Union Elementary School

Union Elementary School, a minimally staffed elementary campus in Modoc, Indiana, run under Union School Corporation, educates 161 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Indiana's public schools average about 436 students each, so Union Elementary School sits 63% leaner than that benchmark.

Union School Corporation runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 7,821 students. Union Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Union Elementary School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Other groups include 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Randolph County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 42% of students at Union Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Randolph County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Union Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 46.1%; this one comes in at 26.4%, -19.7 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, Randolph County reports that median household income runs about $60,791, 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 14%. Across Randolph County's 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,772 students), Union Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Indiana Digital Elementary, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 4 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 36.3%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Union Elementary School has contracted 65%, going from 462 students in 2018 to 161 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked up from 79% to 91% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.