📍 158 Union School Rd, Franklin, Macon County, 28734
Union Academy is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Franklin, Macon County. The school has 103 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Macon County Schools school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 74%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Academy enrolls 103 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 8.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 79 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 3 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
100 of the school's 103 students (97%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 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 Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 50, state house district 120.
Union Academy is one of 12 schools in Macon County Schools, based in Franklin, North Carolina. The district serves 4,469 students district-wide and employs 335 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 103 students, Union Academy is smaller than the district average of about 372 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote