Michigan school data rankings
Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 536 regular districts, 536 report 2024–25 enrollment and 533 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.
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Showing 1–25 of 536 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.
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Largest school districts in Michigan
Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.
Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.
Highest spending per pupil in Michigan
Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.
| Rank | Name | Location | Per pupil |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New Buffalo Area Schools 516 students | NEW BUFFALO | $31,373 |
| 2 | Baldwin Community Schools 442 students | BALDWIN | $25,713 |
| 3 | Bloomfield Hills Schools 4,967 students | BLOOMFIELD HILLS | $24,485 |
| 4 | Redford Union Schools District No. 1 2,018 students | REDFORD | $23,855 |
| 5 | Glen Lake Community Schools 735 students | MAPLE CITY | $23,667 |
| 6 | Flint School District of the City of 2,605 students | FLINT | $23,067 |
| 7 | Bellaire Public Schools 260 students | BELLAIRE | $23,030 |
| 8 | Ecorse Public Schools 1,150 students | ECORSE | $22,606 |
| 9 | Detroit Public Schools Community District 48,828 students | DETROIT | $22,002 |
| 10 | Frankfort-Elberta Area Schools 489 students | FRANKFORT | $21,860 |
| 11 | Southfield Public School District 4,491 students | SOUTHFIELD | $21,829 |
| 12 | Pontiac City School District 3,851 students | PONTIAC | $21,463 |
| 13 | Wyandotte School District of the City of 4,171 students | WYANDOTTE | $21,410 |
| 14 | Wayne-Westland Community School District 9,861 students | WESTLAND | $21,347 |
| 15 | Whitmore Lake Public School District 690 students | WHITMORE LAKE | $21,322 |
| 16 | River Valley School District 460 students | THREE OAKS | $21,280 |
| 17 | Central Lake Public Schools 223 students | CENTRAL LAKE | $21,219 |
| 18 | Harbor Springs School District 754 students | HARBOR SPRINGS | $21,114 |
| 19 | Mount Clemens Community School District 823 students | MOUNT CLEMENS | $20,776 |
| 20 | Hazel Park School District of the City of 2,932 students | HAZEL PARK | $20,621 |
| 21 | Birmingham Public Schools 7,424 students | BEVERLY HILLS | $20,475 |
| 22 | Benton Harbor Area Schools 1,240 students | BENTON HARBOR | $20,390 |
| 23 | Garden City Public Schools 3,217 students | GARDEN CITY | $20,375 |
| 24 | Covert Public Schools 324 students | COVERT | $20,234 |
| 25 | Madison District Public Schools 947 students | MADISON HEIGHTS | $20,200 |
Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.
Michigan high schools with broad reported program access
Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.
| Rank | Name | Location | Positive fields |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mattawan High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses | Mattawan Consolidated School | 3 of 3 |
| 2 | Ernest W Seaholm High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses | Birmingham Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 3 | Central High School 08–12 · 26 AP courses | Traverse City Area Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 4 | East Lansing High School 09–12 · 25 AP courses | East Lansing School District | 3 of 3 |
| 5 | Hartland High School 08–12 · 22 AP courses | Hartland Consolidated Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 6 | West Senior High 09–12 · 22 AP courses | Traverse City Area Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 7 | Lapeer High School 09–12 · 22 AP courses | Lapeer Community Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 8 | Wylie E Groves High School 09–12 · 19 AP courses | Birmingham Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 9 | Davison High School 09–12 · 18 AP courses | Davison Community Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 10 | Loy Norrix High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Kalamazoo Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 11 | Jenison High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Jenison Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 12 | Mason High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Mason Public Schools (Ingham) | 3 of 3 |
| 13 | Gull Lake High School 08–12 · 16 AP courses | Gull Lake Community Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 14 | Sparta Senior High School 09–12 · 16 AP courses | Sparta Area Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 15 | Kalamazoo Central High School 09–12 · 13 AP courses | Kalamazoo Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 16 | Avondale High School 09–12 · 12 AP courses | Avondale School District | 3 of 3 |
| 17 | Heritage High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses | Saginaw Township Community Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 18 | Churchill High School 07–12 · 11 AP courses | Livonia Public Schools School District | 3 of 3 |
| 19 | Bay City Western High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses | Bay City School District | 3 of 3 |
| 20 | Bay City Central High School 09–12 · 11 AP courses | Bay City School District | 3 of 3 |
| 21 | Zeeland West High School 09–12 · 9 AP courses | Zeeland Public Schools | 3 of 3 |
| 22 | Holland High School 09–12 · 9 AP courses | Holland City School District | 3 of 3 |
| 23 | Kearsley High School 09–12 · 7 AP courses | Kearsley Community School District | 3 of 3 |
| 24 | Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy 06–12 · 7 AP courses | Saginaw School District of the City of | 3 of 3 |
| 25 | StandishSterling Central JrSr High School 07–12 · 6 AP courses | Standish-Sterling Community Schools | 3 of 3 |
Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.