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C−

Union County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Union, Jonesville, Lockhart and Carlisle.

Union’s School Grade C− better than 23% of South Carolina school districts

Students
3,542
Schools
6
Spent per student
$13,938
SC $15,090
Students per teacher
14:1
Debt
$18.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Union County School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 23% of South Carolina districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Spends 8% less per student than the SC average
  • 14 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.1% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $18.4M, about $5,209 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 23% of the 92 South Carolina 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
C−Union 8,077Jonesville 817Lockhart 369Carlisle 320

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Union. Grade by grade →

PK–5Foster Park ElementaryThis district
6–82 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Union County HighThis district

Test scores vs. SC

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency25%
State average 41% · 1,942 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 52.1% · 1,992 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80%
State average 83.8% · 244 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
$13,938 per student · 8% below SC
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 36%Other 7%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 23%State 56%Federal 20%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,814’20
3,859’21
3,788’22
3,658’23
3,542’24

Down 7.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 51%Black 35%Two or more races 10%Hispanic 4%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Jonesville Elementary/Middle
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Jonesville
C−
557 students13:1
Buffalo Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Buffalo
C−
483 students13:1
Monarch Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
C+
442 students13:1
Foster Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Union
C−
430 students14:1
Sims Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Union
D
606 students11:1
Union County High
High · Grades 9–12 · Union
B+
1,024 students21:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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 South Carolina.