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popular cities in MI Ann Arbor, Clinton, Dearborn, Detroit, Flint, Grand Rapids, Lansing, Livonia, Sterling Heights, Warren

POPULATION
9,938,444

PUBLIC SCHOOLS OVERVIEW

NUMBER OF STUDENTS	1,742,282
NUMBER OF Michigan SCHOOLS	4,175
NUMBER OF Michigan SCHOOL DISTRICTS	829
SPENDING PER STUDENT ($)	10,920

State Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)
READING/ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TESTS	PERCENTAGE

Grade 3 Reading Proficiency	86.6
Grade 4 Reading Proficiency	83.2
Grade 5 Reading Proficiency	80.0
Grade 6 Reading Proficiency	79.6
Grade 7 Reading Proficiency	75.8
Grade 8 Reading Proficiency	72.9

School enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%)	71.9	57.0
BLACK (%)	20.3	17.2
HISPANIC (%)	4.4	19.9
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%)	2.4	4.6
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%)	1.0	1.2

SPECIAL NEEDS GROUPS	THIS STATE	NATION

ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%)	35.0	41.4
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (%)	3.6	7.9
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES (%)	14.0	12.2

Michigan Educational Environment
POPULATION	STATE	NATION

POPULATION	10,154,266	299,458,655
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile)	175	84
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE	STATE	NATION
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW	6.4%	6.8%
5-19 YEARS OLD	19.5%	19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD	35.7%	36.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD	25.8%	24.9%
65 OR OLDER	12.7%	12.7%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS	STATE	NATION
NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS	3,916,376	112,337,034
SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN	10.8%	11.6%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA	88.2%	85.4%
ADULTS WITH AT LEAST A BACHELOR'S DEGREE	25.9%	28.0%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION	STATE	NATION
$150,000 or more	6.1%	6.5%
$100,000 - $149,999	11.8%	10.7%
$75,000 - $99,999	12.7%	11.7%
$50,000 - $74,999	20.3%	19.6%
$30,000 - $49,999	20.7%	21.0%
$15,000 - $29,999	16.2%	16.7%
$15,000 or less	12.3%	13.8%

Educational Expenditures
FOR THE STATE	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,420	$9,442,946,442	49.6
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$695	$1,210,229,309	6.4
STAFF	$474	$826,689,960	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$196	$341,861,780	1.8
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$574	$1,000,196,419	5.2
OPERATION	$1,041	$1,814,383,297	9.5
TRANSPORTATION	$424	$738,428,742	3.9
OTHER	$449	$782,901,973	4.1
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,854	$6,714,691,480	35.3
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,647	$2,868,868,065	15.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,920	$19,026,505,987	100.0

FOR THE NATION	PER STUDENT	TOTAL	% OF TOTAL

INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$5,582	$274,180,000,000	53.3
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT	$475	$23,356,970,935	4.5
STAFF	$446	$21,924,659,888	4.3
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION	$181	$8,920,041,056	1.7
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION	$514	$25,277,042,259	4.9
OPERATION	$902	$44,320,216,892	8.6
TRANSPORTATION	$384	$18,864,068,868	3.7
OTHER	$294	$14,465,936,592	2.8
TOTAL SUPPORT	$3,199	$157,129,000,000	30.6
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES	$1,687	$82,900,118,526	16.1
TOTAL EXPENDITURES	$10,469	$514,209,000,000	100.0

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