Union School

Union School, an one-room-style primary school in Union, Connecticut, run under Union School District, hosts 49 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 87% smaller than the state mean of about 378.

Union School is a school of Union School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Union School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (94%); the rest comes out to 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial.

On the resource side, Union School records 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.6:1, putting Union School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region runs at roughly 42%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region indicate the typical household earns roughly $90,589 per year, 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Union School is one of 34 public schools in Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region (combined enrollment of about 11,909 students).

The closest other public school is Holland Elementary, roughly 5.4 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

Union School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union School has contracted 8%, going from 53 students in 2018 to 49 in 2025.

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