📍 6010 W Marshville Blvd, Marshville, Union County, 28103
East Union Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Marshville, Union County. The school has 669 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 28% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Union Middle enrolls 669 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 42% Hispanic or Latino, 29% Black or African American and 24% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 282 | 42% |
| Black or African American | 194 | 29% |
| White | 161 | 24% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
531 of the school's 669 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 503 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
East Union Middle 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-80, state senate district 35, state house district 55.
East Union Middle is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 669 students, East Union Middle is smaller than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe