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Forest Area Community Schools
A public school district in Fife Lake, Michigan, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 493
- Students enrolled
- 35.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 71.9
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,200
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 493 in 2024–25
- Ranks 11,055th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 578th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 37% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,200 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 46% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Forest Area Community Schools spent $15,218 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,592 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $15,218 | $7.7 million | 509 |
| FY2023 | $15,200 | $7.8 million | 515 |
| FY2022 | $13,953 | $6.8 million | 487 |
| FY2021 | $11,823 | $6.2 million | 524 |
| FY2020 | $11,595 | $5.9 million | 506 |
| FY2019 | $10,660 | $5.5 million | 518 |
| FY2018 | $10,515 | $5.4 million | 509 |
| FY2017 | $10,471 | $5.1 million | 488 |
| FY2016 | $10,372 | $5.2 million | 497 |
| FY2015 | $10,389 | $5.6 million | 542 |
| FY2014 | $10,176 | $5.8 million | 574 |
| FY2013 | $9,376 | $5.8 million | 614 |
| FY2012 | $9,957 | $6.5 million | 651 |
| FY2011 | $10,017 | $6.9 million | 688 |
| FY2010 | $9,420 | $7.2 million | 762 |
| FY2009 | $8,612 | $7.0 million | 816 |
| FY2008 | $8,096 | $7.2 million | 885 |
| FY2007 | $8,155 | $7.4 million | 906 |
| FY2006 | $7,858 | $7.3 million | 930 |
| FY2005 | $7,592 | $6.9 million | 914 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $1.4 million | 15.7% |
| State | $5.1 million | 59.9% |
| Local | $2.1 million | 24.4% |
| Total | $8.6 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Fife Lake Elementary School | 144 |
| Forest Area High School | 156 |
| Forest Area Middle School | 193 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2614570
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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