Oakland County School Data

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Oakland County Public Schools

♦ In 2005/2006, both Oakland County and Michigan public high schools averaged a 21.5 composite score on the American College Test (ACT), compared to the nation's 21.1.

♦ There are 28 school districts in Oakland County that served 202,127 public school students in 2006. The five largest districts are: Walled Lake (15,578 students); Rochester (14,570 students); Farmington (12,091 students); Troy (11,934 students); and Waterford (11,316 students).

♦ The five school districts with the highest per pupil instructional spending in 2005 were:Southfield ($7,148); Birmingham ($7,028); Troy ($6,953); Bloomfield Hills ($6,907); and Oak Park ($6,829). The average per pupil instructional expenditure in Oakland County was $5,600.

♦ Local communities strongly support their public school districts: nine out of eleven millages presented throughout Oakland County in the 2006/2007 school year were passed by voters.

♦ Oakland County has 19 recognized public school academies. According to Newsweek, the International Academy in Bloomfield Hills was rated number seven in the nation of the top 100 U.S. high schools; nine other Oakland County public high schools from five different school districts were also listed as being in the top 5% of high schools in the country.

♦ All 28 public school districts in the county provide preschool programs including Head Start, Michigan School Readiness, Early Childhood Special Education, and tuition-funded preschool. All but one Oakland County school district provides child care or latchkey services.

Oakland County Private Schools

♦ There are 137 private or parochial schools servicing 31,589 students in Oakland County.

♦ The five largest K-12 private schools in 2003/2004 were: Cranbrook Schools (1,510 students); Detroit Country Day (1,444 students); Southfield Christian (822 students); Our Lady of the Lakes (717 students); and Roeper City and Country (583 students).

♦ Fifty-three percent of the cities, villages, and townships in Oakland Country have private or parochial schools located within their boundaries.

General Fund Revenue and Percentages / June 30, 2007

Source: Michigan Department of Education Center for Educational Performance and Information Financial Information Database 2006-07

District	State AidMembership	Local Revenue (including "through" ISD)	%	StateRevenue	%	FederalRevenue	%	IncomingTransfers	%	TotalRevenue	Total Revenue Per Pupil
Avondale	3,880.13	$14,227,755	37.66%	$22,374,852	59.22%	$925,583	2.45%	$252,364	0.67%	$37,780,554	$9,737
Berkley	4,405.10	$5,855,439	13.80%	$33,916,650	79.96%	$1,566,933	3.69%	$1,077,920	2.54%	$42,416,942	$9,629
Birmingham	8,079.37	$57,841,819	52.35%	$49,882,853	45.15%	$1,801,572	1.63%	$954,432	0.86%	$110,480,676	$13,674
Bloomfield	5,892.75	$51,241,168	56.08%	$38,633,573	42.29%	$1,318,709	1.44%	$171,172	0.19%	$91,364,622	$15,505
Brandon	3,662.58	$3,549,477	11.91%	$25,141,574	84.35%	$1,101,952	3.70%	$12,419	0.04%	$29,805,422	$8,138
Clarenceville	1,889.29	$4,540,436	24.14%	$13,584,745	72.22%	$655,798	3.49%	$29,678	0.16%	$18,810,657	$9,957
Clarkston	8,103.66	$18,043,778	24.14%	$54,553,882	72.97%	$2,084,170	2.79%	$79,583	0.11%	$74,761,413	$9,226
Clawson	1,665.15	$6,304,176	31.94%	$12,948,723	65.60%	$396,588	2.01%	$89,828	0.46%	$19,739,315	$11,854
Farmington	12,238.04	$60,580,920	40.60%	$76,126,517	51.02%	$3,565,931	2.39%	$8,933,605	5.99%	$149,206,973	$12,192
Ferndale	4,068.85	$8,160,449	19.33%	$30,181,383	71.49%	$3,870,971	9.17%	$3,000	0.01%	$42,215,803	$10,375
Hazel Park	4,737.29	$13,355,116	24.57%	$37,549,736	69.07%	$2,916,665	5.37%	$543,085	1.00%	$54,364,602	$11,476
Holly	4,184.12	$8,152,007	21.81%	$26,984,275	72.20%	$2,027,113	5.42%	$209,003	0.56%	$37,372,398	$8,932
Huron Valley	10,630.85	$22,676,874	23.72%	$69,305,075	72.49%	$3,502,573	3.66%	$127,490	0.13%	$95,612,012	$8,994
Lake Orion	7,866.02	$16,553,308	22.26%	$55,676,789	74.86%	$2,149,051	2.89%	$-	0.00%	$74,379,148	$9,456
Lamphere	2,521.67	$18,088,304	64.33%	$8,489,766	30.19%	$1,149,051	4.09%	$391,301	1.39%	$28,118,422	$11,151
Madison	1,752.06	$4,126,342	25.97%	$10,710,505	67.40%	$1,021,752	6.43%	$32,269	0.20%	$15,890,868	$9,070
Novi	6,324.80	$31,967,069	45.35%	$36,898,339	52.34%	$1,290,926	1.83%	$335,474	0.48%	$70,491,808	$11,145
Oak Park	4,100.41	$10,552,219	23.29%	$30,118,727	66.47%	$4,642,439	10.25%	$-	0.00%	$45,313,385	$11,051
Oxford	4,273.25	$7,248,912	19.50%	$28,275,840	76.08%	$1,525,988	4.11%	$115,924	0.31%	$37,166,664	$8,698
Pontiac	9,059.16	$60,021,224	61.77%	$23,246,544	23.92%	$13,902,627	14.31%	$-	0.00%	$97,170,395	$10,726
Rochester	14,756.34	$40,591,515	27.12%	$105,361,409	70.40%	$3,713,510	2.48%	$-	0.00%	$149,666,434	$10,143
Royal Oak	5,637.44	$26,342,647	42.47%	$33,698,810	54.33%	$1,987,092	3.20%	$-	0.00%	$62,028,549	$11,003
South Lyon	6,972.67	$13,330,923	23.66%	$41,374,516	73.44%	$1,556,565	2.76%	$74,955	0.13%	$56,336,959	$8,080
Southfield	9,497.30	$79,756,743	60.08%	$47,137,040	35.51%	$5,277,521	3.98%	$569,778	0.43%	$132,741,082	$13,977
Troy	12,096.43	$62,548,265	45.86%	$68,429,769	50.17%	$5,060,664	3.71%	$346,795	0.25%	$136,385,493	$11,275
Walled Lake	15,758.10	$48,971,655	30.59%	$107,130,300	66.92%	$3,893,637	2.43%	$101,270	0.06%	$160,096,862	$10,160
Waterford	11,523.31	$21,882,125	21.26%	$74,834,043	72.71%	$6,170,645	6.00%	$35,908	0.03%	$102,922,721	$8,932
West Bloomfield	6,871.74	$17,160,057	23.90%	$52,535,152	73.15%	$1,791,543	2.49%	$327,350	0.46%	$71,814,102	$10,451