Western Union Elementary

Western Union Elementary is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in Waxhaw, North Carolina, overseen by Union County Public Schools, with 539 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

Union County Public Schools runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 41,272 students. Western Union Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Western Union Elementary records that the largest single group is White, at 63% of enrollment; the rest looks like 18% Hispanic, 12% Black, 5% multiracial.

On the resource side, Western Union Elementary logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.6:1. The state averages about 14.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Western Union Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 57.3%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Union County indicate median household earnings sit near $102,900, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Union County runs 58 public schools (combined enrollment of about 45,934 students), of which Western Union Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Waxhaw Elementary, around 2.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Western Union Elementary ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.7%.

Western Union Elementary operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Western Union Elementary's enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 611 (now 539). White enrollment moved from 73% to 63% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 today.

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