📍 2500 Kennedy Blvd, Union City, Hudson County, 07087
Union City High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Union City, Hudson County. The school has 3,025 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union City School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 179 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 43 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Union City High School enrolls 3,025 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 179 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 96% Hispanic or Latino, 1.9% Black or African American and 1.4% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,913 | 96% |
| Black or African American | 56 | 1.9% |
| White | 42 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 14 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
2,507 of the school's 3,025 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 2,161 qualify for free lunch and 346 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 City High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 NJ-80, state senate district 33, state house district 33.
Union City High School is one of 14 schools in Union City School District, based in Union City, New Jersey. The district serves 12,764 students district-wide and employs 858 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,025 students, Union City High School is larger than the district average of about 912 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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