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Union High

Public Grades 9-12

542^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 662 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 18% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Union High is a comprehensive public high school in Rose Hill, North Carolina, serving 494 students in grades 9–12 as part of Sampson County Schools. The school serves a highly economically disadvantaged population, with more than 99% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch — a rate consistent with all nearby high schools. Academically, Union has struggled in recent years: its 2025–2026 state ranking of 542nd out of 662 North Carolina high schools places it in the 18th percentile, a significant decline from the 49th percentile it held a decade ago.

Compared with nearby traditional high schools, Union sits in the middle of the pack. It outperforms its counterparts in Duplin County Schools — James Kenan High and Wallace-Rose Hill High — on nearly every End-of-Course exam, and its overall performance is similar to Clinton High. However, Lakewood High, also in Sampson County, is meaningfully stronger in English II (by 11.5 points), Math I (by 16.2 points), and Math III (by 11.2 points). As with most traditional high schools, Union also trails the region's early college models: Sampson Early College High and Duplin Early College High both post substantially higher proficiency rates.

There are meaningful signs of progress as well. Union's graduation rate has climbed from 74.3% in 2021–2022 to 88.5% in 2025–2026 — now the highest among nearby traditional high schools and essentially even with the state average of 88.8%. Chronic absenteeism has also fallen dramatically, from 62.3% in 2020–2021 to 26.8% in 2024–2025. The school's English Learner students are a particular bright spot, ranking in the 67th percentile statewide, well above the school's overall standing. Even so, proficiency on state exams remains well below state averages in every subject, and even the school's identified gifted students rank in just the 17th percentile — a reminder that significant academic challenges remain.

494

Students ?

17.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,781

Per pupil spending ?

99.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1189 Kader Merritt Road
Rose Hill, NC 28458

(910) 532-6300

District: Sampson County Schools

Feeder schools for Union High:

Elementary:	Union Elementary
	Union Intermediate
Middle:	Union Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.3%

African American:

22.7%

White:

16.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 49th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (42% vs 60% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school42%

District avg58%

North Carolina avg60%

542^nd of 662

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 31 pts since 2016

From bottom 49% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Sampson County Schools

134^th of 246Sampson County Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.6	542 of 662	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	499 of 641	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	480 of 640	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.2	437 of 626	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	417 of 621	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.4	445 of 594	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.3	305 of 514	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	307 of 469	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.3	297 of 476	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.7	259 of 507	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	20.1	398 of 531	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	407 of 451	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	391 of 505	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.6	362 of 502	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.6	381 of 506	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	45.7	316 of 499	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.5	336 of 490	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.8	274 of 477	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.6	361 of 453	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	38.3	312 of 431	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	26.9	346 of 450	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.7	378 of 440	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	288 of 437	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	256 of 434	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.4	126 of 430	70.7%	★★★★☆
2021	33.9	201 of 364	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	140 of 369	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	199 of 359	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	28.7	246 of 349	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	95 of 289	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	44.4	130 of 273	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.2	114 of 262	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	95 of 226	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.2	151 of 156	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	47.7	49 of 124	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	76 of 173	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	78 of 147	46.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	531 of 629	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	489 of 610	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	485 of 602	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.8	358 of 588	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.0	359 of 594	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.3	324 of 475	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.2	251 of 475	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	317 of 449	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	35.2	337 of 407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.7	321 of 412	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	348 of 403	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	58.0	202 of 398	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	36.2	308 of 474	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	264 of 462	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	256 of 454	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	258 of 449	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.1	258 of 436	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	201 of 370	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.0	159 of 354	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	149 of 340	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	30.5	447 of 620	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.3	355 of 606	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	394 of 613	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.8	313 of 597	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	278 of 544	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.9	260 of 432	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	155 of 446	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	134 of 424	68.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	21.5	517 of 624	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.3	475 of 601	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.8	430 of 607	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	483 of 602	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	450 of 585	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	358 of 481	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.8	331 of 488	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.0	318 of 463	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	522 of 551	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.8	481 of 542	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	467 of 553	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	410 of 537	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	404 of 534	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	332 of 439	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	208 of 444	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	318 of 427	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2026)67th percentile+49 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2018)30th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Female (2026)16th percentile-3 vs school

White (2026)5th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2025-2026) ?

Math III56%-12 vs state

English II46%-18 vs state

Biology38%-21 vs state

Math I26%-16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				EOC Biology (2026)	EOC English II (2026)	EOC Math I (2026)	EOC Math III (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union High	Public	9-12	1189 Kader Merritt Road	Rose Hill	28458	Duplin County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 532-6300	494	29	17.0	99.2%	80 (16.2%)	112 (22.7%)	283 (57.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	21.6	542^nd of 662 public high schools	18.1%		24.2	499^th of 641 public high schools	22.2%	43	37.5	46.5	26.4	56.5	$10,781	$1,362	$9,419
Clinton High	Public	9-12	340 Indian Town Road	Clinton	28328	Sampson County	Clinton City Schools	No	No	No	No	(910) 592-2067	828	44	18.8	99.6%	181 (21.9%)	274 (33.1%)	305 (36.8%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (4.8%)	20.5	548^th of 662 public high schools	17.2%		28.4	469^th of 641 public high schools	26.8%	79	38.6	47.4	23.2	52.9	$10,512	$1,042	$9,470
Wallace-Rose Hill High	Public	9-12	602 High School Road	Teachey	28464	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 285-7501	738	42	17.4	99.6%	140 (19.0%)	205 (27.8%)	364 (49.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.0%)	12	595^th of 662 public high schools	10.1%		11.5	590^th of 641 public high schools	8.0%	5	25.0	37.0	16.2	51.2	$12,968	$891	$12,077
Sampson Early College High	Public	9-12	1801 Sunset Ave	Clinton	28329	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 592-7177	229	9	24.6	98.7%	54 (23.6%)	21 (9.2%)	143 (62.4%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	92.9	36^th of 662 public high schools	94.6%		93.8	41^st of 641 public high schools	93.6%	5	95.3	96.4	86.7	100.0	$7,255	$590	$6,666
James Kenan High	Public	9-12	1241 Nc 24 & 50	Warsaw	28398	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 293-4218	758	49	15.3	99.6%	111 (14.6%)	218 (28.8%)	404 (53.3%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.0%)	16.8	571^st of 662 public high schools	13.7%		22.6	509^th of 641 public high schools	20.6%	62	31.3	39.7	22.5	56.5	$9,706	$964	$8,742
Duplin Early College High	Public	9-12	212 James Sprunt Dr	Kenansville	28349	Duplin County	Duplin County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 296-1136	199	8	24.2	98.5%	51 (25.6%)	44 (22.1%)	97 (48.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.5%)	69.8	189^th of 662 public high schools	71.5%		69.3	180^th of 641 public high schools	71.9%	9	69.6	73.9	52.6	90.7	$7,848	$494	$7,355
Lakewood High	Public	9-12	245 Lakewood School Rd	Salemburg	28385	Sampson County	Sampson County Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(910) 525-5171	475	30	15.8	96.8%	154 (32.4%)	121 (25.5%)	168 (35.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.1%)	37.7	422^nd of 662 public high schools	36.3%		39.8	378^th of 641 public high schools	41.0%	44	43.4	58.0	42.6	67.7	$10,549	$1,417	$9,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Union High

Is Union High a good school?

Union High ranks in the bottom 18.1% of North Carolina high schools.

How many students attend Union High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 494 students attended Union High.

What schools feed into Union High?

Union High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Union Elementary
Elementary : Union Intermediate
Middle : Union Middle

What is the racial makeup of Union High?

Students at Union High are 57% Hispanic, 23% African American, 16% White, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Union High in?

Sampson County Schools

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