LADY BUDGETDOWN | NORTHPORT PUBLIC SCHOOL
📊 10 YEARS OF FINANCIAL CHANGE
2014–15 vs. 2024–25
What has changed over the past decade at Northport Public School?
Using data from the Michigan Department of Education's Bulletin 1014, Lady B compared enrollment, per-pupil revenue, expenditures, and average teacher salaries over a 10-year period.
🏫 STUDENT ENROLLMENT
2014–15: 174 students
2024–25: 126.23 students
📉 A decline of 47.77 students, or 27.45%.
While enrollment declined, several financial measures moved in the opposite direction.
💰 PER-PUPIL REVENUE
2014–15: $22,853
2024–25: $50,983
An increase of 123.09%, or 65.04% after adjusting for inflation.
📊 PER-PUPIL EXPENDITURES
Over the same decade:
🔹 Total Instruction: +68.18%
🔹 Instructional Support: +19.09%
🔹 Business & Administration: +68.87%
🔹 Operations & Maintenance: +91.90%
After adjusting for inflation, instructional support spending per pupil actually declined 11.90%, while business and administration increased 24.93%.
🍎 AVERAGE TEACHER SALARY
2014–15: $63,574
2024–25: $83,147
That's a nominal increase of 30.79%.
However, after adjusting for inflation, average teacher salary declined 3.24% in purchasing power.
💭 WHAT DO THESE NUMBERS TELL US?
Northport serves approximately 27% fewer students than it did a decade ago, while its revenue and several expenditure categories have increased substantially on a per-pupil basis.
It's important to remember that declining enrollment can increase per-pupil figures even when total district spending changes much less dramatically.
These figures do not, by themselves, establish whether spending is appropriate or inappropriate. They provide a documented look at how the district's finances have changed.
Lady B believes the numbers are worth examining, particularly how resources are distributed between classroom instruction, student support, administration, and operations.
📚 Source: Michigan Department of Education, Bulletin 1014, 2014–15 and 2024–25. Inflation adjustments use the cumulative CPI-U increase of 35.831185%.
More Northport comparisons to follow.
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