📍 1981 Union Church Rd, Cameron, Moore County, 28326
Union Pines High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Cameron, Moore County. The school has 1,438 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Moore County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 63% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 93%. The school offers 12 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Pines High enrolls 1,438 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 73.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 7.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 1,014 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 7.6% |
| Two or more races | 99 | 6.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 13 | <1% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
486 of the school's 1,438 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 451 qualify for free lunch and 35 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 Pines High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 78.
Union Pines High is one of 23 schools in Moore County Schools, based in Carthage, North Carolina. The district serves 13,085 students district-wide and employs 803 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,438 students, Union Pines High is larger than the district average of about 569 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe