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Schools in Columbia Township · Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District

Columbia Township’s public schools outscore 60% of Michigan districts

On the state math tests, 39% of Columbia Township’s students scored proficient, above the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the public school district serving Columbia Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Michigan, not nationally.

≈could be anywhere from C+ to A−K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
47%
▲ 2 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
39%
▲ 5 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75–79%
▼ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▼ 16% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.2
MI 16.5 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
616 students on the public path
In brief

Columbia Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1005 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Columbia Township’s, its schools beat 44%, lower than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 47% and math 39% in spring 2022, against 45% and 34% statewide; 75–79% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,946 per student, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh School. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Columbia Township’s grade

B+ Test scoresC Graduation

B: better than 60% of Michigan school districts. Test scores are above the Michigan average; graduation is below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1005)Better than 44%
Towns in Tuscola County (23)Better than 65%
C+A−A rough placement. Ordinary sampling error in 336 test results and a graduating class of 61 could put Columbia Township anywhere from C+ to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Columbia Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (336 in math, 336 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Columbia Township, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5UnionvilleSebewaing Elem Schoolin UnionvilleB
6–12UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh Schoolin SebewaingB−

Columbia Township’s public schools are run by Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District, which also serves Akron, Fairhaven, Sebewaing and Sebewaing and others. Parts of Columbia Township (14%, 3% and 2% of its land) are served by Cass City, Akron-Fairgrove Schools and Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Unionville-Sebewaing Area School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 616 students · 19.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$13,946MI $16,528 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading47%
State average 45.4% · 336 students tested
Math39%
State average 33.6% · 336 students tested

Columbia Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Michigan towns that share Columbia Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Columbia TownshipBUnionville-Sebewaing Area
AkronBUnionville-Sebewaing Area PK–12 · Akron-Fairgrove Schools PK–12
ElmwoodB+Cass City PK–12 · Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools PK–12
SebewaingBUnionville-Sebewaing Area
AlmerB−Caro PK–12 · Akron-Fairgrove Schools PK–12

2 of the 4 neighbors share Unionville-Sebewaing Area with Columbia Township, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in Columbia Township

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Michigan’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Columbia Townshipin other towns
UnionvilleSebewaing Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Unionville
B
250 students16:1Rate it →
UnionvilleSebewaing MiddleHigh School
High · Grades 6–12 · Sebewaing
B−
366 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Columbia Township’s schools

Are Columbia Township’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Michigan: the public schools Columbia Township children attend outscore 60% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Columbia Township in?

Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 616 students in 2 schools (2024–25). Small parts of Columbia Township are served by Cass City, Akron-Fairgrove Schools and Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools.

What is Columbia Township’s graduation rate?

75–79% of the class of 2023 in Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Columbia Township spend per student?

$13,946 in Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District (FY2024), against $16,528 across Michigan. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Michigan. Stars are from neighbors.