📍 1189 Kader Merritt Road, Rose Hill, Sampson County, 28458
Union High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Rose Hill, Sampson County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Sampson County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 72%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union High enrolls 461 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 18% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 258 | 56% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 23% |
| White | 81 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 461 students (99%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 458 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 High 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 NC-30, state senate district 10, state house district 22.
Union High is one of 18 schools in Sampson County Schools, based in Clinton, North Carolina. The district serves 7,986 students district-wide and employs 526 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Union High is close to the district average of about 444 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote