📍 218 Monarch School Drive, Union, Union County, 29379
Monarch Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Union, Union County. The school has 497 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union 01 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monarch Elementary enrolls 497 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% White, 27% Black or African American and 6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 324 | 65% |
| Black or African American | 132 | 27% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 6% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
497 of the school's 497 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 497 qualify for free lunch and 0 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monarch Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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 SC-50, state senate district 14, state house district 42.
Monarch Elementary is one of 7 schools in Union 01, based in Union, South Carolina. The district serves 3,542 students district-wide and employs 275 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 497 students, Monarch Elementary is close to the district average of about 506 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant