DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Single Audit Reports and Findings

DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS filed 1 single audit between 2016 and 2016; the most recently observed auditor is PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC (2016), and the 2016 report lists 35 findings, including 1 material weakness. Data as of 2026-09-18.

Data as of Sep 18, 2026 · Source: Federal Audit Clearinghouse (public data)

Single audits by year

One row per audit year as the Federal Audit Clearinghouse accepted it. The auditor named is the one observed on that filing; DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS is recorded in DETROIT, Michigan under EIN 386019629, and the Clearinghouse records it as a local government.

Single audits filed by DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Audit yearFiscal year endFederal expendedThreshold appliedAuditor observedFindingsMW / SDFAC report
20162016-06-30$219,334,204$3,000,000PLANTE & MORAN, PLLC35MW / SD2016-06-CENSUS-0000150580

Which federal programs did this organization report?

From the most recent accepted report. "Major" is the designation the auditor made under 2 CFR 200.518, not ours.

Federal programs on the most recent report
ALNProgramExpendedMajor
84.010TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES$101,044,524Yes
10.555NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM$21,655,153Yes
84.010TITLE I GRANTS TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES$21,135,792Yes
84.367IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS$17,904,235Yes
84.027SPECIAL EDUCATION_GRANTS TO STATES$13,053,866Yes
10.553SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM$11,100,799Yes
10.555NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM: COMMODITIES$4,062,799Yes
84.027SPECIAL EDUCATION_GRANTS TO STATES$3,808,633Yes
84.367IMPROVING TEACHER QUALITY STATE GRANTS$3,310,331Yes
84.377SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS$2,860,617Yes
10.555NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM$2,774,233Yes
84.377SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT GRANTS$2,692,702Yes
10.558CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM$2,250,145No
84.048CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION -- BASIC GRANTS TO STATES$1,966,586No
10.582FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PROGRAM$1,833,470No
10.553SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM$1,356,066Yes
84.287TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS$622,332No
84.287TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS$599,042No
84.365ENGLISH LANGUAGE ACQUISITION STATE GRANTS$582,958No
84.287TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS$571,328No
84.287TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS$549,105No
84.173SPECIAL EDUCATION_PRESCHOOL GRANTS$545,082Yes
10.559SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN$469,259Yes
10.558CHILD AND ADULT CARE FOOD PROGRAM$230,587No
84.184SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES_NATIONAL PROGRAMS$225,983No

What findings did the auditor report?

The reference and the requirement letter are the ones the auditor used. The finding text itself is not reproduced here; the FAC report linked above carries it in full.

Findings on the most recent report
ReferenceRequirementSeverityRepeat
2015-007CMaterial weaknessYes
2015-010ABMaterial weakness / Questioned costsNo
2016-007CMaterial weaknessYes
2016-008ABMaterial weakness / Questioned costsYes
2016-009ABMaterial weakness / Questioned costsNo
2016-010ABMaterial weakness / Questioned costsNo
2016-011LSignificant deficiencyNo
2016-012ABSignificant deficiencyNo
2016-013ISignificant deficiencyNo
2016-014HSignificant deficiencyNo
2016-015CHSignificant deficiency / Questioned costsNo

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How we computed this

Every row comes from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse record named beside it, one report per audit year, with a resubmission superseding the filing it replaces. The auditor is the one named on that filing — it is not a statement about who audits DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS now. Form 990 figures come from the IRS e-filed return named by its object id. This page exists because the organization filed at least two single audits, or one with a finding.

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AuditRadar. “DETROIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS Single Audits and Findings (MI).” https://getauditradar.com/single-audits/mi/detroit-public-schools-386019629/. Data as of 2026-09-18.

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