Dearest reader,
Our next stop on the ledger takes us to Grosse Ile Township Schools.
As always, this comparison uses the same methodology Lady B has been using across Michigan: MDE Bulletin 1014, comparing 2014-15 with 2024-25, with financial changes also adjusted for cumulative CPI-U inflation of 35.17%.
And there are a few numbers worth noticing.
📚 Student FTE
1,876.00 → 1,492.27
Down 383.73 pupils, or 20.45%.
💰 All Sources Revenue per pupil
$10,125 → $16,182
Up 59.82% nominally.
After inflation: +18.24%.
🍎 Total Instruction per pupil
$7,012 → $8,934
Up 27.41% nominally.
After inflation: -5.74%.
📖 Instructional Support per pupil
$736 → $1,977
Up 168.61% nominally.
After inflation: +98.72%.
🏫 Business & Administration per pupil
$1,253 → $2,107
Up 68.16% nominally.
After inflation: +24.40%.
🔧 Operations & Maintenance per pupil
$1,018 → $1,701
Up 67.09% nominally.
After inflation: +23.62%.
🍎 Average Teacher Salary
$73,690 → $70,517
Down 4.31% before accounting for inflation.
After inflation: -29.20%.
So while enrollment declined 20.45% over the decade, the inflation-adjusted numbers moved very differently depending on where the dollars were going.
All Sources Revenue per pupil increased in real terms. Instructional Support, Business & Administration, and Operations & Maintenance also increased after inflation.
Total Instruction per pupil did not.
And average teacher salary ended the decade lower in actual dollars than where it started, and 29.20% lower after adjusting for inflation.
Those are the numbers.
What they say about priorities?
As always, Lady B leaves that part to you. 🪶
With receipts and respect,
Lady Budgetdown
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