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Details Emerge Regarding Michigan’s K-12 Spending

Michigan’s Department of Education is reporting that per-pupil spending was virtually the same in 2013-14 compared to the 2008-09 school year.

by Madlin Mekelburg

National Honor students Zach Calkins and Aaron Gonzales, seniors at Brandeis High School, read to kindergarten students in a crowded classroom at Wanke Elementary School in San Antonio on March 9, 2012.
Credit: Jennifer Whitley

Michigan’s Department of Education is reporting that per-pupil spending was virtually the same in 2013-14 compared to the 2008-09 school year. Breakdowns in that spending show classroom costs for things like teachers and supplies account for 61 percent of school totals, while administrative costs total around 12 percent. Charter schools spent less, though likely as a result of serving fewer students with special needs. (Michigan Live)

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