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ISD 63 — Oakland Schools

Comparison of all 58 educational entities (FY 2025).

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ISD Cohort:

Traditional LEAs 28 Charter Academies 30 All Districts 58

All Entities Combined Aggregated across traditional LEAs and charters.

Member Districts

LEAs & Public School Academies

Total Student Enrollment

177,144.6

Audited FY 2025 blended FTE

Total Operating Budget

$3.0B

Fund 11 General Operating

Median Reserve Margin

14.2%

ISD Member District Median

Median Pupil:Teacher

19.8:1

Enrolled Pupils / Teacher FTE

At-Risk Districts

12 Early Warning, 0 Deficit

Member District Comparisons

Audited student enrollment, staffing, operating budgets, and reserve margins for all districts in ISD 63 — Oakland Schools.

District Name & Code	Enrollment (FTE)	Operating Spend (F11)	Annual Net (FY 2025)	Reserve Margin
Rochester Community School District Code: 63260	14,788.9 pupils -1.5% (10y)	$231.2M Fund 11 Spend	+$298K surplus	20.59%
Troy School District Code: 63150	12,255.9 pupils -3.7% (10y)	$193.6M Fund 11 Spend	-$3.1M deficit	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Walled Lake Consolidated Schools Code: 63290	11,737.4 pupils -18.5% (10y)	$188.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$6.2M surplus	19.38%
Farmington Public School District Code: 63200	9,045.6 pupils -9.7% (10y)	$173.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$3.2M surplus	23.42%
Clarkston Community School District Code: 63190	9,022.3 pupils +7.9% (10y)	$132.4M Fund 11 Spend	-$1.3M deficit	21.76%
South Lyon Community Schools Code: 63240	8,317.8 pupils +3.6% (10y)	$120.2M Fund 11 Spend	+$742K surplus	15.29%
Huron Valley Schools Code: 63220	7,598.2 pupils -18.8% (10y)	$122.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$839K surplus	12.79%
Oxford Community Schools Code: 63110	7,424.7 pupils +31.2% (10y)	$104.2M Fund 11 Spend	+$286K surplus	4.53% Early Warning (< 5%)
Birmingham Public Schools Code: 63010	7,382.6 pupils -8.8% (10y)	$152.2M Fund 11 Spend	-$2.1M deficit	10.63%
Lake Orion Community Schools Code: 63230	6,920.6 pupils -8.8% (10y)	$105.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$2.3M surplus	11.21%
Waterford School District Code: 63300	6,774.9 pupils -28.4% (10y)	$127.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$243K surplus	12.87%
Novi Community School District Code: 63100	6,766.1 pupils +4.0% (10y)	$104.3M Fund 11 Spend	-$85K deficit	14.79%
Berkley School District Code: 63050	5,648.8 pupils +6.2% (10y)	$78.9M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.4M surplus	20.38%
Bloomfield Hills Schools Code: 63080	4,999.6 pupils -8.5% (10y)	$108.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.8M surplus	22.24%
Avondale School District Code: 63070	4,912.4 pupils +36.7% (10y)	$72.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$2.6M deficit	12.53%
Royal Oak Schools Code: 63040	4,837.1 pupils -2.6% (10y)	$84.1M Fund 11 Spend	-$52K deficit	19.58%
West Bloomfield School District Code: 63160	4,753.1 pupils -14.0% (10y)	$78.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$3.4M surplus	21.16%
Southfield Public School District Code: 63060	4,454.2 pupils -33.1% (10y)	$105.6M Fund 11 Spend	-$1.1M deficit	11.42%
Pontiac City School District Code: 63030	3,778.1 pupils -10.7% (10y)	$114.0M Fund 11 Spend	+$6.0M surplus	13.57%
Michigan Virtual Charter Academy Code: 41925 PSA	3,170.0 pupils +9.6% (10y)	$35.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$4.2M surplus	70.02% Capital-Encumbered
Holly Area School District Code: 63210	3,143.1 pupils -6.3% (10y)	$50.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$769K surplus	22.51%
Ferndale Public Schools Code: 63020	3,106.7 pupils +3.4% (10y)	$50.9M Fund 11 Spend	+$1.2M surplus	25.41%
Oak Park, School District of the City of Code: 63250	2,990.3 pupils -38.0% (10y)	$59.6M Fund 11 Spend	-$3.2M deficit	19.01%
Hazel Park, School District of the City of Code: 63130	2,902.2 pupils -11.1% (10y)	$57.6M Fund 11 Spend	+$247K surplus	2.15% Early Warning (< 5%)
Lamphere Public Schools Code: 63280	2,427.2 pupils -11.0% (10y)	$45.5M Fund 11 Spend	+$534K surplus	19.4%
Lighthouse Connections Academy Code: 63939 PSA	2,049.9 pupils +596.2% (10y)	$25.2M Fund 11 Spend	+$895K surplus	63.46% Capital-Encumbered
Brandon School District in the Counties of Oakland and Lapeer Code: 63180	2,019.8 pupils -25.8% (10y)	$31.0M Fund 11 Spend	+$422K surplus	15.34%
Clarenceville School District Code: 63090	1,619.3 pupils -11.4% (10y)	$25.5M Fund 11 Spend	+$680K surplus	43.84%
Oakside Prep Academy Code: 63909 PSA	1,417.0 pupils +110.8% (10y)	$17.9M Fund 11 Spend	+$4K surplus	0.25% Early Warning (< 5%)
Clawson Public Schools Code: 63270	1,213.1 pupils -26.8% (10y)	$20.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$819K deficit	7.23%
Madison District Public Schools Code: 63140	939.7 pupils -44.1% (10y)	$18.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$890K deficit	2.72% Early Warning (< 5%)
Arts and Technology Academy of Pontiac Code: 63915 PSA	844.1 pupils +25.1% (10y)	$13.1M Fund 11 Spend	-$140K deficit	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Laurus Academy Code: 63918 PSA	787.1 pupils +8.0% (10y)	$10.2M Fund 11 Spend	-$7K deficit	0.43% Early Warning (< 5%)
Walton Charter Academy Code: 63913 PSA	758.7 pupils -5.5% (10y)	$10.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$3K deficit	0.82% Early Warning (< 5%)
Grand River Academy Code: 82757 PSA	716.6 pupils +11.6% (10y)	$9.6M Fund 11 Spend	-$8K deficit	0.21% Early Warning (< 5%)
Bradford Academy Code: 63917 PSA	668.2 pupils -55.9% (10y)	$12.8M Fund 11 Spend	-$1.1M deficit	6.14%
Crescent Academy Code: 63921 PSA	652.5 pupils -43.4% (10y)	$9.9M Fund 11 Spend	+$480K surplus	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Pontiac Academy for Excellence Code: 63906 PSA	550.0 pupils -44.9% (10y)	$7.7M Fund 11 Spend	+$159K surplus	46.86% Capital-Encumbered
Keys Grace Academy Code: 63938 PSA	527.8 pupils +105.8% (10y)	$9.4M Fund 11 Spend	+$7K surplus	7.83%
Holly Academy Code: 63911 PSA	517.9 pupils -33.7% (10y)	$7.3M Fund 11 Spend	-$92K deficit	35.01%
Dr. Joseph F. Pollack Academic Center of Excellence Code: 63910 PSA	515.5 pupils -39.7% (10y)	$8.0M Fund 11 Spend	+$26K surplus	33.95%
AGBU Alex-Marie Manoogian School Code: 63901 PSA	426.6 pupils +8.9% (10y)	$5.3M Fund 11 Spend	+$193K surplus	27.65%
Waterford Montessori Academy Code: 63929 PSA	397.7 pupils +97.8% (10y)	$5.5M Fund 11 Spend	-$143K deficit	14.15%
Kingsbury Country Day School Code: 63934 PSA	334.6 pupils +43.5% (10y)	$4.3M Fund 11 Spend	+$229K surplus	36.86%
Four Corners Montessori Academy Code: 63923 PSA	238.2 pupils -32.7% (10y)	$3.3M Fund 11 Spend	+$332 surplus	42.66% Capital-Encumbered
Momentum Academy Code: 63928 PSA	216.3 pupils +37.4% (10y)	$3.2M Fund 11 Spend	+$663 surplus	10.17%
Oakland FlexTech High School Code: 63931 PSA	163.2 pupils +45.9% (10y)	$2.2M Fund 11 Spend	+$104K surplus	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Great Lakes Academy Code: 63907 PSA	157.3 pupils -11.3% (10y)	$2.6M Fund 11 Spend	-$141K deficit	N/A Early Warning (< 5%)
Faxon Academy Code: 63926 PSA	150.0 pupils +37.4% (10y)	$1.8M Fund 11 Spend	+$96K surplus	11.08%
Learn4Life Pontiac Code: 63920 PSA	105.6 pupils -26.9% (10y)	$1.3M Fund 11 Spend	+$22K surplus	10.0%
Academy of Waterford Code: 63916 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
Early Career Academy Code: 63936 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
Frederick Douglass International Academy Code: 63935 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
Jefferson International Academy Code: 63933 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
Michigan School for the Arts Code: 63927 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
NexTech High School of Metro Detroit Code: 63930 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
Oakland County Academy of Media & Technology Code: 63900 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—
Taylor International Academy Code: 63925 PSA Inactive / Closed	—	—	—	—

Reserve Key: Deficit (< 0%) Early Warning (< 5%) Fiscal Watch (5%–10%) Standard (10%–50%) High (> 50%)

Source: Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Bulletin 1014 (Operating Expenditures & Staffing) and Bulletin 1011 (Balance Sheet). Audited FY 2025. Capital facility funds restricted under MCL 380.1212.