Union County High School

Union County High School is an intimate 9-12 campus in Blairsville, Georgia, overseen by Union County. The school instructs 901 students in grades 9 through 12.

Within Union County, which oversees 5 schools and 3,015 students, Union County High School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Union County High School shows that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Union County High School records 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. Roughly 70% of students at Union County High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Union County's rate of about 83%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Union County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.0%; this one delivers 55.0%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Union County indicate the typical household earns roughly $66,176 per year, about 27% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Union County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,015 students), Union County High School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Union County Elementary School, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union County High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Five-year trend. Union County High School's enrollment has edged up 8% since 2018, when it stood at 836 (now 901).

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