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Michigan
Michigan
Michigan Department of Education, 608 West Allegan Street, 4th Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
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Superintendent of Education
Superintendent Arthur E. Ellis, (517) 373-9235
National Cooperative Education Statistics Liaison
Jean Shane, (517) 241-2375
Common Core of Data Survey Coordinator
Ki-Suck Chung, (517) 335-0425

GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
1987 1996 Demographics
1,589,287 1,685,714 Students in public elementary and secondary schools
3,620 3,853 Public schools
79,972 88,051 Teachers in public elementary and secondary schools
58,216 58,216 Land area in square miles
27.3 29.0 Public school students per square mile
6.2 6.6 Public schools per 100 square miles


Figure 1
School-age population in public elementary and secondary schools
School-age population in public elementary and secondary schools


1987 1996 Fiscal summary
9,187 9,731 State population (in thousands)
$2,338 $4,656 State revenue per capita
$2,211 $3,693 State expenditure per capita
$302 $940 State expenditure for elem. and secondary education per capita
$99,207 $142,365 Gross state product per school-age child


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AGENCY/SCHOOL INFORMATION
1987 1996 Distribution of agencies by type
100% 624 100% 730 Total public education agencies
90.2% 563 91.5% 668 Regular school districts
9.1% 57 7.8% 57 Regional service agencies
0.6% 4 0.5% 4 State-operated agencies
0.0% 0 0.1% 1 Federally operated and other types


1987 1996 Distribution of agencies by number of schools
0.2% 1 0.3% 2 100 or more schools
2.1% 13 1.9% 14 25 to 99 schools
8.8% 55 8.1% 59 10 to 24 schools
28.8% 180 26.6% 194 5 to 9 schools
58.3% 364 60.5% 442 ppp1 to 4 schools
1.8% 11 2.6% 19 No schools reported


Figure 2
Regular school districts by student membership size
Regular school districts by student membership size


1987 1996 Distribution of schools by type
100% 3,620 100% 3,853 Total public elementary and secondary schools reported
90.0% >3,258 89.7% 3,455 Regular schools
4.9% 177 5.3% 203 Special education schools
1.6 % 58 1.6% 60 Vocational schools
3.5 % 127 3.5% 135 Other and alternative schools


Figure 3
Distribution of public schools and students by type of locale: 1996-97
Distribution of public schools and students by type of locale: 1996-97


Figure 4
Public schools by size of student membership
Public schools by size of student membership


1987 1996 Number of public schools by grade span category
49.0% 1,772 45.4% 1,748 PK, K, 1 to 3, 4, 5, 6
1.6% 58 1.8% 71 PK, K, 1 to 8
9.9% 360 11.8% 453 4, 5, 6, to 6, 7, 8
5.0% 181 3.1% 120 7 to 8, 9
4.3% 157 3.4% 131 7, 8 to 12
12.3% 445 12.9% 497 9, 10, 11 to 12
7.5% 270 9.9% 381 Other grades
1.9% 68 1.8% 69 Ungraded
8.5% 309 9.9% 383 Not reported

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STUDENT INFORMATION
1987 1996 Public school membership by grade
4,128 16,870 Prekindergarten
139,622 137,096 Kindergarten
126,361 142,124 First
118,541 132,706 Second
114,723 127,448 Third
110,254 127,113 Fourth
107,676 126,012 Fifth
105,680 129,427 Sixth
110,785 126,586 Seventh
110,862 122,686 Eighth
126,279 138,778 Ninth
119,680 121,255 Tenth
118,153 108,581 Eleventh
111,126 95,028 Twelfth
65,417 34,034 Ungraded


Figure 5
Public school student membership by racial/ethnic category
Public school student membership by racial/ethnic category


1987 1996  
4.0% Students in special education with IEPs
26.5% School membership eligible for free lunch
14.3% School-age children below poverty


1987 1995 High school completers and dropouts
100.0% 102,725  96.1% 85,530 Regular diploma
1.8% 1,604 Other diploma
  1.2% 1,071 High school equivalency
  0.9% 773 Other completers
     Dropouts
      Dropouts who were male
    Dropouts who were minority


Figure 6
Grade 8 1996 Mathematics and Science average scale scores for the state () and nation () and the 25th () and 75th () percentiles
Grade 8 1996 Mathematics and Science average scale scores for the state (symbol) and nation (symbol) and the 25th (symbol) and 75th (symbol) percentiles


Grade 4 Grade 8 1996 Mathematics and Science achievement levels
226.3 276.9 Average Mathematics scale score [scale 0 to 500]
32.1% 33.0% Students below basic level
67.9% 67.0% Students at or above basic level
23.0% 28.3% Students at or above proficient level
2.2% 4.4% Students at advanced level
153.2 Average Science scale score [scale 0 to 300]
  35.1% Students below basic level
  64.9% Students at or above basic level
  32.3% Students at or above proficient level
  2.8% Students at advanced level

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STAFF INFORMATION
1987 1996 Educational staff
100% 170,702 100% 194,954 Total education staff
        Instructional staff
46.8% 79,972 45.2% 88,051 Teachers
6.5% 11,166 9.5% 18,556 Instructional aides
        Support staff
1.7% 2,835 1.5% 2,943 Guidance counselors/directors
1.8% 2,997 1.7% 3,344 Librarians/library support
6.2% 10,605 5.3% 10,293 Administrative support
33.4% 56,930 32.7% 63,739 Other support services
        Administrators
2.6% 4,516 2.8% 5,481 School-based
1.0% 1,681 1.3% 2,547 School district officials/administrators


Figure 7
Average number of students per teacher, by grade level
Average number of students per teacher, by grade level


1987 1996  
0.9 0.8 Teacher to all other staff ratio
12.9 11.0 Teacher to administrator ratio


Figure 8
Average salary of full-time teachers by years of experience
Average salary of full-time teachers by years of experience


1987 1996  
$19,100 $26,404 Average beginning teacher salary
$34,080 $47,769 Average teacher salary


Figure 9
Distribution of public school teachers by age
Distribution of public school teachers by age


1987 1993 Preparation of teachers: highest degree earned
0.1% 0.0% Public school teachers with no degree
39.7% 46.6% Public school teachers with a Bachelor's or lower degree
55.7% 48.1% Public school teachers with a Master's degree
4.6% 5.3% Public school teachers with a degree beyond Master's

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FISCAL INFORMATION
FY88 FY97 Federal aid to education under selected programs
(in thousands of current dollars)
$78,300 $139,596 National school lunch
$4,900 $27,713 National school breakfast
$168,575 $309,622 Title I
$2,453 $99,146 Education for the handicapped
$37,581 $71,223 Vocational and adult education
$30,059 $69,752 School improvement
$6,800 $4,934 School assistance (federally affected areas)
$4,225 $1,167 Bilingual education
$2,094 Indian education


Figure 10
Revenues by source
Revenues by source


Figure 11
Current expenditures by function
Current expenditures by function


FY88 FY97 Revenues and expenditures (in current dollars)
$7,650,004 $13,437,615 Revenues (in thousands of dollars)
$4,813 $7,978 Revenue per pupil in membership
$6,913,261 $11,686,124 Current expenditures (in thousands of dollars)
$4,350 $6,938 Current expenditure per pupil in membership


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