Public School Finance Information

This page contains information related to K-12 public school finance policy in the State of Michigan. Additional links that may be useful in gathering public school finance information are also provided.

• State School Aid by Source of Revenue 1992-93 to 2011-2012 This document lists the revenue sources for the State School Aid fund.
• Pie Chart of 2011-12 State School Aid by Source of Revenue This chart illustrates the revenue sources for the 2011-12 State School Aid fund.
• List of Foundation Allowances for Districts 1995-2013 (pdf)
• List of Foundation Allowances for Districts 1995-2013 (excel)

• National Public Education Finance Survey  Financial information contained in this survey is reported to the US Bureau of Census each year. The file contains both individual district and statewide totals for various categories of revenues and expenditures. The financial data used to create these reports was obtained from the Center for Educational Information and Performance - Financial Information Database (FID)
  • 2012 National Public Education Finance Survey
  • 2011 National Public Education Finance Survey
  • 2010 National Public Education Finance Survey
  • 2009 National Public Education Finance Survey

• Other Sites Related to Public School Finance 
  • Senate Fiscal Agency 
  • House Fiscal Agency 
  • Center for Educational Performance and Information (CEPI)  
  • Munetrix - A vendor working with the Michigan School Business Officials organization. This site includes selected financial indicators on various local units of government including school districts. The prior year financial data used to create these reports was obtained from the Center for Educational Information and Performance - Financial Information Database (FID). 
  • Bulletins 1011 - Analysis of Michigan Public School Districts Revenues and Expenditures- The financial data used to create these reports was obtained from the Center for Educational Information and Performance - Financial Information Database (FID)
  • Bulletins 1014 - Michigan Public School Districts Ranked by Selected Financial Data- The financial data used to create these reports was obtained from the Center for Educational Information and Performance - Financial Information Database (FID)
  • Michigan Department of Education site containing the annually Audited Financial Statements for all Michigan Public School Districts
  • School Finance in Michigan Before and After the Implementation of Proposal A 
  • Michigan in Brief 
  • Public School Finance Programs of the United States and Canada 
  • National Center for Education Statistics 
  • Education Finance Statistics - Site contains graphs and other tools to compare districts across state lines. 

In addition to the information posted here, in order to meet state legislated financial reporting requirements, all Michigan Public School Districts must post additional selected financial information including a current year budget and current employee contract information on the district's website. Information may be found on the district's website under the standard budget transparency icon.