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Union County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Sherman, Myrtle and Blue Springs, and parts of New Albany.

Sherman’s Schools page →

Students
2,986
Schools
4
Spent per student
$10,004
MS $12,392
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$11.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union County School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Mississippi districts
  • Math proficiency 26 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Spends 19% less per student than the MS average
  • 15 students per teacher
  • Debt of $11.5M, about $3,846 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% of the 150 Mississippi school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Sherman 680Myrtle 487Blue Springs 446

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sherman. Grade by grade →

PK–126 schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. MS

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency73%
State average 47% · 1,539 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 41.7% · 1,489 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)85–89%
State average 89.4% · 187 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$10,004 per student · 19% below MS
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 32%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 61%Federal 16%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,899’20
2,961’21
2,980’22
3,047’23
2,986’24

Up 3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Black 8%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

4 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Mississippi’s other public schools.

East Union Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–13 · Blue Springs
A
950 students16:1
Myrtle Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–13 · Myrtle
B+
698 students15:1
Ingomar Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · New Albany
A−
678 students15:1
West Union Attendance Center
Other · Grades PK–12 · Myrtle
A
660 students15:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Mississippi.