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Union, Mississippi - 3 schools
An equity score of 59/100 ranks Union Public School Dist #50 of 146 districts in Mississippi (state average 51). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,102 per pupil, Union Public School Dist ranks #85 of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending (Mississippi districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
927
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,102
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Union Public School Dist operates 3 public schools serving 927 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Mississippi. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Newton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,102 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 147 Mississippi districts by per-pupil spending. See how Mississippi compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 15.4% local, 56.4% state, and 28.2% 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 59/100, ranked #50 of 146 in Mississippi against a state average of 51, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 325.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 29.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.4% White, 22.9% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Union Elementary School, with a diversity index of 44.8/100.
Its largest campus is Union Elementary School, enrolling 410 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Union Elementary School accounts for 42.0% of all Union Public School Dist student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Union Public 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 Public School Dist has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 60.5% 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 Public School Dist student-counselor ratio is 325:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Union Public School Dist is typically wider than the Union Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Union Public School Dist chronic absenteeism rate is 29.0% — 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 Public School Dist is typically wider than the Union Public School Dist-aggregate figure suggests.
Union Public School Dist has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 927 students.
How much does Union Public School Dist spend per student?
Union Public School Dist spends $11,102 per student. The district has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #50 in Mississippi.
What is the demographic composition of Union Public School Dist?
Union Public School Dist students are 72.4% White, 22.9% African American, 1.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Union Public School Dist?
Union Public School Dist has an equity score of 59/100, ranking #50 out of 146 districts in Mississippi.