📍 101 Forest Street, Union, Newton County, 39365
Union High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Union, Newton County. The school has 289 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Public School Dist school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 87%. The school offers 1 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 289 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 23% Black or African American and 1.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 213 | 74% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
289 of the school's 289 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 174 qualify for free lunch and 115 for a reduced price. 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, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MS-30, state senate district 31, state house district 78.
Union High School is one of 3 schools in Union Public School District, based in UNION, Mississippi. The district serves 976 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 289 students, Union High School is close to the district average of about 325 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote