Union County Primary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Blairsville, Georgia
Union County Primary School in Blairsville, Georgia enrolled 752 students in 2024-25 with 53.1 full-time teachers, 14.2 students per teacher against the Georgia elementary-school median of 13.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
776 students in 2022-23, 777 students in 2023-24, 752 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.9 to 53.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 776 | 54.9 | 14.1 |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 53.7 | 14.5 |
| 2024-25 | 752 | 53.1 | 14.2 |
14.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 Georgia elementary schools
Among the 1,289 Georgia elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 613 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union County Primary School enrolled 613 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 613 of the 613 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions1
- Chronically absent28.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
89.5% of students were White, 5.3% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White89.5%
- Hispanic5.3%
- Two or more races4.7%
- Black0.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Blairsville
2 public elementary schools in Blairsville report 2024-25 enrollment; Union County Primary School is the largest.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union County Primary School | 752 | 14.2 | 93.8% |
| Union County Elementary School | 666 | 14.8 | 90.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Union County Primary School
- Union County Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.1 miles away: 666 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.1 mi
- Towns County Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 13 miles away: 490 students, 11.2 per teacher (2024-25).13 mi
- Compare Union County Primary School with Union County Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Union County spends per student$15,291 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,291
- The largest public schools in GeorgiaUnion County Primary School is the number 295 by size of 1,289 Georgia elementary schools open in 2024-25.#295 of 1,289
- Georgia schools by students per teacher14.2 students per teacher here against the Georgia median of 13.4 for elementary schools.14.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Union County Primary School
How many students attend Union County Primary School?
752 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 776 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Blairsville, GA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Union County Primary School?
14.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Georgia median for elementary schools is 13.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Union County Primary School a Title I school?
Union County Primary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Union County Primary School in?
Union County, NCES district ID 1305250. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 130525001719 are the district's.
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
- 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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.