Union Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Wingate, North Carolina
Union Elementary in Wingate, North Carolina enrolled 296 students in 2024-25 with 22.5 full-time teachers, 13.2 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 rose 8% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%
274 students in 2022-23, 279 students in 2023-24, 296 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.5 to 22.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 274 | 20.5 | 13.4 |
| 2023-24 | 279 | 21.5 | 13.0 |
| 2024-25 | 296 | 22.5 | 13.2 |
13.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 80 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 291 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Union Elementary enrolled 291 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 20 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 291 of the 291 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions20
- Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
50.7% of students were White, 32.1% Hispanic, 9.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White50.7%
- Hispanic32.1%
- Two or more races9.1%
- Black8.1%
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 Wingate
2 public elementary schools in Wingate report 2024-25 enrollment; Union Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate Elementary | 394 | 13.1 | 99.2% |
| Union Elementary | 296 | 13.2 | 99.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Union Elementary
- Rock Rest ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 5.4 miles away: 394 students, 10.7 per teacher (2024-25).5.4 mi
- Wingate ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.6 miles away: 394 students, 13.1 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Compare Union Elementary with Rock Rest ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Union County Public Schools spends per student$11,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,340
- The largest public schools in North CarolinaUnion Elementary is the number 1,170 by size of 1,451 North Carolina elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,170 of 1,451
- North Carolina schools by students per teacher13.2 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 14.7 for elementary schools.13.2:1
- 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 Elementary
How many students attend Union Elementary?
296 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 274 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Wingate, NC.What is the student-teacher ratio at Union Elementary?
13.2 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?
Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462001805 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.