Union Elementary

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Rowland, North Carolina

Union Elementary in Rowland, North Carolina enrolled 351 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 15.7 students per teacher against the North Carolina elementary-school median of 14.7. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 12%

343 students in 2022-23, 349 students in 2023-24, 351 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 25.5 to 22.4.

Students enrolled at Union Elementary by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-233432023-243492024-25351
Students enrolled at Union Elementary by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-233432023-243492024-25351
Students enrolled at Union Elementary by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-233432023-243492024-25351
Students enrolled at Union Elementary by school year2022-23: 343, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 35101002003004002022-233432023-243492024-25351
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2334325.513.5
2023-2434923.414.9
2024-2535122.415.7

15.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 68 of every 100 North Carolina elementary schools

Among the 1,442 North Carolina elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.7; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Union Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherUnion Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Union Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherUnion Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Union Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherUnion Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 54.5; Union Elementary 15.7; state median 14.7.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherUnion Elementary 15.7state median 14.7U.S. 14.6

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 344 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union Elementary enrolled 344 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 49 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 344 of the 344 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions49
  • Chronically absent35.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

84.0% of students were American Indian, 5.1% Hispanic, 5.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. American Indian84.0%
  2. Hispanic5.1%
  3. Two or more races5.1%
  4. Black3.1%
  5. White2.6%

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 Rowland

2 public elementary schools in Rowland report 2024-25 enrollment; Union Elementary is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Union Elementary35115.799.1%
Southside Ashpole Elementary20612.796.6%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Union Elementary

  1. Pembroke ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 4.1 miles away: 703 students, 15.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.1 mi
  2. Old Main STREAM AcademyThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.5 miles away: 437 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.5 mi
  3. Compare Union Elementary with Pembroke ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Public Schools of Robeson County spends per student$12,767 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,767
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaUnion Elementary is the number 1,037 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,037 of 1,451
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher15.7 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.15.7:1
  7. 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 Elementary

  1. How many students attend Union Elementary?
    351 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 343 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Rowland, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Elementary?
    15.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for elementary schools is 14.7. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Union Elementary a Title I school?
    Union Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Union Elementary in?
    Public Schools of Robeson County, NCES district ID 3703930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370393001590 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