📍 701 W Prairie Ronde St, Dowagiac, Cass County, 49047
Union High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Dowagiac, Cass County. The school has 532 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Dowagiac Union School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union High School enrolls 532 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% White, 20% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 313 | 59% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 108 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 75 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 34 | 6.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
341 of the school's 532 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 47 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MI-50, state senate district 21, state house district 59.
Union High School is one of 7 schools in Dowagiac Union School District, based in Dowagiac, Michigan. The district serves 1,823 students district-wide and employs 112 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 532 students, Union High School is larger than the district average of about 260 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe