📍 2106 Camden Ave, New Castle, Lawrence County, 16101
Union Area HS is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Castle, Lawrence County. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union Area SD school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1. 70% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union Area HS enrolls 194 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 9.3% Black or African American and 3.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 167 | 86% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 9.3% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
102 of the school's 194 students (53%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Union Area HS is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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 PA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 9.
Union Area HS is one of 3 schools in Union Area SD, based in New Castle, Pennsylvania. The district serves 693 students district-wide and employs 58 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 194 students, Union Area HS is smaller than the district average of about 231 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe