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Best High Schools in Zip Code 49047

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556

Students

Top rankedUnion High School408^th of 739 Michigan high schools

Summary:

The 49047 zip code in Michigan is home to two high schools: Union High School and Pathfinders Alternative Educational. While Union High School is a larger, higher-performing school, Pathfinders Alternative Educational serves a more disadvantaged student population with a higher free/reduced lunch rate.

Union High School has 530 students and is ranked 408 out of 739 Michigan high schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, its proficiency rates in math are relatively low at 9.9%, compared to the state average of 27.5%. The school also has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 29.5% and spends $14,768 per student.

In contrast, Pathfinders Alternative Educational is a smaller school with only 50 students, ranked 674 out of 824 Michigan high schools with a 1-star rating. While its test scores are not provided, the school has a higher percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients at 76% and spends $13,006 per student. Both schools have the same four-year graduation rate of 82.8% and dropout rate of 7.6%.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2025)	SAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step Science (2025)	M-Step Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)					$14,937	$1,046	$13,891
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	$14,963	$1,182	$13,781

Cities Near Zip Code 49047

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dowagiac	0.44 mi	7	361^st
Cassopolis	6.65 mi	5	437^th
Benton Harbor	7.79 mi	15	474^th
Decatur	8.11 mi	3	297^th
Eau Claire	10 mi	4	415^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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