📍 322 Powell Valley Road, Big Stone Gap, Wise County, 24219
Union High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Big Stone Gap, Wise County. The school has 601 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wise County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Union High enrolls 601 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 38 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 3.7% Black or African American and 3.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 539 | 90% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 21 | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
514 of the school's 601 students (86%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 514 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.
Union High 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 VA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 40, state house district 1.
Union High is one of 13 schools in Wise County Public Schools, based in Wise, Virginia. The district serves 5,779 students district-wide and employs 479 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 601 students, Union High is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant