A few facts about PK-12 education in Michigan

North Park Schools Legislators Forum
Sponsored by the North Park Schools PTA
Grand Rapids, MI, May 2010
A few facts about
PK–12 Education
in Michigan

July 1
All Michigan schools must
complete their budgets
On

October 1
(or later) to complete
their budget
The MI legislature has until

19,000students for 2010/11
GRPS currently has about
http://grpublicschools.org/grps1/images/stories/home_page/pdfs/summer/may_17_budget_presentation.pdf

$7500in total funding per student
GRPS receives

$750per student to cover
unfunded mandates
GRPS allocates
$7500x10%=$750

$14 million
for the 2010/11school year
19000x$750=$14,250,000
GRPS unfunded mandates are

$14 million
for the 2010/11school year
The GRPS budget shortfall is

23%from 2000-2009
Michigan cut
early childhood education
http://www.crainsdetroit.com/article/20100517/FREE/100519868#

20%can result from
district consolidation
A savings of
http://www.abettermichiganfuture.org/?q=node/61

37thper capita income
[1] Connecticut [50] Mississippi
Michigan ranks
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/2010/ranks/rank29.html

2%of MI state budget
went to corrections
In 1970

23%of MI state budget will
go to corrections
In 2010

80%are functionally illiterate
Of all violent criminals,
http://www.good.is/post/preventing-violence-by-teaching-literacy/

99%will never be incarcerated
If children are reading
at grade level by grade 3
http://www.good.is/post/preventing-violence-by-teaching-literacy/

17thin teacher salaries
[1] Connecticut [50] Mississippi
Michigan ranks
http://blog.bestandworststates.com/2010/05/04/best-states-for-income-2009.aspx

26thin per student expenses
[1] Vermont [50] Utah
Michigan ranks
http://blog.bestandworststates.com/2009/01/29/state-rankings-on-education-spending.aspx

6thin SAT Scores
[1] Iowa [50] Maine
Michigan ranks
http://blog.bestandworststates.com/2009/08/25/state-sat-scores-2009.aspx

40%of MI economy was services
In 1950

75%of MI economy is services
In 2010

26of 164 identiﬁed services,
ranking it 38th
Michigan taxes only

$3.2 billion
in taxes cuts will be made
due to Headlee Amendment
In 2010

$8 billion
below Constitutional
revenue limit
In 2010, state revenues are
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/article/20100429/OPINION01/4290303/Give-voters-a-crack-at-income-tax-plan

27thfor rate of taxation
[1] New Jersey [50] Alaska
Michigan ranks
http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/10/pf/taxes/state_tax_rates/index.htm

4%of Michiganians wanted only tax
increases to balance budget
In a Nov 2009 EPIC Poll

16%wanted only cuts
to balance budget

71%wanted a mix of cuts and
taxes to balance budget

63%would support
a graduated income tax
In an April 2010 EPIC poll

$600
million
more monies than
the current ﬂat tax
A graduated tax will collect

of Michiganiansʼ tax bills
A graduated income tax will cut
90%

Michigan has
some decisions
to make if we want
a well educated state.
http://www.northparkschools.org/

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