Union

Public school district · Tulsa County · Oklahoma · NCES district ID 4030600

Union spent $11,334 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 74% of the other Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $10,548). Its 17 schools enrolled 14,950 students in 2024-25; 36.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,174 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 84% (Oklahoma: 81.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Oklahoma's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Union ranks 4.

Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k8k10k12k14kOklahoma City School District …$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k8k10k12k14kOklahoma City School District I-89$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k10k14kOklahoma City School District I-89$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548
Current spending per student, largest Oklahoma districts, FY23Oklahoma City School District I-89 $13,335; Tulsa Public Schools $11,873; Lawton Public Schools $11,526; Union $11,334; Putnam City $10,727; Norman $10,223; Moore Public Schools $9,662; Edmond $9,439; Broken Arrow Public Schools $8,777; Epic Charter Schools $8,074; State median, 1,000+ students $10,548.6k10k14kOklahoma City School District I-89$13,335Tulsa Public Schools$11,873Lawton Public Schools$11,526Union$11,334Putnam City$10,727Norman$10,223Moore Public Schools$9,662Edmond$9,439Broken Arrow Public Schools$8,777Epic Charter Schools$8,074State median, 1,000+ students $10,548

Where the money came from

$220,589,000 in revenue: 36.1% state, 50.0% local and 13.9% federal. Total spending including $13,889,000 of capital outlay was $190,931,000, or $12,823 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Union revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $79,561,000; Local $110,384,000; Federal $30,644,000; total $220,589,000.
  • State$79,561,000 36%
  • Local$110,384,000 50%
  • Federal$30,644,000 14%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 132 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

14,890 students in 2022-23, 14,974 students in 2023-24, 14,950 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,890, 2023-24: 14,974, 2024-25: 14,95005k10k15k2022-2314,8902023-2414,9742024-2514,950
Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,890, 2023-24: 14,974, 2024-25: 14,95005k10k15k2022-2314,8902023-2414,9742024-2514,950
Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,890, 2023-24: 14,974, 2024-25: 14,95005k10k15k2022-2314,8902023-2414,9742024-2514,950
Union enrollment by school year2022-23: 14,890, 2023-24: 14,974, 2024-25: 14,95005k10k15k2022-2314,8902023-2414,9742024-2514,950

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2314,890858.117.4
2023-2414,974847.417.7
2024-2514,950846.317.7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$40,375,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $2,712 per student

Union booked $40,375,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 858 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $47,051 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 35 in 100 Oklahoma districts with a figure (state median $48,166, 514 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$28,147,00069.7%
Special education$4,645,00011.5%
Vocational$398,0001.0%
Other programs$7,185,00017.8%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $2,504 in 2018-19, $2,631 in 2019-20, $2,753 in 2020-21, $2,693 in 2021-22, $2,712 in 2022-23.

Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,504, 2019-20: $2,631, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $2,693, 2022-23: $2,71201k2k3k2018-19$2,5042019-20$2,6312020-21$2,7532021-22$2,6932022-23$2,712
Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,504, 2019-20: $2,631, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $2,693, 2022-23: $2,71201k2k3k2018-19$2,5042019-20$2,6312020-21$2,7532021-22$2,6932022-23$2,712
Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,504, 2019-20: $2,631, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $2,693, 2022-23: $2,71201k2k3k2018-19$2,5042019-20$2,6312020-21$2,7532021-22$2,6932022-23$2,712
Union teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $2,504, 2019-20: $2,631, 2020-21: $2,753, 2021-22: $2,693, 2022-23: $2,71201k2k3k2018-19$2,5042019-20$2,6312020-21$2,7532021-22$2,6932022-23$2,712

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Union scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 22% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Oklahoma, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtOklahomaStudents tested
Reading and language arts22%27.2%7,470
Math22%24.9%7,441

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

84% of the 1,164 students in Union's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtOklahoma
Four-year graduation rate84%81.2%
Students in the class1,16452,179

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

13 elementary schools, 6,916 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ellen Ochoa Elementary School96816.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Rosa Parks Elementary School64716.4not reportedSchoolwide program
Darnaby Elementary School59017.5not reportedNot Title I
Jarman Elementary School57516.1not reportedSchoolwide program
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School57416.6not reportedSchoolwide program
Grove Elementary School55215.2not reportedSchoolwide program
Mcauliffe Elementary School47915.9not reportedSchoolwide program
Marshall T. Moore Elementary School45315.8not reportedNot Title I
Clark Elementary School44816.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Boevers Elementary School43315.3not reportedSchoolwide program
Peters Elementary School43016.7not reportedNot Title I
Cedar Ridge Elementary School41914.5not reportedNot Title I
One more elementary school
SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Andersen Elementary School34814.1not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 middle schools, 3,223 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Union 6th-7th Grade Ctr2,12317.4not reportedNot Title I
Union 8th Grade Ctr1,10018.3not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 4,811 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Union High School3,56921.2not reportedNot Title I
Union HS Freshman Academy1,24219.5not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Union

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Union

  1. Oklahoma districts by spending per studentUnion ranks 35 of 132 Oklahoma districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,334).#35 of 132
  2. Every school district in OklahomaUnion is the number 9 by size of 544 Oklahoma districts, with 14,890 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 544
  3. NormanThe next larger Oklahoma district: 15,786 students in fall 2022, $10,223 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,223
  4. Lawton Public SchoolsThe next smaller Oklahoma district: 13,979 students in fall 2022, $11,526 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,526
  5. Compare Union with NormanEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Union High School, its largest high school3,569 students in 2024-25, 21.2 per teacher.3,569
  7. Teacher salary spending across OklahomaUnion spent $47,051 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $48,166); spending, not a salary.$47,051
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Union

  1. How many schools and students are in Union?
    17 schools were open in 2024-25 (13 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high), enrolling 14,950 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Union spend per student?
    $11,334 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Oklahoma median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $10,548 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,174 per student, up 7.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Union's money come from?
    $220,589,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 36.1% state, 50.0% local and 13.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Union live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 2,583 of the 17,264 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 15.0%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Union spend on teacher salaries?
    $40,375,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $2,712 per student. Divided by the 858 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $47,051 per teacher, more than 35 in 100 Oklahoma districts (state median $48,166). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Oklahoma teacher salary at $54,804 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Union do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Union scored proficient or above: 22% in reading and 22% in math, against 27.2% in reading and 24.9% in math across Oklahoma. Oklahoma's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Union?
    84% of the 1,164 students in Union's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 81.2% across Oklahoma. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Union's NCES district ID?
    4030600. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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