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
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Mississippi public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats 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 Mississippi public high schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 77 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 65 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 70 | 25% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 62% · 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 Public School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
MAAP 2024-25 . % Proficient + AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
63.8%
MS avg 45.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
87.7%
MS avg 52.8% . +6.7pp since 2023
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 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
MAAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.8% | 87.7% |
| 2023-24 | 58.8% | 81.0% |
% Proficient + Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on MS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+35.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 36 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 →
Schools most like Union High School
Union High School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union High School this school | 280 | 98.9% | 80.2% |
| WEST MARION HIGH SCHOOL Foxworth | 347 | 99.1% | 61.0% |
| Greene County High School Leakesville | 446 | 99.3% | 76.7% |
| Seminary High SEMINARY | 382 | 99.2% | 60.3% |
| Lake High School Lake | 231 | 98.7% | 64.3% |
| Riverside High School Avon | 320 | 99.1% | 41.1% |
Matched among Mississippi 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 High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Mississippi |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #11 of 192 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #12 of 199 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #28 of 199 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #172 of 203 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #14 of 192 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #115 of 192 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.9% | #74 of 194 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.4% | #121 of 121 |
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
280
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
-69% since 1990-91, when it was 897
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 280 | 30.4 | 9.2:1 | 99% (277) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 27.8 | 9.7:1 | 100% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 289 | 28.8 | 10.0:1 | 100% (289) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 25 | 12.4:1 | 99% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 19.7 | 14.3:1 | 55% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 252 | 17 | 14.8:1 | 59% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 55% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 814 | 53 | 15.4:1 | 57% (460) |
| 1990-91 | 897 | 53 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Union High School.
About Union High School
Located in UNION, Mississippi, Union High School is a small high school. Students in grades 9 through 13 attend the school, which enrolls 280 students. The average among high schools in Mississippi is roughly 651 students; this school is 57% smaller than that.
Union Public School District counts 3 schools and 976 students, including Union High School.
At Union High School, White students make up 73% of the student body. Next come 23% Black. The county population is about 60% White. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.2:1. That is 3.4 students per teacher below the 12.6:1 average for high schools in Mississippi. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 99%. Among public schools in Newton County, the average eligibility rate is 75%.
Union High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 99% of Mississippi public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Union High School is a top-10% school in Mississippi on BeatsExpectations, beating its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests of 44.6% with an actual 80.2%.
County data help place the school in context: in Newton County, the median household income is $50,540, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 18% of people live in poverty. In all, Newton County has 12 public schools and roughly 3,634 students.
Nearby, Union Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Union High School's average proficiency of 80.2% compares with 69.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school enrolled 280 students in 2024-25, 30 fewer than the 310 it had in 2020-21. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (9.2:1) than in 2020-21 (12.4:1).
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Other Union High schools
13 other US public schools in 13 states are named Union High. Union High School is the 11th largest of the 14.
- Union High SchoolTulsa, OK · 3,569 students
- Union High SchoolUNION, NJ · 2,410 students
- Union High SchoolCamas, WA · 1,989 students
- Union HighROOSEVELT, UT · 1,166 students
- UNION HIGHUNION, MO · 956 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.