About Union Public School District
Union Public School District is a public school system serving Newton County, Mississippi, based in Union. It serves 976 students across 3 schools spanning PreK–13, and is classified as a rural: remote district. By enrollment it is the #113 largest of Mississippi’s 152 school systems.
Size and structure
Union Public School District enrolls 976 students in 3 schools — an average of about 325 students per school. It serves grades PreK–13 and ranks #113 of 152 statewide by enrollment.
Who the district serves
Student race and ethnicity in Union Public School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (976 students reported):
For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.
Teachers & staff
Union Public School District employs about 79 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 12.3:1 — below the Mississippi average of about 13.6:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 150.
Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.
How Mississippi funds schools
District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Union Public School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.
Report card & state results
Mississippi assigns A–F accountability grades through the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card, scoring districts on proficiency and growth in reading and math, graduation rate, acceleration and English-learner progress. Look up Union Public School District on the Mississippi Succeeds Report Card.
Accreditation status
Mississippi operates a mandatory state accreditation system through the Mississippi Department of Education, tied to the accountability grades and state process standards; many districts also hold voluntary Cognia accreditation. Look up Union Public School District in the free Cognia registry.
Union Public School District vs. Mississippi
See every Mississippi district side by side in the Mississippi directory.
Look up Union Public School District’s full data
These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):