📍 4111 Western Union Sch Rd, Waxhaw, Union County, 28173
Western Union Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Waxhaw, Union County. The school has 553 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 49% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Union Elementary enrolls 553 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% White, 17% Hispanic or Latino and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 375 | 68% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 95 | 17% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 5.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
215 of the school's 553 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 19 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.
Western Union Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 55.
Western Union Elementary 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 553 students, Western Union Elementary 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
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