School district · North Carolina

Union County Public Schools

Union County Public Schools in North Carolina: 52 public schools with 41,272 students and 16.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,339 per student in FY2024.

Schools
52
Students
41,272
Students per teacher
16.5
NC 15.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,339
NC $13K · 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)
2,507
Counselors (FTE)
113
Students per counselor
366
NC 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
14.0
Librarians (FTE): —

State test results

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

Reading and writing

North Carolina: 53%

66%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 49% · 115 school districts compared

18,302 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

Math

North Carolina: 57%

76%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 99% of school districts in North Carolina

Median 54% · 115 school districts compared

18,295 students tested, grades 3–8 · End-of-Grade Tests - Edition 5; proficient means Levels 2-4

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
$8.2K15
$8.1K16
$8.3K17
$8.7K18
$9.5K19
$9.3K20
$9.7K21
$11.0K22
$11.3K23
$11.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
10% · $50.8M
State
58% · $291.8M
Local
32% · $160.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,116
Support services
$3,719
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$75.3M
Long-term debt
$331.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 30Middle schools: 9High schools: 13
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–581616.187%91%
Pre-K–545110.340%52%
Pre-K–542311.816%43%
K–539414.167%79%
Pre-K–549115.364%76%
Pre-K–563315.151%66%
K–590115.880%87%
Pre-K–541913.341%74%
Pre-K–566614.587%93%
K–524915.163%81%
Pre-K–569114.782%91%
K–575615.067%85%
Pre-K–576516.350%69%
K–537313.348%64%
K–562915.787%93%
Pre-K–539410.746%82%
Pre-K–553613.457%69%
K–552815.589%97%
Pre-K–552913.152%73%
3–557416.453%66%
Pre-K–256313.3——
K–576616.770%83%
K–529613.260%70%
Pre-K–567915.166%82%
Pre-K–544411.023%33%
Pre-K–561515.154%73%
Pre-K–565214.683%91%
K–572915.392%96%
K–553914.652%64%
Pre-K–539413.146%75%
6–81,32322.481%87%
6–868317.237%48%
6–81,27720.088%96%
6–880217.629%36%
6–887920.158%59%
6–898018.556%69%
6–81,44723.167%71%
6–890916.465%75%
6–81,32420.486%95%
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9–121,96120.3——
9–121,21517.2——
9–121,08216.9——
9–121,27018.8——
9–121,80919.5——
South ProvidenceAlternative
6–12914.42.5%2.5%
9–121,27216.1——
9–1334023.4——
9–121,89922.1——
Wolfe SchoolSpecial education
6–121097.1——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
400 North Church Street, Monroe, NC 28112
Phone
(704)296-9898
Website