📍 259 Boonshill-Petersburg, Petersburg, Lincoln County, 37144
Unity School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petersburg, Lincoln County. The school has 436 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Lincoln County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Unity School enrolls 436 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.8% Black or African American and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 404 | 93% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 2.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.3% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
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.
Unity School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TN-40, state senate district 14, state house district 62.
Unity School is one of 8 schools in Lincoln County, based in Fayetteville, Tennessee. The district serves 3,899 students district-wide and employs 247 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 436 students, Unity School is close to the district average of about 487 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant