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Figure 1. Michigan Real Total General Fund Revenue per Pupil (2012$)
Sources: Michigan Department of Education, Bulletin 140; U.S. Department of Commerce, GDP price deflator for
state and local government purchases.
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
10,000
11,000
12,000
19
95
19
96
19
97
19
98
19
99
20
00
20
01
20
02
20
03
20
04
20
05
20
06
20
07
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20
09
20
10
20
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20
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20
13
Local-State Revenue
Total Revenue
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Table 1. Change in Foundation Grants and Enrollment by School District Type, 2002-2013
School district type
% change
enrollment
% change
nominal per-
pupil
foundation
grant
% change real
per-pupil
foundation
grant
% change
nominal total
foundation
revenue
% change
real total
foundation
revenue
Central city
-26.6
6.7
-27.2
-21.6
-46.5
Low-income suburb
-7.9
6.8
-27.1
-1.2
-32.6
Mid-income suburb
0.1
7.6
-26.6
7.7
-26.5
High-income suburb
5.8
4.8
-28.5
10.8
-24.4
Rural
-14.7
9.2
-25.5
-6.9
-36.5