UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, an intimate four-year high school in LAKE BUTLER, Florida, one of the schools within UNION, instructs 606 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,035 students per school, that is 41% below typical.

UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by UNION, a district that teaches 2,309 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is White, at 78% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 14% Black, 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.5:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Union County runs at roughly 47%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.7%; this one delivers 59.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Union County put the typical household earns roughly $64,146 per year, about 11% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 16%. UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL is one of 6 public schools in Union County (combined enrollment of about 2,309 students).

Nearest neighbor: LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 605 (now 606).

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