School district · South Carolina

Union 01

Union 01 in South Carolina: 7 public schools with 3,542 students and 13.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,938 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,542
Students per teacher
13.3
SC 13.8 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$13,938
SC $15K · 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)
266
Counselors (FTE)
8.0
Students per counselor
443
SC 309 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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
$8.7K15
$9.0K16
$9.4K17
$9.6K18
$10.0K19
$10.0K20
$11.0K21
$11.8K22
$12.5K23
$13.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
20% · $12.3M
State
56% · $34M
Local
23% · $14M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,992
Support services
$5,015
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5M
Long-term debt
$20.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Buffalo ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–548313.4
Foster Park ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–543014.3
Pre-K–855713.1
Monarch ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–544213.0
Sims MiddleFree meals for all
6–860610.9
9–120—
Union County HighFree meals for all
9–121,02421.3

Sources

Address
130 West Main Street, Union, SC 29379
Phone
(864)429-1740
Website