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New Albany, Mississippi - 4 schools
An equity score of 28/100 ranks Union Co School Dist #132 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,608 per pupil, Union Co School Dist ranks #137 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,980
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,608
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union Co School Dist operates 4 public schools serving 2,980 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,608 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 15 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.3% local, 55.5% state, and 20.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 28/100, ranked #132 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 540.5:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.8% White, 8.3% African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ingomar Attendance Center, with a diversity index of 39.6/100.
Its largest campus is East Union Attendance Center, enrolling 950 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
East Union Attendance Center accounts for 31.8% of all Union Co School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Union Co School Dist-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Union Co School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 54.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Union Co School Dist student-counselor ratio is 541:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Union Co School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 15.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Union Co School Dist is typically wider than the Union Co School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Union Co School Dist has 4 schools, including 4 combined. Total enrollment is 2,980 students.
How much does Union Co School Dist spend per student?
Union Co School Dist spends $9,608 per student. The district has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #132 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Union Co School Dist?
Union Co School Dist students are 83.8% White, 8.3% African American, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union Co School Dist?
Union Co School Dist has an equity score of 28/100, ranking #132 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.