Total enrollment
41,272
+1,065 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
52 schools in Union County Public Schools
North Carolina · 41,272 students · 8 cities
Public-school enrollment inside Union County Public Schools comes to roughly 41,272 students across 52 schools (30 elementary, 9 middle, and 13 high).
4-year change in Union County Public Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
52
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Union County Public Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In North Carolina | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.8% | #1 of 112 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 41,272 | #6 of 116 | #133 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 52 | #8 of 116 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #85 of 116 | #6,970 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 40.4% | #109 of 114 | #5,473 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.9% | #42 of 111 | #879 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Union County Public Schools
State test results across the district's 49 scored schools run from Union County Early College at 92.9% proficient to Monroe High at 25.2%, a gap of 67.7 points. That is the 9th widest gap among 104 North Carolina districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 52 district schools that reported both years went from 41,581 to 41,272 students (down 1%) and from 2,465 to 2,475 full-time teachers (unchanged), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Union County Public Schools
As a moderately sized district in North Carolina, Union County Public Schools enrolls 41,272 students across 52 schools.
In terms of grade levels, Union County Public Schools is built around 30 elementary, 9 middle, and 13 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 794 in this district, higher than the North Carolina typical of 571.
Trend over the past 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 3%: 40,207 students in SY 2020-21 versus 41,272 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Union County Public Schools discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.