Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Union Springs

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Union Springs Alabama At Sunset 1Photo: Rivers Langley; SaveRivers · CC BY-SA 3.0
C−
Schools in Union Springs · Bullock County School District

Union Springs’s public schools score below 85% of Alabama districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 3% of Union Springs’s students scored proficient, below the Alabama average (27%). The grade covers the public school district serving Union Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Alabama, not nationally.

#174of 187 Alabama townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Alabama state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
19%
▼ 28 pts vs AL 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
3%
▼ 24 pts vs AL 27%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 1–5 pts vs AL 90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 7% vs AL $13.9K
FY2024
Students per teacher
17.5
AL 17.0
Schools in town
4
1,327 students on the public path
In brief

Union Springs’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 38 Alabama towns with household incomes within a quarter of Union Springs’s, its schools beat 29%, higher than their 15% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 19% of tested students were proficient in reading and 3% in math, against 47% and 27% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama (the state reports Union Springs’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,896 per student, against $13,926 across Alabama (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 5 the district’s path is South Highlands Middle School, then Bullock County High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2021–22. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Conecuh Springs Christian School (private) is in town. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Union Springs’s grade

D− Test scoresC− Graduation

C−: better than 15% of Alabama school districts, #174 of 187 Alabama towns. Both inputs trail the Alabama average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

Alabama school districts we grade (146)Better than 15%
Lower resultsHigher results
Alabama towns with similar household incomes (38)Better than 29%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 739 test results and a graduating class of 101 could put Union Springs anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Union Springs’s students in the tested grades sat them (738 in math, 740 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Union Springs, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Union Springs Elementary SchoolBullock County School DistrictD
5–8South Highlands Middle SchoolBullock County School DistrictD−
9–12Bullock County High SchoolBullock County School DistrictD

Union Springs’s public schools are run by Bullock County School District, which also serves Midway. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Bullock County School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 1,327 students, down 8% since 2021–22 · 17.5 per teacher (AL 17.0)
$14,896AL $13,926 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading19%
State average 47.3% · 740 students tested
Math3%
State average 27.2% · 738 students tested

Union Springs vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Alabama towns that share Union Springs’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union SpringsC−Bullock County

Every school in Union Springs

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Alabama’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Union Springsby address
Union Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4
D
497 students17:1Rate it →
South Highlands Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
D−
382 students17:1Rate it →
Bullock County High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
448 students18:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Conecuh Springs Christian School
Grades PK–12
Private · Religious
109 students12:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Bullock County Career Technical Center).

Questions about Union Springs’s schools

Are Union Springs’s schools good?

On Alabama’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Union Springs children attend score below 85% of Alabama’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #174 of 187 Alabama towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 29%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Union Springs in?

Bullock County School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 1,327 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Union Springs kids go to high school?

Bullock County High School, with 448 students; its own test results earn a D.

What is Union Springs’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Bullock County School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Alabama.

How much does Union Springs spend per student?

$14,896 in Bullock County School District (FY2024), against $13,926 across Alabama. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

Are there private schools in Union Springs?

Yes: Conecuh Springs Christian School (religious, grades PK–12, 109 students).

Parents talk

What Union Springs families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Union Springs → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Alabama. Stars are from neighbors.