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Michigan State Data:

Last updated: 2021

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SCHOOLS DATA
NCAI Region: Midwest
Total Population: 9,883,640
Native American Population: 139,095
Native American Reservation Population: 6,934
Percentage of population: 1.4%
Number of Tribes: 12
Number of Native American Charter Schools: 4
Number of Native American Charter Students: 1,142
Number of BIE Tribally Controlled Schools: 2
Total Number of Native American Schools: 6
State Public Education Department: Michigan Department of Education
michigan.gov/mde/
State Charter School Division Website:
State PED Facilities Division Website:
State Average Per Pupil Funding: $12,765
Charter Information:
Charter Support Organizations: Michigan Association of Public School Academies
charterschools.org
Year Charter Law Enacted: 1994
2020 Model Law Ranking: 28
Estimated Number of Charter Schools: 370
Estimated Number of Charter Students: 146,420
State NAPCS Law Database Website: publiccharters.org/sites/default/files/documents/2021-03/Michigan.pdf

Michigan law provides that charters sponsored by school districts can access district bond levy funds for facilities as determined by their charter. It also provides that all charter schools are eligible to access tax-exempt financing and technical assistance through the Michigan Public Educational Facilities Authority’s bonding and loan programs.
Michigan law prohibits the state from pledging its moral obligation for charter school facility financing.
Statute states that property occupied by a charter school and used exclusively for educational purposes is exempt from a portion of school property taxes.

– Michigan Finance Authority [michigan.gov/treasury/0,4679,7-121-1753_55952—,00.html]

Public Charters on Tribal Lands or Serving a Significant Proportion of Native Students:

Source: National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (2018)

Renaissance Public School Academy
Location: Isabella
Land type: Reservation
Year Opened: 1999
Native Students: 5%
Low Income: 70%
Grades: KG-08
Total Enrollment: 351
District Name: Renaissance Public School Academy
Congressional District: MI-4
Management Organization: EMO
Authorizer: The Center for Charter Schools at Central Michigan University
Authorizer Type: HEI
Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy
Location: Hannahville
Land type: Trust land
Year Opened: 1995
Native Students: 65%
Low Income: 91%
Grades: KG-12
Total Enrollment: 179
District Name: Nah Tah Wahsh Public School Academy
Congressional District: MI-1
Management Organization: Independent
Authorizer: Northern Michigan University, Charter Schools Office
Authorizer Type: HEI
Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy
Location: Sault Sainte Marie, MI
Land type: Off tribal lands
Year Opened: 1995
Native Students: 51%
Low Income: 55%
Grades: KG-08
Total Enrollment: 516
District Name: Joseph K. Lumsden Bahweting Anishnabe Academy
Congressional District: MI-1
Management Organization: Independent
Authorizer: Northern Michigan University, Charter Schools Office
Authorizer Type: HEI
Ojibwe Charter School
Location: Bay Mills
Land type: Reservation
Year Opened: 2004
Native Students: 89%
Low Income: 46%
Grades: KG-12
Total Enrollment: 96
District Name: Ojibwe Charter School
Congressional District: MI-1
Management Organization: Independent
Authorizer: Bay Mills Community College Charter Schools Office
Authorizer Type: HEI
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