Union Grove High

Union Grove High, a sprawling high school in Union Grove, Wisconsin, operated by Union Grove UHS School District, instructs 1,032 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 117% above the state mean of about 475.

Operationally, Union Grove High answers to Union Grove UHS School District, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Union Grove High shows that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest breaks down as 8% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 72% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Union Grove High has 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.6:1, putting Union Grove High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 12% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Racine County runs at roughly 48%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Union Grove High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 70.5%; actual is 43.6%, a gap of -26.8 points.

In the broader community, Racine County reports that median household earnings sit near $78,096, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Union Grove High is one of 54 public schools in Racine County (combined enrollment of about 25,901 students).

The closest other public school is Union Grove Elementary, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Union Grove High comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 65.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 1,004 students in 2018 compared to 1,032 in 2025.

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