Summary:
North Union Local School District in Ohio serves about 1,364 students across three schools — one elementary (PK–5), one middle (6–8), and one high school (9–12) — with no alternative school listed. The district as a whole is rated 2 stars and ranked 409 of 773 Ohio districts, about the 47th percentile.
North Union Elementary School is the academic anchor. In 2025–2026 it beat the state in all seven reported test areas, averaging 70.6% proficiency versus a 63.8% state average, and it has held 3 stars for three straight years. Its 4th grade math (81.6% vs. 67.3%) and 4th grade ELA (72.4% vs. 61.8%) are standouts. It also has the district's lowest chronic absenteeism at 10.5%, despite the highest student-teacher ratio (19.8) and the lowest available per-student spending figure ($9,371 in 2018–2019). North Union Middle School is a school of extremes: Algebra I End-of-Course proficiency was 100% two years running, but 7th grade math was only 23.9% proficient versus a 48.6% state rate, and 8th grade science fell from 70.9% to 47.1%. Excluding Algebra I, its average is 50.8%, below the 56.4% state average on the same tests. Its rating dropped from 4 stars to 2 stars in two years.
North Union High School pairs a 99.0% graduation rate with 26.5% chronic absenteeism — more than double the elementary's rate and above the district's 16.3%. Science and English are strengths (Biology 83.6%, English II 75.0%, both well above state), while Algebra I (54.2%) and American Government (65.5%) lag the state. Its rating slipped from 3 stars to 2 stars. Absenteeism rises steadily by level: 10.5% elementary, 14.7% middle, 26.5% high. Overall, the district has a strong elementary, a middle school with a bright advanced-math spot but broad math and science gaps, and a high school strong in graduation and science/English but facing absenteeism and Algebra I concerns. For more district details, see North Union Local School District.
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