Ubly Community Schools, MI

Original Research by School Decision on Ubly Community Schools

Ubly Community Schools is a small, single-community district in Michigan's Huron County, serving students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade across two buildings: Ubly Community Elementary School and Ubly Community Jr/Sr High School. The district's enrollment is modest for a PK-12 system, with relatively even distribution across grade bands. The student body is nearly entirely white, with only a handful of students identifying as Hispanic, multiracial, Asian, or Black. Free-or-reduced-price lunch data, special education rates, and English learner counts were not available in the provided data, so those pieces of the picture are missing here rather than absent from the district.

Academically, Ubly posts results that stand out among its Huron County peers. On Michigan's M-STEP and PSAT assessments, the district's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among Huron County's districts, well above the county median. The strongest results come in the upper grades. Eighth-grade ELA proficiency is exceptionally high, and eighth-grade social studies is similarly strong. Science proficiency at both tested grades is solid, with the eighth-grade result particularly high. Math results are more uneven across grades, with a dip in the middle elementary grades before recovering in seventh and eighth. The lower elementary ELA results are softer, and a parent may want to look into this further with the school, though the trajectory strengthens considerably by the upper grades.

The district's chronic absenteeism rate is very low, sitting in the top quartile among Huron County districts and well below the county median. That suggests students are showing up consistently, which is a foundational positive for a district of this size. Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range, upper half of the county's districts, so the district is resourced at a typical level for the area. A four-year graduation rate was not available in the provided data, so that metric cannot be characterized here.

No data was available on course access, Advanced Placement offerings, career or dual-credit pathways, staffing ratios, discipline, or civil-rights indicators. The district brief turned up little publicly reported information about recent changes or strategic initiatives, so there is not much to relay on that front.

Housing in the area is affordable relative to both state and national benchmarks. The district-weighted home value sits well below the Michigan state benchmark and roughly half the national figure, drawn from a cluster of small communities including Ubly itself, Bad Axe, Palms, Ruth, Snover, and Cass City. The price-to-income ratio is moderate, and estimated monthly mortgage costs are manageable against national median household income figures. Rental data was not available, so renters will need to look elsewhere for that piece. Year-over-year home value changes are flat to slightly positive across the district's zip codes, with some variability between communities.

What Ubly Community Schools appears to offer is a small, stable, homogeneous rural district where students attend regularly and post strong academic results relative to neighboring districts, especially in the upper grades. The housing market is affordable for families looking to buy. The gaps in available data, particularly around graduation rates, program offerings, and student subgroup information, mean families should go directly to the district for a fuller picture of what the secondary experience looks like and what supports are available.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

637

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 1%

Black 0%

White 97%

Asian 0%

Two+ 2%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

ELA

Gr 3

—

49%

Gr 4

50%

Gr 5

41%

56%

Gr 6

25%

64%

Gr 7

28%

78%

Math

Gr 3

36%

61%

Gr 4

55%

75%

Gr 5

24%

56%

Gr 6

21%

55%

Gr 7

39%

70%

Gr 8

39%

62%

Science

Gr 5

47%

56%

Gr 8

46%

72%

Social studies

Gr 5

29%

56%

Gr 8

77%

86%

Schools in this District

2 schools are officially reported under this district.

Ubly Community Elementary School

Ubly Community JrSr High School

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

6 grades reported

53%

Grade 3

64%

Grade 4

43%

Grade 5

37%

Grade 6

56%

Grade 7

55%

Grade 8

English Language Arts

6 grades reported

38%

Grade 3

50%

Grade 4

50%

Grade 5

44%

Grade 6

56%

Grade 7

91%

Grade 8

Science

2 grades reported

52%

Grade 5

64%

Grade 8

Social Studies

2 grades reported

45%

Grade 5

83%

Grade 8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$198,573

Year-over-year change+0.2%

Range across 6 ZIP codes$176K to $209K

vs. state typical0.75x

vs. national typical0.54x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (6 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
48475	Ubly	$209K	+2.6%	54.9%
48456	Palms	$176K	-9.6%	16.5%
48470	Ruth	$200K	+1.7%	15.1%
48413	Bad Axe	$181K	+0.5%	7.6%
48472	Snover	$186K	-3.7%	3.0%
48726	Cass City	$181K	+4.7%	2.8%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$1,002/mo

Home price / national median income2.4x

Comparison

State typical home value$263,590 (+4.2% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

Data Currently Unavailable

Civil Rights Data (CRDC)

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