Comparing your district's financial and operational characteristics provides untold actionable information that can help all stakeholders better understand where their district stands in comparison to its own past and in comparison with similar districts (e.g. by location, student enrolment, financial, or operational characteristics.)
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In this age of choice, Michigan school districts need to know how they compare to others...because that is precisely what Michigan parents want.
How does your district compare with others similar to yours? Do they have the same ratio of teachers to students? Do they pay their teachers more? Less? How much of their General Fund budget has been proportioned to instructional services versus administrative services? What is your own district's trend in these areas over the last ten years?
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The Michigan Benchmark Report organizes over ten years of data about every school district in our state in a way that allows for fair and useful comparisons from district to district and over time. District administration and their Boards of Education cannot possibly make the most informed decision available without taking all of the data available into their consideration.
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Before the Michigan Benchmark Report was available, they would have had and understandable excuse. It has taken immense research and skill to compile this report, which is the most thorough and useful of its kind. The low cost of obtaining this data is massively eclipsed by the value our subscribers receive in return. A no-brainer investment.
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See it in action below.