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Schools in Union Township · Union School Corporation

Union Township’s public schools score below 94% of Indiana districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Union Township’s students scored proficient, below the Indiana average (38%). The grade covers the public school district serving Union Township, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Indiana, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Indiana state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% 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
22%
▼ 19 pts vs IN 41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 30 pts vs IN 38%
2021–22
Graduate on time
61%
▼ 27 pts vs IN 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.0K
▼ 35% vs IN $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
23.4
IN 15.3 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
292 students on the public path
In brief

Union Township’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 22% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% in math, against 41% and 38% statewide; 98% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

61% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $8,958 per student, against $13,688 across Indiana (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Union Junior & High School. Enrollment is up 23% since 2020–21. See the path ↓

Choice beyond the district

Indiana Digital Elementary, Indiana Digital Alternative School and Indiana Digital JR and High School, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. 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 Township’s grade

D Test scoresD− Graduation

D: better than 6% of Indiana school districts. Both inputs trail the Indiana average; among the 1062 Indiana towns with similar household incomes, Union Township’s schools place at the bottom.

Indiana school districts we grade (396)Better than 6%
Lower resultsHigher results
Indiana towns with similar household incomes (1062)At the bottom
Towns in Randolph County (11)Better than 0%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,574 test results and a graduating class of 992 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2022, when 98% of Union Township’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,569 in math, 3,578 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Union Elementary SchoolUnion School CorporationC−
7–12Union Junior & High SchoolUnion School CorporationC−

Union Township’s public schools are run by Union School Corporation, which also serves Blountsville, Losantville, Modoc and Stoney Creek. 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.

Union School CorporationGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 7,821 students, up 23% since 2020–21 · 23.4 per teacher (IN 15.3)
$8,958IN $13,688 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading22%
State average 41.3% · 3578 students tested
Math8%
State average 37.5% · 3569 students tested

Union Township vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Indiana towns that share Union Township’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Union TownshipDUnion School Corporation
WashingtonBRandolph Southern School Corporation
Stoney Creek—Monroe Central School Corporation
White RiverB−Randolph Central School Corporation
Stoney Creek Township—Union School Corporation
Perry—Nettle Creek School Corporation
Dalton—Nettle Creek School Corporation
Perry TownshipA−Liberty-Perry Community School Corporation

Every school in Union Township

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

District schools in Union Townshipby address
Union Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Modoc
C−
161 students15:1Rate it →
Union Junior & High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Modoc
C−
131 students3:1Rate it →
Online schools based in Union Townshipnot counted as local schools
Indiana Digital Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Modoc
D
Online
2,125 students26:1Rate it →
Indiana Digital Alternative School
High · Grades 9–12 · Modoc
D
Online
1,238 students15:1Rate it →
Indiana Digital JR and High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Modoc
C−
Online
4,166 students34:1Rate it →

Questions about Union Township’s schools

Are Union Township’s schools good?

On Indiana’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Union Township children attend score below 94% of Indiana’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they place at the bottom. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Union Township in?

Union School Corporation, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,821 students in 5 schools (2024–25).

What is Union Township’s graduation rate?

61% of the class of 2023 in Union School Corporation graduated in four years, against 88% across Indiana.

How much does Union Township spend per student?

$8,958 in Union School Corporation (FY2024), against $13,688 across Indiana. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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 Indiana. Stars are from neighbors.