Enrollment
49
Connecticut · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Union, CT
Union School
Federal NCES profile for Union School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 090465000938
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 76
📋 Attendance 70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Union School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Connecticut.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 49
- students enrolled
School address
District: Union School District · Connecticut
NCES ID 090465000938 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
11.3%
vs 36.4% Connecticut avg
-69% vs state
What stands out at Union School
Union School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Union, Connecticut, enrolling 49 students.
Comparatively few students face economic hardship here, 11.3% free-meal eligibility runs 69% below the Connecticut average.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 99% of Connecticut schools, with 49 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,003 scored Connecticut schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (94% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 12/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 123 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
12.2% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Union School District spends $42,000 per pupil, 76% above the Connecticut average, a better-resourced district than most.
Union School District operates only this one school, so Union School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 49 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Connecticut's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Union School compares
Union School on the metrics families compare, against Connecticut and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Connecticut | Connecticut avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 11.3% | ▼ 69% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 49 | top 100% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
49
Bigger than 5% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
11.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 69% below the Connecticut average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Engagement
12.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$42,000
per pupil, district-wide
- above Connecticut avg of $23,870
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 93.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.1%
Two or More 2.0%
Largest group: White at 93.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 11.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 11.6, Union School is less mixed than the Connecticut school average of 50.5.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Union School District, which includes Union School.
$42,000
Per student
+76%
vs Connecticut
Avg $23,870
+153%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 76.8%
State 18.5%
Federal 4.7%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Connecticut, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Union School
How many students attend Union School?
Union School has 49 students enrolled. It is a public school in Union, CT.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Union School?
11.3% of students at Union School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Connecticut average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Union School?
The largest demographic group at Union School is White at 93.9% of enrollment, in Union, CT.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Union School?
Union School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Union School a good school?
Union School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also one of the smallest schools in Connecticut. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Union School District?
None reported; Union School District operates only Union School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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