This year Governor Gretchen Whitmer allocated more funds towards education, meaning per pupil funding is the highest it has ever been in Michigan.
Schools now receive $9,105 per student registered, a $450 increase from last year. with this new funding, schools can focus more on individualized student education.
in rural communities like the UP, schools can spend millions of dollars on transportation alone. busses, drives, and fuel just to get students to the classroom.
NICE Community Schools are located in Ishpeming, they spend 1 million dollars of their budget on student transportation every year. with this per pupil funding increase, there is less pressure on the budget, less worry about just getting kids into classrooms, and more of a focus on each student and optimizing the way they’re taught.
