Regular local school district · Cass County
Dowagiac Union School District, MI: schools, enrollment and spending
Dowagiac Union School District runs 7 public schools with 1,823 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Michigan figure of 16.9.
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 1,823
- Teachers (FTE)
- 110
- Students per teacher
- 16.6
- MI: 16.9 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 243 S Front St, Dowagiac, MI 49047
- Phone
- (269)782-4402
- County
- Cass County
- Locale
- Town: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2612150
- State district ID
- MI-14020
- Total staff (FTE)
- 271
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 608 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 1.0
Students per teacher compared
This district16.6
Michigan16.9
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (2,105), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $28.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $4.2 million
- State revenue
- $15.4 million
- Local revenue
- $9.3 million
- Total spending
- $27.5 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,052
- Salaries
- $10.6 million38.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $46.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 14.5%
- State: 53.3%
- Local: 32.2%
Michigan overall
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 34.6%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,052
Michigan$14,795
United States$16,826
Schools in Dowagiac Union School District
By level: 2 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Dowagiac Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 393 | 18.7 |
| Justus Gage Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 5 | 262 | 15.4 |
| Kincheloe Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 214 | 15.3 |
| Pathfinders Alternative EdCEP school | High | 6 to 12 | 49 | 24.5 |
| Patrick Hamilton ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 224 | 16.0 |
| Sister Lakes Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 5 | 166 | 13.8 |
| Union High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 507 | 18.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Cass County
- Edwardsburg Public Schools 2,519 students
- Cassopolis Public Schools 853 students
- Marcellus Community Schools 600 students
- Heritage Southwest Intermediate School District 304 students
More in Michigan
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.