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Union High School

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Union High School ranks 408 th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

408^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 739 Michigan High Schools

Better than 45% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Union High School is a public high school located in Dowagiac, Michigan, serving 530 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Dowagiac Union School District, which is ranked 373 out of 613 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Union High School's performance is generally below the state average, with only 9.9% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in SAT Mathematics, compared to the state average of 27.5%. However, the school performs better in certain subject areas, such as Social Studies, where 44% of 11th-grade students were proficient or better, exceeding the state average of 42.1%. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 71.7% to 86.9%, and its dropout rate has varied from 7.6% to 16.6%. Additionally, Union High School has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 27.8% to 35.1%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Comparing Union High School to nearby institutions, Berrien Springs High School outperforms Union High School in academic measures, with higher test scores and a higher percentage of students proficient or better in core subjects. Meanwhile, Decatur Junior Senior High School has a similar academic performance to Union High School. Within the same district, Pathfinders Alternative Educational has similar graduation and dropout rates to Union High School, but a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

507

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,768

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

701 W Prairie Ronde St
Dowagiac, MI 49047-1072

(269) 782-4420

District: Dowagiac Union School District

Feeder schools for Union High School:

Elementary:	Justus Gage Elementary School
	Kincheloe Elementary School
	Patrick Hamilton Elementary
	Sister Lakes Elementary School
Middle:	Dowagiac Middle School

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

21.5%

Two or more races:

14.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 18th percentile in 2022 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓87% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (83%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 45th (2025) from a 18th-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (35% vs 40% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the Michigan average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg33%

Michigan avg40%

408^th of 739

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

373^rd of 613Dowagiac Union School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	408 of 739	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	385 of 743	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.0	342 of 735	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.1	437 of 531	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	383 of 561	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	460 of 666	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	460 of 824	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	38.2	471 of 835	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.8	430 of 852	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	53.3	406 of 832	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2014	51.4	423 of 799	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	50.1	430 of 805	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.1	416 of 773	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.9	394 of 784	49.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	59.7	399 of 765	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	62.9	355 of 754	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	60.7	374 of 750	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	260 of 767	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	71.7	223 of 705	68.4%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	53.8	87 of 254	65.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	61.3	15 of 102	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	428 of 629	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.4	338 of 619	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	329 of 611	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	380 of 416	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	53.2	192 of 462	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	407 of 554	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.8	482 of 710	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	30.6	141 of 203	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	95 of 195	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.1	150 of 190	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	47 of 64	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	148 of 201	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	66.7	181 of 635	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.3	282 of 654	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.9	161 of 614	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	40.1	260 of 369	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.5	224 of 417	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	373 of 532	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	441 of 755	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	201 of 628	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	409 of 633	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.3	312 of 611	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	362 of 440	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	385 of 472	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.5	360 of 543	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	386 of 707	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.6	72 of 127	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	69 of 105	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	77.0	18 of 110	83.6%	★★★★☆
2022	17.7	30 of 32	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	33.4	60 of 93	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2023	70.6	27 of 116	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	35.5	38 of 61	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	175 of 315	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	287 of 639	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.8	377 of 638	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.1	271 of 647	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	25.4	402 of 492	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.1	298 of 516	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.1	460 of 582	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	412 of 708	41.8%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2018)85th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2023)77th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile+23 vs school

African American (2018)66th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)43rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)32nd percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing54%~ state avg

Social Studies44%~ state avg

Science32%-3 vs state

Mathematics10%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)		M-Step Math (2025)		M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union High School	Public	9-12	701 W Prairie Ronde St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	No	No	(269) 782-4420	507	28	18.2	59.6%	293 (57.8%)	29 (5.7%)	109 (21.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (14.2%)	44.6	408^th of 739 public high schools	44.8%		44.4	385^th of 743 public high schools	48.2%	23			53.8	9.9						31.9		44.0	$14,768	$1,304	$13,465
Pathfinders Alternative Educational	Public, Virtual	6-12	501 N Paul St	Dowagiac	49047	Cass County	Dowagiac Union School District	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 782-4471	49	2	20.4	81.6%	28 (57.1%)	6 (12.2%)	6 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (18.4%)								(n/a)													$13,006	$1,235	$11,772
Volinia Outcome Base School	Public, Virtual	7-12	54080 Gards Prairie Rd	Decatur	49045	Cass County	Marcellus Community Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 782-9716	40	2	18.8	85.0%	32 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (5.0%)								(n/a)													$11,904	$1,055	$10,848
Cassopolis High School	Public	9-12	22721 Diamond Cove St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 445-5733	281	13	21.4	58.7%	168 (59.8%)	29 (10.3%)	18 (6.4%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (22.4%)	25.2	539^th of 739 public high schools	27.1%		25.3	551^st of 743 public high schools	25.8%	12			37.5	9.4						21.9		34.4	$15,809	$3,760	$12,049
Cassopolis Alternative Educational	Public	9-12	22721 Diamond Cove St	Cassopolis	49031	Cass County	Cassopolis Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 445-0536	16	2	10.0	81.3%	8 (50.0%)	1 (6.3%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (37.5%)								(n/a)													$15,520	$1,066	$14,454
WAY Eau Claire	Public, Virtual	9-12	6295 W Main St	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 461-3121	35	11	3.0	85.7%	18 (51.4%)	6 (17.1%)	8 (22.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (8.6%)								(n/a)													$11,219	$1,115	$10,104
Berrien County Juvenile Center	Public	6-12	6414 Deans Hill Rd	Berrien Center	49102	Berrien County	Berrien Regional Educational Service Agency	No	No	No	No	(269) 471-7725	10	3	3.3	70.0%	2 (20.0%)	8 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Eau Claire High School	Public	9-12	7450 Hochberger Rd	Eau Claire	49111	Berrien County	Eau Claire Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(269) 461-6997	180	14	13.0	86.7%	60 (33.3%)	39 (21.7%)	71 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)	62.5	249^th of 739 public high schools	66.3%		48.4	353^rd of 743 public high schools	52.5%	104			45.7							50.0		43.2	$15,242	$1,244	$13,997
Decatur Junior Senior High School	Public	6-12	110 Cedar St	Decatur	49045	Van Buren County	Decatur Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(269) 423-6851	399	20	19.5	58.4%	274 (68.7%)	0 (0.0%)	92 (23.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (8.3%)	51.6	350^th of 739 public high schools	52.6%		38.8	436^th of 743 public high schools	41.3%	86	64.6	20.8	44.2	18.6	28.6	25.8	22.2	22.6	35.4	39.5	35.4	51.2	$13,025	$1,537	$11,488
Berrien Springs Discovery Academy	Public, Virtual	9-12	242 Sylvester Ave	Berrien Springs	49103	Berrien County	Berrien Springs Public Schools	No	No	Yes	No	(269) 471-2593	74	2	38.9	54.1%	42 (56.8%)	18 (24.3%)	8 (10.8%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	4 (5.4%)	41.4	432^nd of 739 public high schools	41.5%		35.1	466^th of 743 public high schools	37.3%	34			44.4	22.2						31.6		36.8	$11,637	$1,283	$10,354

Frequently Asked Questions about Union High School

What is the racial makeup of Union High School?

Students at Union High School are 58% White, 21% Hispanic, 14% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools feed into Union High School?

Union High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Justus Gage Elementary School
Elementary : Kincheloe Elementary School
Elementary : Patrick Hamilton Elementary
Elementary : Sister Lakes Elementary School
Middle : Dowagiac Middle School

Is Union High School a good school?

Union High School ranks 408^th of 739 Michigan high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Union High School in?

Dowagiac Union School District

How many students attend Union High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 507 students attended Union High School.

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