Union County Early College

Union County Early College is a small 9-12 campus in Monroe, North Carolina, one of the schools within Union County Public Schools. The school educates 340 students in grades 9 through 13. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 761.

Union County Early College is one of 52 schools operated by Union County Public Schools, a district that works with 41,272 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Union County Early College shows that the largest single group is White at 48%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 69% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Union County Early College has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.4:1. The state averages around 19.6:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Union County Early College is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 68.2%; this one delivers 92.9%, a residual of +24.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Union County put median household earnings sit near $102,900, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Union County Early College is one.

Shiloh Valley Primary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Union County Early College. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Union County Early College at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 65.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Five-year trend. Union County Early College's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 380 (now 340). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 56% to 48%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 29.2:1 in 2018 to 23.4:1 today.

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