📍 180 Union School Road NW, Shallotte, Brunswick County, 28470
Union Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Shallotte, Brunswick County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Brunswick County Schools school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 76% of students are proficient in reading. 83% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Union Elementary enrolls 571 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9.1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 383 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 96 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 52 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 31 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
568 of the school's 571 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 568 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 NC-70, state senate district 8, state house district 17.
Union Elementary is one of 20 schools in Brunswick County Schools, based in Bolivia, North Carolina. The district serves 13,561 students district-wide and employs 856 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, Union Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 678 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe