School district · Mississippi

Union Public School District

Union Public School District in Mississippi: 3 public schools with 976 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,438 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 3
Students: 976
Students per teacher: 12.4; MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $11,438; MS $12.3K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 79.0
Counselors (FTE): 3.0
Students per counselor: 325; MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): —; Librarians (FTE): 1.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Mississippi's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Mississippi: 47%

54%proficient

−8.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 79% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

423 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

63%proficient

−5.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

419 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$7.4K15

$7.6K16

$7.6K17

$8.0K18

$8.4K19

$8.8K20

$9.8K21

$11.1K22

$11.6K23

$11.4K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $1.8M
State: 68% · $7.8M
Local: 15% · $1.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,619
Support services: $3,728
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $686K
Long-term debt: $568K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Union Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	410	14.9	56%	63%	Union
Union Middle SchoolFree meals for all	5–8	286	14.2	53%	63%	Union
Union High SchoolFree meals for all	9–13	280	9.2	—	—	Union

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 417 S Decatur St, Union, MS 39365
Phone: (601)774-0600

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.