Michigan Fast Facts

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  • 33%

    Michigan Residents think K–12 education in Michigan is headed in the right direction.

EdChoice Public Opinion Tracker

Michigan K–12 Education Spending

$22.1 Billion

Total Michigan Public Education Revenue

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Michigan Student Transportation

  • $932

    Avg. District Busing Expenditure Per Pupil

  • 6.2%

    Total Spending Per Pupil

U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Common Core of Data (CCD)

Data last updated 6/2022.

Inter-District

Michigan does not provide support or require transportation services for students transferring between public school districts.

Charter School

Michigan does not require or support transportation services for charter school students.

Private School

A school district is not required to transport or pay for the transportation of a resident pupil attending a nonpublic school unless the student attends the nearest state-approved private school.

State Student Transportation Statutes

Inter-District: Mich. Comp. Laws Ann. § 388.1705, § 388.1705c

Private Schools: M.C.L.A. 380.1321(b)3

Transporting School Choice Students, 2020