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Union Public School District, Mississippi, elections

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Union Public School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 927 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
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Union Public School District is a school district in Mississippi (Newton and Neshoba counties). During the 2023 school year, 927 students attended one of the district's three schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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About the district

School board

The Union Public School District consists of five members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Jeremy Hamm
Latoya Harrison
Sommer Warren2024
Nicole Harrison2029
Eric Graham2026

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Overlapping state house districts

Union Public School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Mississippi House of Representatives District 44C. Scott BoundsRepublican Party 50% 7%
Mississippi House of Representatives District 78Randy RushingRepublican Party 50% 6%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $2,679,000 $2,850 25%
Local: $1,554,000 $1,653 14%
State: $6,458,000 $6,870 60%
Total: $10,691,000 $11,373
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $10,140,000 $10,787
Total Current Expenditures: $9,231,000 $9,820
Instructional Expenditures: $5,526,000 $5,878 54%
Student and Staff Support: $766,000 $814 8%
Administration: $1,346,000 $1,431 13%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $1,449,000 $1,541 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $863,000 $918
Construction: $77,000 $81
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $20,000 $21
Interest on Debt: $26,000 $27

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 60 PS 30-34 PS >=50 67
2018-2019 65 PS 35-39 PS >=50 73
2017-2018 63 PS 35-39 PS <50 71
2016-2017 57 PS 25-29 PS <50 65
2015-2016 48 PS 20-24 PS PS >=50 56
2014-2015 39 PS 15-19 PS PS PS 45
2013-2014 80 PS 60-64 PS PS PS 85
2012-2013 80 65-69 PS 83
2011-2012 79 65-69 PS PS 82
2010-2011 75 60-64 PS PS 77

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 47 PS 20-24 PS >=50 55
2018-2019 50 PS 25-29 PS <50 57
2017-2018 49 PS 20-24 PS <50 56
2016-2017 45 PS 20-24 PS PS <50 51
2015-2016 48 PS 15-19 PS <50 56
2014-2015 46 PS 25-29 PS PS PS 51
2013-2014 69 PS 50-54 PS PS PS 73
2012-2013 70 50-54 PS 75
2011-2012 68 45-49 PS PS 73
2010-2011 67 50-54 PS PS 72

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 80-89 >=50 PS 80-89
2017-2018 85-89 >=50 80-89
2016-2017 80-84 >=80 80-89
2015-2016 85-89 >=50 PS PS 80-89
2014-2015 70-74 60-79 70-79
2013-2014 80-84 60-79 >=90
2012-2013 80-89 >=50 >=90
2011-2012 80-89 >=50 >=90
2010-2011 70-79 >=50 80-89

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 927 -0.5
2021-2022 932 -0.9
2020-2021 940 -5.0
2019-2020 987 0.8
2018-2019 979 -3.1
2017-2018 1,009 -1.0
2016-2017 1,019 -1.9
2015-2016 1,038 0.4
2014-2015 1,034 -1.3
2013-2014 1,047 1.7
2012-2013 1,029 5.3
2011-2012 974 1.7
2010-2011 957 1.5
2009-2010 943 3.4
2008-2009 911 -0.7
2007-2008 917 0.0
2006-2007 917 2.4
2005-2006 895 5.0
2004-2005 850 1.3
2003-2004 839 1.0
2002-2003 831 -1.1
2001-2002 840 3.1
2000-2001 814 -1.6
1999-2000 827 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Union Public School District (%) Mississippi K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 1.1
Black 24.2 47.0
Hispanic 0.1 4.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 2.7 4.3
White 72.4 42.6

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Union Public School District had 79.73 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.63.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 1.00
Kindergarten: 3.79
Elementary: 24.66
Secondary: 38.47
Total: 79.73

Union Public School District employed 5.60 district administrators and 3.10 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.60
District Administrative Support: 4.83
School Administrators: 3.10
School Administrative Support: 4.13
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 21.72
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.49
Total Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.21
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 6.76
Other Support Services: 17.93

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Union Public School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Union Elementary School360PK-4
Union High School2899-12
Union Middle School2785-8

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See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Mississippi
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