Total enrollment
41,272
-309 (-1%) vs SY 2017-18
52 schools in Union County Public Schools
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Public-school enrollment inside Union County Public Schools comes to roughly 41,272 students across 52 schools (30 elementary, 9 middle, and 13 high).
7-year change in Union County Public Schools
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
52
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
52%
was 62%
% Hispanic
22%
was 18%
% Black
12%
was 13%
% Asian
9%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 41,581 students in SY 2017-18 versus 41,272 in SY 2024-25. On the demographic side, White enrollment moved from 62% to 52% over the same window.
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.