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Union County Public Schools

A public school district in Monroe, North Carolina, with 52 operational schools in 2024–25.

The district in 2024–25

41,404
Students enrolled
2,506.8
Teachers, full-time equivalent
Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
Suppressed by NCES
All staff, full-time equivalent
$11,340
Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.

How this compares

Students enrolled: 41,404 in 2024–25
Ranks 130th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 334 in North Carolina. Larger than 99% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
Current spending per pupil: $11,340 in fiscal year 2023
More than 11% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.

Spending and revenue

Union County Public Schools spent $11,340 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,530 in fiscal year 2005

Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards

The figures behind this chart
Union County Public Schools spent $11,340 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $6,530 in fiscal year 2005. Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Fiscal yearSpending per pupilCurrent expenditureMembership
FY2023$11,340$470.6 million41,497
FY2022$11,010$447.0 million40,600
FY2021$9,737$391.5 million40,207
FY2020$9,308$388.2 million41,707
FY2019$9,506$394.4 million41,488
FY2018$8,677$360.8 million41,581
FY2017$8,349$348.8 million41,782
FY2016$8,074$340.7 million42,199
FY2015$8,169$340.2 million41,650
FY2014$7,644$314.0 million41,074
FY2013$7,760$315.5 million40,659
FY2012$7,690$308.5 million40,111
FY2011$7,511$301.6 million40,153
FY2010$7,559$297.8 million39,395
FY2009$8,182$314.5 million38,439
FY2008$7,584$277.5 million36,590
FY2007$6,953$245.4 million35,294
FY2006$6,676$209.5 million31,376
FY2005$6,530$186.8 million28,608

Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023

Revenue to Union County Public Schools by source, fiscal year 2023, as the district reported it to NCES
SourceRevenueShare of total
Federal$59.6 million11.8%
State$275.5 million54.6%
Local$169.5 million33.6%
Total$504.6 million

Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.

The district’s schools

52 operational schools, A to Z.

2 more columns on a wider screen

Schools in Union County Public Schools
SchoolStudents
Antioch Elementary816
Benton Heights Elementary451
Central Academy of Technology and Arts875
Cuthbertson High1,857
Cuthbertson Middle1,323
East Elementary423
East Union Middle683
Fairview Elementary394
Forest Hills High973
Hemby Bridge Elementary491
Indian Trail Elementary633
Kensington Elementary901
Marshville Elementary419
Marvin Elementary666
Marvin Ridge High1,961
Marvin Ridge Middle1,277
Monroe High1,215
Monroe Middle802
New Salem Elementary249
New Town Elementary691
Parkwood High1,082
Parkwood Middle879
Piedmont High1,270
Piedmont Middle980
Poplin Elementary756
Porter Ridge Elementary765
Porter Ridge High School1,809
Porter Ridge Middle School1,447
Prospect Elementary373
Rea View Elementary629
Rock Rest Elementary394
Rocky River Elementary536
Sandy Ridge Elementary528
Sardis Elementary529
Shiloh Valley Elementary574
Shiloh Valley Primary School563
South Providence91
Stallings Elementary766
Sun Valley High1,272
Sun Valley Middle909
Union County Early College340
Union Elementary296
Unionville Elementary679
Walter Bickett Elementary444
Waxhaw Elementary615
Weddington Elementary652
Weddington High1,899
Weddington Middle1,324
Wesley Chapel Elementary729
Western Union Elementary539
Wingate Elementary394
Wolfe School109

The district’s entry

Status
Open
Type
Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
Charter status
Not a charter district
Grades
Pre-kindergarten to Grade 13
NCES district ID
3704620

Elsewhere

Sources

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