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Union City, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Union City Community Schools #205 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,389 per pupil, Union City Community Schools ranks #302 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
922
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,389
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union City Community Schools operates 3 public schools serving 922 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Branch County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,389 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 20.0% local, 66.1% state, and 13.9% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 59/100, ranked #205 of 707 in Michigan against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 303:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 42.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.5% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Union City Elementary School, with a diversity index of 26.5/100.
Its largest campus is Union City Elementary School, enrolling 359 students (39% of the district's total enrollment).
Union City Elementary School accounts for 38.9% of all Union City Community Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Union City Community Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Union City Community Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Union City Community Schools student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Union City Community Schools is typically wider than the Union City Community Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Union City Community Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 42.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Union City Community Schools?
Union City Community Schools has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 922 students.
How much does Union City Community Schools spend per student?
Union City Community Schools spends $13,389 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #205 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Union City Community Schools?
Union City Community Schools students are 89.5% White, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union City Community Schools?
Union City Community Schools has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #205 out of 707 districts in Michigan.