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Schools in Sherwood Township · Union City Community Schools, Colon Community School District

Sherwood Township’s public schools score below 67% of Michigan districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Sherwood Township’s districts is 23%, below the Michigan average (34%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Sherwood 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Michigan state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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
36%
▼ 10 pts vs MI 45%
2021–22
Math proficiency
23%
▼ 11 pts vs MI 34%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▲ 3–7 pts vs MI 82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.9K
▼ 4% vs MI $16.5K
FY2024 · Union City
Students per teacher
13.9
MI 16.5 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,193 students on the public path
In brief

Sherwood Township’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 1200 Michigan towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sherwood Township’s, its schools beat 13%, lower than their 33% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 23% in math, against 45% and 34% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan (the state reports Sherwood Township’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Union City spends $15,908 per student and Colon $14,808, against $16,528 across Michigan (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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 Sherwood Township’s grade

C+ Test scoresB Graduation

C: better than 33% of Michigan school districts. Graduation is above the Michigan average; test scores are below it.

Michigan school districts we grade (815)Better than 33%
Lower resultsHigher results
Michigan towns with similar household incomes (1200)Better than 13%
Towns in Branch County (16)Better than 0%
C−B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 738 test results and a graduating class of 78 could put Sherwood Township anywhere from C− to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Sherwood Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (740 in math, 736 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your addressD to C−
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressC−

Sherwood Township runs its own schools through grade 12 (Union City Community Schools). From grade K, students attend the Colon Community School District, shared with Colon, Colon, Leonidas and Matteson. Its school is in Union City. Parts of Sherwood Township (19% of its land) are served by Athens Area Schools instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Sherwood Township

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

Union City Community SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 909 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$15,908MI $16,528 · FY2024
B−
Colon Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 529 students · 13.5 per teacher (MI 16.5)
$14,808MI $16,528 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Union City Community Schools37%
State average 45.4% · 463 students tested
Math · PK–12, Union City Community Schools23%
State average 33.6% · 466 students tested
Reading · K–12, Colon Community School District33%
State average 45.4% · 273 students tested
Math · K–12, Colon Community School District22%
State average 33.6% · 274 students tested

Sherwood Township vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sherwood TownshipCUnion City PK–12 · Colon K–12
UnionB−Union City
AthensB−Athens Area Schools
MattesonCColon K–12 · Bronson K–12
LeonidasDColon
WakeshmaB+Vicksburg PK–12 · Athens Area Schools K–12

2 of the 5 neighbors share Colon with Sherwood Township for grades K–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.

Every school in Sherwood Township

5 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 Sherwood Townshipin other towns
Union City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Union City
C−
359 students16:1Rate it →
Colon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Colon
D
223 students11:1Rate it →
Leonidas School
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Colon
35 students18:1Rate it →
Colon High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Colon
C−
271 students15:1Rate it →
Union City High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Union City
C−
305 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Sherwood Township’s schools

Are Sherwood Township’s schools good?

On Michigan’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Sherwood Township children attend score below 67% of Michigan’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 13%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Sherwood Township in?

Two districts: Union City Community Schools runs grades PK–12, and Colon Community School District runs grades K–12, shared with Colon, Colon, Leonidas and Matteson.

Where do Sherwood Township kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Union City High School and Colon High School.

What is Sherwood Township’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Union City Community Schools graduated in four years, against 82% across Michigan.

How much does Sherwood Township spend per student?

$15,908 in Union City Community Schools and $14,808 in Colon Community 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.