Enrollment
280
High
DISTRICT 325 · STATE 651
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 280438000825
Union High School
101 FOREST STREET, UNION, MS 39365 · (601) 774-8257 · Newton County
GRADES 09–13HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 12.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
277 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 80%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2023-24 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.0pp since 2022
Math
87.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.7pp since 2022
What this means: On the MAAP, Mississippi's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Mississippi schools, those numbers are about 46 and 53. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Source: MAAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of MS schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+33.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for Mississippi schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 33 points, placing it in Mississippi's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
280
-1 (0%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 14.3:1
% White
73%
was 76%
% Hispanic
1%
was 1%
% Black
23%
was 22%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Union High School
Set in UNION, Mississippi, Union High School is a close-knit secondary school, part of Union Public School District. It educates 280 students across grades 9 through 13. Compared to the state average of about 651 students per school, that is 57% below typical.
Across the 3 schools in Union Public School District (976 students total), Union High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Union High School records that the largest single group is White, at 73% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 23% Black. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Union High School records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.6:1 average. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Newton County (around 75%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Union High School ranks in the top 10% of Mississippi public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 47.7%; Union High School posts 80.9%, +33.3 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, census data for Newton County shows the typical household earns roughly $50,540 per year, about 19% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 18%. Union High School is one of 12 public schools in Newton County (combined enrollment of about 3,634 students).
Union Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.
Union High School operates from a small-town location.
Looking at the recent track record. Union High School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 281 (now 280). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.
On allk12, the feed for Union High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Newton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
21,093
Census ACS
Median income
$50,540
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
18%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,634 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Union Public School District
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Union Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
Other schools in UNION
- Union Elementary SchoolElementary · 410 students
- Union Middle SchoolMiddle · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School0.0 mi · 410
- Union Middle School0.2 mi · 286
- Newton County Elementary School8.6 mi · 882
- Newton County High School10.2 mi · 768
- Tucker Elementary School10.2 mi · 119
- Conehatta Elementary School11.8 mi · 226
Frequently asked questions
About Union High SchoolHow large is Union High School?
Union High School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades 09-13.
What age range does Union High School serve?
Union High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 13.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Union High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Union High School is approximately 9.2:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Union High School?
At Union High School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 1% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Union High School public or private?
Union High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Union Public School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.