$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
| | $12,657 | Average amount of funding per student per year in DPS schools
| | $9,499 | Average 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
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