📍 5627 Poplin Rd, Indian Trail, Union County, 28079
Poplin Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indian Trail, Union County. The school has 720 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 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 71% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Poplin Elementary enrolls 720 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 450 | 63% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 103 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 100 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 20 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 720 students (36%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 232 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Poplin 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 69.
Poplin 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 720 students, Poplin Elementary is close to the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe