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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
606
High
DISTRICT 770 · STATE 1,035
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION·NCES 120189001956
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
1000 S LAKE AVE, LAKE BUTLER, FL 32054 · (352) 448-5204 · Union County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Florida public high schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Florida public high schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 23.5:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
235 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 50%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 152 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 150 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 27% |
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 70% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within UNION. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
FAST / B.E.S.T. 2024-25 . % at Level 3 or AboveEnglish Language Arts
54.3%
FL avg 56.7% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
51.0%
FL avg 58.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the FAST / B.E.S.T., Florida's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Florida schools, those numbers are about 57 and 59. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
FAST / B.E.S.T. results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.3% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.4% | 52.0% |
% at Level 3 or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: FAST / B.E.S.T.. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on FL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% typical for Florida schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Florida's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL this school | 606 | 38.8% | 59.0% |
| PORT ST. JOE HIGH SCHOOL PORT ST JOE | 575 | 37.6% | 53.6% |
| TRENTON HIGH SCHOOL TRENTON | 701 | 40.2% | 62.3% |
| NORTHVIEW HIGH SCHOOL CENTURY | 527 | 34.5% | 39.6% |
| HILLIARD MIDDLE-SENIOR HIGH HILLIARD | 773 | 41.5% | 73.2% |
| BLOUNTSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL BLOUNTSTOWN | 658 | 43.0% | 57.0% |
Matched among Florida high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Florida |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #182 of 555 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #177 of 549 ▼ 38 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #300 of 559 ▼ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #468 of 830 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #25 of 575 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.6% | #499 of 594 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.8% | #373 of 630 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.2% | #244 of 246 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
-14 (-2%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 18.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 606 | 39.8 | 15.2:1 | 39% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 42.2 | 14.6:1 | 43% (263) |
| 2022-23 | 633 | 40.5 | 15.6:1 | 45% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 620 | 33 | 18.8:1 | 38% (238) |
| 2017-18 | 605 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 57% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 606 | 40 | 15.2:1 | 38% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 608 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 49% (295) |
| 2000-01 | 611 | 37 | 16.5:1 | 24% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 25 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL.
About UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL runs as a low-enrollment high school in LAKE BUTLER, Florida. Total enrollment is 606 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. By comparison, high schools in Florida enroll about 1,035 students on average.
Across its 3 schools, UNION enrolls 2,309 students. UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of those schools.
The student body at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 78% White. The school is also 14% Black, 5% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
There are about 15.2 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, which has 39.8. The school's 15.2:1 compares with an average of 23.5:1 for high schools in Florida. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 39%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Union County.
On the allk12 Grade, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Florida public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is 2.7 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Florida schools.
For Union County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $64,146 a year, roughly 11% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 16%. Public schools in Union County number 6, with about 2,309 students.
The closest school to UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, located about 0.2 miles away. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. Its average proficiency rate of 59.0% is above the 51.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
In 2020-21, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolled 620; in 2024-25, 606. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.8:1 in 2020-21, and 15.2:1 in 2024-25.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,701
Census ACS
Median income
$64,146
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
16%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,309 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in UNION
- LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 951 students
- LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- UNION COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- UNION VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- UNION VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Combined
Other schools in LAKE BUTLER
- LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 951 students
- LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · 752 students
- UNION COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAMCombined
- UNION VIRTUAL FRANCHISEHigh
- UNION VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)Combined
Other Union County High schools
5 other US public schools in 6 states are named Union County High. UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is the 5th largest of the 6.
- Union County HighUnion, SC · 1,024 students
- Union County High SchoolBlairsville, GA · 901 students
- Union County High SchoolMaynardville, TN · 806 students
- Union County High SchoolMorganfield, KY · 642 students
- Union County High SchoolLiberty, IN · 337 students
Nearby schools
- LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 752
- LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 951
- BROOKER COMMUNITY SCHOOL INC8.7 mi · 82
- STARKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL13.7 mi · 568
- BRADFORD MIDDLE SCHOOL14.0 mi · 408
- BRADFORD VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)14.3 mi · 1
Frequently asked questions
About UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOLHow large is UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 606 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serve?
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is approximately 15.2:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 78% White, 5% Hispanic, 14% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL in?
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is part of UNION.
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