Bay City - 10-YEAR Per-Pupil Workup

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 Dearest readers, let us visit Bay City School District - 09010.

Over ten years, **revenue per pupil rose from $8,936 to $14,909**.

That is an increase of:

📜 **$5,973 per pupil**
📜 **66.8% before inflation**

But dollars do not buy what they did ten years ago.

After accounting for **35.83% inflation**, Bay City's revenue per pupil still increased approximately **22.8% in real purchasing power**.

And where did spending per pupil move?

**Instruction:** +79.6% nominal | **+32.2% after inflation**
**Instructional Support:** +152.1% | **+85.6% after inflation**
**Business & Administration:** +105.8% | **+51.5% after inflation**
**Operations & Maintenance:** +62.8% | **+19.8% after inflation**

One more piece of context: during roughly the same period, average pupils declined about **27.3%**.

No conclusions required. Just ten years of numbers, adjusted for what a dollar is actually worth.

**With receipts and respect.** 🪶

*Data compiled and visualized by Lady Budgetdown using publicly available records.*