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Union School District 5

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Union.

Union’s School Grade C better than 32% of Oregon school districts

Students
378
Schools
2
Spent per student
$16,756
OR $17,749
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
66%
Debt
$4.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union School District 5

  • Its letter, C: results better than 32% of Oregon districts
  • Graduation rate 17 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the OR average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $4.4M, about $11,508 per student
  • Only 67% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 32% of the 178 Oregon 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union. Grade by grade →

K–6Union Elementary SchoolThis district
7–12Union High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. OR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25–29%
State average 30.6% · 137 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 44% · 140 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)60–69%
State average 81.3% · 40 in the class

67% 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
$16,756 per student · 6% below OR
Spending
Classroom instruction 62%Support & administration 35%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 28%State 60%Federal 12%

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

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

Enrollment over time
326’20
354’21
376’22
370’23
378’24

Up 16% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 5%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

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 Oregon.