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Union Township School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Union Township.

Union Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of New Jersey school districts

Students
505
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,782
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
6%
Debt
$9.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union Township School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of New Jersey districts
  • Math proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 27.8% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $9.7M, about $19,168 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% of the 651 New Jersey 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−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Union Township 6,649

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union Township. Grade by grade →

PK–3Union Township Elementary SchoolThis district
4–8Union Township Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsNorth Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School District

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency58%
State average 35.5% · 266 students tested
Reading / language arts70%
State average 48.6% · 267 students tested

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

Graduation rate 95% at North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District, which runs the high school (state 90.5%) · class of 2023.

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
$26,782 per student · 6% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 41%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 64%State 34%Federal 3%

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

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

Enrollment over time
395’20
417’21
429’22
473’23
505’24

Up 27.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 73%Asian 16%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 3%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Union Township Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Hampton
A+
259 students10:1
Union Township Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Hampton
B+
246 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional School DistrictBethlehem Township, Clinton, Clinton Township
$30,628per student
Alexandria Township School DistrictAlexandria Township
$28,421per student
Bethlehem Township School DistrictBethlehem Township
$26,907per student
Clinton Town-Glen Gardner School DistrictClinton
$27,447per student

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 New Jersey.