📍 200 Adams St, La Porte City, Black Hawk County, 50651
Union High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in La Porte City, Black Hawk County. The school has 316 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Toenges. It is part of the Union Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 69% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union High School enrolls 316 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 57% male and 43% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 316 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 36, state house district 72.
Union High School is one of 4 schools in Union Comm School District, based in La Porte City, Iowa. The district serves 952 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 316 students, Union High School is larger than the district average of about 238 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant