Enrollment
166
High
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 630
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UNION SD 5·NCES 411269001133
Union High School
540 S Main St, Union, OR 97883 · (541) 562-5166 · Union County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 19.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
108 students
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 76%
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 SD 5. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
OSAS 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.1%
OR avg 43.0% . -13.4pp since 2023
Math
27.7%
OR avg 31.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the OSAS, Oregon's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Oregon schools, those numbers are about 43 and 32. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: OSAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.3%
based on OR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% typical for Oregon schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Oregon's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
166
-1 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 18.2:1
% White
92%
was 92%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Union High School
Union High School is one of the one-room-style high schools in Union, Oregon, one of the schools within Union SD 5, with 166 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 12. That puts it 74% leaner than the typical public school in Oregon, which averages around 630 students.
Within Union SD 5, which oversees 2 schools and 378 students, Union High School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, Union High School lists that 92% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic.
On the income-and-resources front, Union High School lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.8:1 average. About 65% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, Union High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.3%, the actual is 37.9%, a residual of +0.5 points.
In the area at large, ACS estimates for Union County put the typical household earns roughly $65,661 per year, roughly 26% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Union County runs 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,646 students), of which Union High School is one.
Nearest neighbor: Union Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Union High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 35.9%.
The school occupies a countryside site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 167 students in 2018 compared to 166 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 18.2:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for Union High School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
26,144
Census ACS
Median income
$65,661
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,646 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Union Elementary School0.0 mi · 212
- Cove Charter School6.8 mi · 290
- North Powder Charter School12.6 mi · 252
- Island City Elementary School12.7 mi · 293
- La Grande Middle School13.8 mi · 480
- Central Elementary School13.8 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Union High SchoolHow many students attend Union High School?
Union High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Union High School serve?
Union High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Union High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Union High School.
How diverse is Union High School?
Union High School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Union High School?
Union High School is overseen by Union SD 5 in Union County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.