| Description | Style | Detroit City School District, 2009-10 | Per Pupil | Lansing Public School District, 2009-10 | Per Pupil | Per Pupil Percent Difference |
| Average Daily Attendance: As Defined by State Law | | 76,356.53 | 1.00 | 12,892.73 | 1.00 | 0.0% |
| Revenue: Local Sources of Revenue Subtotal | B | 195,107,813.60 | 2,555.22 | 33,428,985.99 | 2,592.86 | -1.5% |
| Revenue: Revenue From Intermediate Sources | | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| Revenue: Revenue From State Sources | | 615,157,558.60 | 8,056.38 | 95,081,175.35 | 7,374.79 | 9.2% |
| Revenue: Federal Sources of Revenue Subtotal | B | 289,779,443.40 | 3,795.08 | 27,298,191.82 | 2,117.33 | 79.2% |
| Revenue: Total Revenue From All Sources | BI | 1,100,044,815.60 | 14,406.69 | 155,808,353.16 | 12,084.98 | 19.2% |
| Expenditures: Instruction: Subtotal | B | 651,101,641.76 | 8,527.12 | 93,172,746.28 | 7,226.77 | 18.0% |
| Expenditures: Support Services: Total By Object: Subtotal All Support Services | B | 501,768,701.21 | 6,571.39 | 68,847,868.47 | 5,340.05 | 23.1% |
| Expenditures: Non-Instructional Services: Food Services Operations: Subtotal | B | 36,008,985.07 | 471.59 | 6,818,278.26 | 528.85 | -10.8% |
| Expenditures: Non-Instructional Services: Enterprise Operations: Subtotal | B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| Expenditures: Direct Program Support: Direct Support Subtotal | B | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.0% |
| Current Total Expenditures | BI | 1,188,879,328.04 | 15,570.11 | 168,838,893.01 | 13,095.67 | 18.9% |
| Expenditures: Facilities Acquisition and Construction Services: Non-Property Expenditures (Construction) | | 3,393,926.41 | 44.45 | 250,925.68 | 19.46 | 128.4% |
| Expenditures: Community Services: NOT Including Property | | 6,298,419.03 | 82.49 | 523,829.66 | 40.63 | 103.0% |
| Expenditures: Direct Cost Programs: Direct Cost Programs Subtotal | B | 4,323,633.73 | 56.62 | 366,912.33 | 28.46 | 99.0% |
| Expenditures: Property | | 40,648,875.79 | 532.36 | 4,341,159.56 | 336.71 | 58.1% |
| Expenditures: Total Expenditures For Education | BI | 1,243,544,183.00 | 16,286.02 | 174,321,720.24 | 13,520.93 | 20.5% |
| Expenditures: Other Uses: Other Uses Subtotal | B | 127,039,109.66 | 1,663.76 | 9,184,539.06 | 712.38 | 133.5% |