Summary:
The Unionville-Sebewaing Area S.D. is a small, rural Michigan district with just two schools serving roughly 616 students in grades PK-12, and it earns a strong 4-star rating overall. The district consists of Unionville-Sebewaing Elementary School (PK-5, 250 students) and Unionville-Sebewaing Middle/High School (6-12, 366 students).
The elementary school is the clear academic standout, particularly in math, where 4th and 5th grade proficiency rates (66.7% and 59.5%) are roughly 27 percentage points above state averages. ELA scores are also consistently strong, ranging from 52.9% to 64.3% in grades 3-5, all well above state levels. The elementary school also boasts an exceptionally low chronic absenteeism rate of just 5.7%, compared to 20% at the secondary school. In contrast, the middle/high school shines in social studies (8th grade at 63% vs. 50.3% statewide) and 8th grade PSAT math (57.4% vs. 33.2% statewide), but struggles more in upper-level subjects. Its 11th grade SAT math proficiency is just 24.3%, slightly below the state's 26.5%, and 9th grade PSAT ELA (53.1%) falls 7 points below the state average—the only significant ELA deficit in the district.
Overall, this district demonstrates that early investment pays off: the elementary school spends about $1,974 more per student and has a lower student-teacher ratio (16.1:1 vs. 22.1:1) than the secondary school. While the district's dropout rate is impressively low at 2.0% (state: 7.1%) and its graduation rate matches the state at 84%, there is a clear "slide" in academic momentum as students move into secondary grades, especially in math and ELA. The elementary school has improved its state ranking from the 72nd to 80th percentile, while the middle/high school has dipped from the 86th to 73rd percentile, suggesting the two buildings are on different trajectories despite the district's overall stability.
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