 increasing student spending the easy way who knew what we really needed to solve our overcrowded classrooms was moving vans from the mackinac center for public policy  michigan public schools received and spent more money per pupil in 20082009 than in any previous year for which figures are available according to new data from the michigan department of education for the bargainbasement price of 13000 we can educate your child oddly enough the 1959 billion was 200 million less than the previous year but so many students are leaving michigan the per student cost increased 200 union teachers and bureaucrats must love this trend finally we can spend the money where it should go teacher benefits perpupil spending for instructional salaries and benefits rose by 31 and 37 percent respectively overall instructional costs increased by 39 percent school administration costs also increased on a perpupil basis salaries and benefits paid to principals were each up by 2 percent and overall spending on superintendents and top administrators increased slightly if this trend continues maybe we can have one teacher for every five students and the teachers will make 1 million a year since there is so much whining crying and screaming whenever the hint of a cut to education funding pops up i wonder what the next complaint for the mea would be when all the michigan students leave every teacher can only afford one ferrari  