Union Elementary
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Clinton, North Carolina
Union Elementary in Clinton, North Carolina enrolled 466 students in 2024-25 with 38.8 full-time teachers, 12.0 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).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
474 students in 2022-23, 485 students in 2023-24, 466 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 38.5 to 38.8.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 474 | 38.5 | 12.3 |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 35.3 | 13.7 |
| 2024-25 | 466 | 38.8 | 12.0 |
12.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 92 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.
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 390 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union Elementary enrolled 390 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 16 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 390 of the 390 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions16
- Chronically absent35.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.2% of students were Hispanic, 19.7% Black, 19.3% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic58.2%
- Black19.7%
- White19.3%
- Two or more races1.7%
- American Indian0.9%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
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 Clinton
5 public elementary schools in Clinton report 2024-25 enrollment; Union Elementary is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Avenue Elementary | 649 | 16.6 | 99.5% |
| Butler Avenue Elementary | 469 | 12.9 | 99.4% |
| Union Elementary | 466 | 12.0 | 99.4% |
| Union Intermediate | 396 | 16.8 | 97.2% |
| Langdon C Kerr Elementary | 366 | 13.8 | 99.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Union Elementary
- Union IntermediateThe nearest public elementary school, 3.0 miles away: 396 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.0 mi
- Butler Avenue ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 12 miles away: 469 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).12 mi
- Compare Union Elementary with Union IntermediateStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Sampson County Schools spends per student$12,239 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,239
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaUnion Elementary is the number 701 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#701 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher12.0 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.12.0:1
- 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 Elementary
How many students attend Union Elementary?
466 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 474 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Clinton, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Elementary?
12.0 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.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.What district is Union Elementary in?
Sampson County Schools, NCES district ID 3704140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370414001682 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.