8,908
    Expenditures $150.2M
    Revenue $141.2M
  30. #30
    Genesee Intermediate School District
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $148.1M
    Revenue $161.4M
  31. #31
    L'anse Creuse School District
    FY 2022 pop. 9,773
    Expenditures $138.9M
    Revenue $158.8M
  32. #32
    NOVI Community School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,612
    Expenditures $138.9M
    Revenue $115.1M
  33. #33
    Waterford School District
    FY 2022 pop. 7,239
    Expenditures $138.2M
    Revenue $136.9M
  34. #34
    Hudsonville Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,851
    Expenditures $137.7M
    Revenue $107.4M
  35. #35
    Northville Public School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,087
    Expenditures $134.6M
    Revenue $122.0M
  36. #36
    LAKE Orion COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,824
    Expenditures $134.4M
    Revenue $124.0M
  37. #37
    Grand Blanc COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,937
    Expenditures $131.5M
    Revenue $115.1M
  38. #38
    WEST Ottawa Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 6,549
    Expenditures $131.4M
    Revenue $114.6M
  39. #39
    Ingham Intermediate School District
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $131.0M
    Revenue $136.7M
  40. #40
    Portage PUB SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 8,599
    Expenditures $124.1M
    Revenue $134.0M
  41. #41
    Clarkston COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,648
    Expenditures $124.0M
    Revenue $134.1M
  42. #42
    Brighton AREA SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,804
    Expenditures $122.7M
    Revenue $118.3M
  43. #43
    South LYON COMM SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 8,475
    Expenditures $122.1M
    Revenue $125.1M
  44. #44
    Rockford Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,745
    Expenditures $120.1M
    Revenue $120.2M
  45. #45
    Kalamazoo RESA
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $119.4M
    Revenue $155.1M
  46. #46
    Midland Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 7,479
    Expenditures $113.7M
    Revenue $105.8M
  47. #47
    Grandville Public School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,613
    Expenditures $106.3M
    Revenue $89.5M
  48. #48
    PORT Huron AREA SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 7,339
    Expenditures $105.7M
    Revenue $114.2M
  49. #49
    Southfield Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,973
    Expenditures $105.4M
    Revenue $103.9M
  50. #50
    WEST Bloomfield School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,073
    Expenditures $105.3M
    Revenue $97.9M
  51. #51
    Pontiac CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,627
    Expenditures $105.0M
    Revenue $91.6M
  52. #52
    Oxford Community Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,910
    Expenditures $104.3M
    Revenue $107.8M
  53. #53
    Grand Ledge PUB SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,923
    Expenditures $103.0M
    Revenue $82.8M
  54. #54
    BAY CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,732
    Expenditures $102.5M
    Revenue $100.6M
  55. #55
    Lincoln PARK CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,870
    Expenditures $100.8M
    Revenue $95.4M
  56. #56
    Howell Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,912
    Expenditures $100.4M
    Revenue $104.1M
  57. #57
    Saginaw PUB SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,143
    Expenditures $100.2M
    Revenue $113.4M
  58. #58
    Zeeland Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,100
    Expenditures $99.7M
    Revenue $107.6M
  59. #59
    Jenison SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,115
    Expenditures $98.9M
    Revenue $88.3M
  60. #60
    Jackson PUB School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,383
    Expenditures $97.6M
    Revenue $81.3M
  61. #61
    Jackson Intermediate School District
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $97.5M
    Revenue $99.1M
  62. #62
    Woodhaven-brownstown School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,584
    Expenditures $94.7M
    Revenue $87.3M
  63. #63
    Royal OAK PUB SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,906
    Expenditures $92.4M
    Revenue $89.3M
  64. #64
    Taylor PUB School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,514
    Expenditures $91.9M
    Revenue $104.2M
  65. #65
    MONA Shores Public School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,871
    Expenditures $91.0M
    Revenue $63.4M
  66. #66
    Wyandotte CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,410
    Expenditures $89.2M
    Revenue $89.6M
  67. #67
    Saline AREA SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,914
    Expenditures $87.8M
    Revenue $96.3M
  68. #68
    Saginaw Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $87.3M
    Revenue $90.6M
  69. #69
    Byron Center Public School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,437
    Expenditures $87.2M
    Revenue $74.6M
  70. #70
    Caledonia COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,604
    Expenditures $87.1M
    Revenue $77.2M
  71. #71
    Davison Community SCH DIST 17
    FY 2022 pop. 5,689
    Expenditures $86.7M
    Revenue $77.8M
  72. #72
    Grand Haven AREA Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,533
    Expenditures $85.2M
    Revenue $93.2M
  73. #73
    Monroe Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,765
    Expenditures $85.1M
    Revenue $72.9M
  74. #74
    Traverse BAY AREA ISD (resa)
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $83.3M
    Revenue $85.2M
  75. #75
    Muskegon PUB SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,478
    Expenditures $80.6M
    Revenue $65.6M
  76. #76
    Romeo COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,074
    Expenditures $80.5M
    Revenue $82.2M
  77. #77
    Berkley School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,989
    Expenditures $80.0M
    Revenue $86.1M
  78. #78
    Ypsilanti Community Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,669
    Expenditures $79.9M
    Revenue $99.2M
  79. #79
    HOLT Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,038
    Expenditures $79.4M
    Revenue $80.5M
  80. #80
    Muskegon AREA Intermed SCH DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $79.2M
    Revenue $79.8M
  81. #81
    Calhoun Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $78.2M
    Revenue $86.8M
  82. #82
    VAN Buren PUB SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,331
    Expenditures $77.3M
    Revenue $72.6M
  83. #83
    Detroit CITY School District
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $76.7M
    Revenue $244.5M
  84. #84
    Hartland CONS SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,234
    Expenditures $76.5M
    Revenue $83.3M
  85. #85
    Wyoming Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,963
    Expenditures $76.0M
    Revenue $68.3M
  86. #86
    Anchor BAY School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,462
    Expenditures $75.3M
    Revenue $88.3M
  87. #87
    Garden CITY Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,173
    Expenditures $74.6M
    Revenue $64.1M
  88. #88
    Fraser Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,660
    Expenditures $74.2M
    Revenue $76.2M
  89. #89
    Livingston Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $72.0M
    Revenue $75.8M
  90. #90
    Berrien Springs Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,737
    Expenditures $71.4M
    Revenue $66.9M
  91. #91
    Monroe Intermediate School DIST
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $70.3M
    Revenue $72.7M
  92. #92
    Southgate COMM SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,250
    Expenditures $69.9M
    Revenue $62.3M
  93. #93
    Battle Creek Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,850
    Expenditures $69.5M
    Revenue $77.7M
  94. #94
    Okemos Public SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,480
    Expenditures $69.2M
    Revenue $73.1M
  95. #95
    Flint CITY SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,041
    Expenditures $67.5M
    Revenue $87.2M
  96. #96
    Avondale School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,826
    Expenditures $67.3M
    Revenue $70.8M
  97. #97
    OAK PARK SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,641
    Expenditures $67.2M
    Revenue $60.3M
  98. #98
    Lowell AREA Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,517
    Expenditures $67.1M
    Revenue $55.3M
  99. #99
    Lakeview Public Schools (macomb)
    FY 2022 pop. 4,137
    Expenditures $66.0M
    Revenue $61.4M
  100. #100
    EAST China School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,811
    Expenditures $65.5M
    Revenue $54.5M