FLINT, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – If there is an argument to be made that throwing money at the state’s student learning problem won’t work, Flint Community Schools is a prime example.

Flint is one of the best funded schools in the state on a per-pupil basis. It received $40,647 per pupil in 2023-24, with more than half of that coming from federal money. By comparison the state average was $15,206 per pupil.

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Yet Flint struggles mightily when it comes to the state-standardized test. The state recently released the 2024-25 results for the MSTEP and PSAT.

The results showed that 90.4% of Flint’s third through eighth graders were not proficient in English Language Arts. And 96% of the district’s third through sixth grade were not proficient in math.

The third grade math results highlight how much the district has struggled academically. Flint had 93% of its student test as not proficient in math, compared to the statewide average of 57%.