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Dowagiac Union School District
A public school district in Dowagiac, Michigan, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,823
- Students enrolled
- 110
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 271.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $15,351
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,823 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,886th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 215th of 880 in Michigan. Larger than 72% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $15,351 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 47% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Dowagiac Union School District spent $14,458 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,227 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $14,458 | $26.9 million | 1,860 |
| FY2023 | $15,351 | $29.2 million | 1,900 |
| FY2022 | $14,021 | $28.2 million | 2,009 |
| FY2021 | $11,041 | $23.2 million | 2,105 |
| FY2020 | $10,430 | $22.9 million | 2,200 |
| FY2019 | $10,447 | $22.9 million | 2,188 |
| FY2018 | $10,185 | $22.7 million | 2,231 |
| FY2017 | $9,721 | $21.7 million | 2,231 |
| FY2016 | $9,594 | $21.9 million | 2,283 |
| FY2015 | $9,261 | $21.6 million | 2,329 |
| FY2014 | $9,122 | $21.2 million | 2,324 |
| FY2013 | $9,346 | $21.5 million | 2,297 |
| FY2012 | $8,618 | $20.7 million | 2,398 |
| FY2011 | $8,646 | $20.4 million | 2,356 |
| FY2010 | $8,679 | $21.8 million | 2,511 |
| FY2009 | $8,331 | $21.8 million | 2,613 |
| FY2008 | $7,941 | $21.5 million | 2,707 |
| FY2007 | $8,539 | $22.7 million | 2,664 |
| FY2006 | $8,216 | $22.9 million | 2,786 |
| FY2005 | $8,227 | $22.3 million | 2,705 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.0 million | 17.4% |
| State | $17.3 million | 50.7% |
| Local | $10.9 million | 31.9% |
| Total | $34.2 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dowagiac Middle School | 393 |
| Justus Gage Elementary School | 262 |
| Kincheloe Elementary School | 214 |
| Pathfinders Alternative Ed | 49 |
| Patrick Hamilton Elementary | 224 |
| Sister Lakes Elementary School | 166 |
| Union High School | 507 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 2612150
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Michigan — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Michigan — A to Z, each with its page.
- Michigan on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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