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ISD 81 — Washtenaw ISD

Comparison of 9 traditional local public school districts (FY 2025).

ISD Cohort:
Traditional LEAs 9 Charter Academies 16 All Districts 25
Traditional LEAs Benchmarks calculated across constituent school districts with taxing authority.
Member Districts
9
Traditional LEAs (of 25 total)
Total Student Enrollment
37,401.8
Audited FY 2025 blended FTE
Total Operating Budget
$682.2M
Fund 11 General Operating
Median Reserve Margin
10.5%
ISD Member District Median
Median Pupil:Teacher
17.4:1
Enrolled Pupils / Teacher FTE
At-Risk Districts
4
1 Early Warning, 0 Deficit

Member District Comparisons

Audited student enrollment, staffing, operating budgets, and reserve margins for all districts in ISD 81 — Washtenaw ISD.

District Name & Code Enrollment (FTE) Operating Spend (F11) Annual Net (FY 2025) Annual Operating Net (Surplus / Deficit) Current-year operational net result (General Fund 11 Revenue minus Expenditures). A negative figure indicates the district drew down reserves (operated at an annual deficit); a positive figure indicates net additions to fund balance. View in Glossary → Reserve Margin
Ann Arbor Public Schools
Code: 81010
16,696.5 pupils
-2.7% (10y)
$302.1M
Fund 11 Spend
+$14.5M
surplus
7.16%
Saline Area Schools
Code: 81120
4,688.1 pupils
-12.1% (10y)
$74.0M
Fund 11 Spend
+$4.9M
surplus
29.71%
Ypsilanti Community Schools
Code: 81020
3,867.0 pupils
+0.2% (10y)
$91.5M
Fund 11 Spend
-$8.1M
deficit
10.47%
Lincoln Consolidated School District
Code: 81070
3,398.1 pupils
-16.2% (10y)
$62.3M
Fund 11 Spend
-$197K
deficit
15.76%
Dexter Community School District
Code: 81050
3,313.8 pupils
-6.7% (10y)
$55.6M
Fund 11 Spend
+$372K
surplus
22.93%
Chelsea School District
Code: 81040
2,257.0 pupils
-8.5% (10y)
$37.0M
Fund 11 Spend
-$659K
deficit
17.88%
Milan Area Schools
Code: 81100
1,814.9 pupils
-16.8% (10y)
$33.3M
Fund 11 Spend
-$1.5M
deficit
9.92%
Whitmore Lake Public School District
Code: 81140
687.5 pupils
-19.1% (10y)
$14.5M
Fund 11 Spend
-$16K
deficit
8.23%
Manchester Community Schools
Code: 81080
678.9 pupils
-35.6% (10y)
$11.8M
Fund 11 Spend
-$230K
deficit
1.51%
Early Warning (< 5%)
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.