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Accountability for Budgets and Operations — Facts

 $1.2 billion
DPS annual operating budget
 $252 million
Annual operating budget of 67 Detroit charter schools in 2007–08
 $219 billion
Current DPS deficit, down from $305.9 million earlier this year
 $12,657Average amount of funding per student per year in DPS schools
 $9,499Average amount of funding per student per year in Detroit charter schools (weighted average: $9,477)
 ~$20 million
Amount of potential savings identified by recent DPS audits