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Union City High School

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Union City High School ranks 431 st of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

431^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 681 Pennsylvania High Schools

Better than 37% of Pennsylvania high schools

Summary

Union City High School is a public high school in Union City, Pennsylvania, serving 302 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the Union City Area School District, which is ranked 396 out of 606 school districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Union City High School consistently performs below the state average on Keystone Exams, with proficiency rates ranging from 34% to 59.8% in Algebra I, 39.2% to 74% in Biology, and 51.6% to 62.9% in Literature. This is significantly lower than the state averages. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 70.38% to 97.02% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Interestingly, while female students and students with disabilities perform relatively well, male students and white students perform significantly worse, ranking in the bottom 25% and bottom 20% of Pennsylvania high schools, respectively.

When compared to nearby high schools, such as Harbor Creek Senior High School and General McLane High School, Union City High School performs significantly worse on academic measures. However, the school has maintained a relatively stable graduation rate, ranging from 86.3% to 95.5%, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 0.4% to 1.6%, suggesting that there may be opportunities for improvement through targeted interventions and support, particularly in addressing the disparities in performance between different student subgroups.

304

Students ?

8.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,640

Per pupil spending ?

96.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

105 Concord Street
Union City, PA 16438-1306

(814) 438-7673

District: Union City Area School District

Feeder schools for Union City High School:

Elementary:

Union City Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

White:

93.1%

Hispanic:

3.3%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Pennsylvania average (89%)

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Pennsylvania average (46% vs 52% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg46%

Pennsylvania avg52%

431^st of 681

Pennsylvania public high schools ?

Bottom 37%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

396^th of 606Union City Area School District among Pennsylvania 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	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	431 of 681	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.9	415 of 686	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	436 of 674	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.7	444 of 634	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	299 of 537	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.4	358 of 693	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	464 of 673	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.8	495 of 663	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	47.0	457 of 677	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.3	426 of 680	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	39.4	421 of 580	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.3	452 of 591	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	46.1	440 of 664	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.7	580 of 660	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.7	547 of 649	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.4	467 of 632	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	48.7	387 of 621	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.3	410 of 615	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.1	361 of 604	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	60.4	267 of 593	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	20.6	510 of 590	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2003	42.7	405 of 583	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	123 of 524	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	20.7	428 of 513	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.5	282 of 502	43.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	169 of 657	74.3%	★★★★☆
2024	46.4	404 of 665	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	254 of 651	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	309 of 664	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	224 of 652	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	509 of 660	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.6	404 of 662	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Pennsylvania percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	471 of 583	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	440 of 595	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	479 of 577	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2025)77th percentile+40 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Pennsylvania (2024-2025) ?

Literature54%-9 vs state

Biology44%-5 vs state

Algebra I41%-3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Keystone Exams Algebra I (2025)	Keystone Exams Biology (2025)	Keystone Exams Literature (2025)	PSSA Math (2025)			PSSA English Language Arts (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Keystone Exams Algebra I 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Biology 11th Grade	Keystone Exams Literature 11th Grade	PSSA Math 7th Grade	PSSA Math 8th Grade	PSSA Math All Grades	PSSA English Language Arts 7th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSSA English Language Arts All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Union City High School	Public	9-12	105 Concord Street	Union City	16438	Erie County	Union City Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 438-7673	304	37	8.1	96.4%	283 (93.1%)	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	44.2	431^st of 681 public high schools	36.7%		46.9	415^th of 686 public high schools	39.5%	16	40.9	44.4	53.5							$24,640	$2,476	$22,164
Fort LeBoeuf Senior High School	Public	9-12	931 N High St	Waterford	16441	Erie County	Fort LeBoeuf School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 796-2616	652	49	13.2	56.4%	627 (96.2%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (1.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	85.1	78^th of 681 public high schools	88.5%		88.2	55^th of 686 public high schools	92.0%	23	62.1	68.0	80.4							$17,422	$395	$17,027
Corry Area High School	Public	9-12	534 E Pleasant St	Corry	16407	Erie County	Corry Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 665-8297	562	53	10.6	106.6%	542 (96.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.5%)	48.2	391^st of 681 public high schools	42.6%		50.1	389^th of 686 public high schools	43.3%	2	38.5	46.7	59.5							$17,914	$437	$17,477
Seneca High School	Public	9-12	10770 Wattsburg Rd	Erie	16509	Erie County	Wattsburg Area School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 824-4154	383	32	12.0	51.2%	355 (92.7%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.4%)	86.3	69^th of 681 public high schools	89.9%		84.3	87^th of 686 public high schools	87.3%	18	70.3	67.8	77.1							$17,410	$1,026	$16,384
Cambridge Springs Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	641 Venango Avenue	Cambridge Springs	16403	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 398-4631	345	28	12.4	55.4%	319 (92.5%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	42.9	439^th of 681 public high schools	35.5%		57.6	320^th of 686 public high schools	53.4%	119	38.3	42.6	55.8	28.3	31.2	29.6	63.3	68.8	65.8	$26,358	$976	$25,381
General McLane High School	Public	9-12	11761 Edinboro Rd	Edinboro	16412	Erie County	General McLane School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 273-1033	690	47	14.7	44.1%	631 (91.4%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (4.5%)	86.1	70^th of 681 public high schools	89.7%		62.8	263^rd of 686 public high schools	61.7%	193	67.0	69.4	77.4							$16,679	$157	$16,522
Erie County Technical School	Public	9-12	8500 Oliver Road	Erie	16509	Erie County	Erie County Technical School	No	No	No	No	(814) 464-8600	2	26	.0		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Maplewood Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	30383 Guys Mills Rd	Guys Mills	16327	Crawford County	Penncrest School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 337-1673	431	26	16.7	48.0%	410 (95.1%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.2%)	47.5	402^nd of 681 public high schools	41.0%		48.3	398^th of 686 public high schools	42.0%	4	35.8	38.8	68.1	16.9	6.8	12.3	45.0	32.2	39.2	$23,729	$976	$22,753
Erie High School	Public	9-12	3325 Cherry St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	No	No	No	(814) 874-6200	2,501	180	13.8	96.6%	886 (35.4%)	1,048 (41.9%)	316 (12.6%)	116 (4.6%)	7 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	127 (5.1%)	2.3	666^th of 681 public high schools	2.2%		3.1	663^rd of 686 public high schools	3.4%	3	2.7	7.9	12.4							$3,040	$2,250	$789
Northwest PA Collegiate Academy	Public, Magnet	9-12	2825 State St	Erie	16508	Erie County	Erie City School District	No	Yes	No	No	(814) 874-6300	750	54	14.0	99.6%	406 (54.1%)	164 (21.9%)	73 (9.7%)	54 (7.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (6.8%)	82	98^th of 681 public high schools	85.6%		92.2	39^th of 686 public high schools	94.3%	59	58.9	67.1	77.1							$3,737	$2,766	$971

Frequently Asked Questions about Union City High School

What is the racial makeup of Union City High School?

Students at Union City High School are 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What schools feed into Union City High School?

Union City High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Union City Elementary School

What district is Union City High School in?

Union City Area School District

How many students attend Union City High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Union City High School.

Is Union City High School a good school?

Union City High School ranks 431^st of 681 Pennsylvania high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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2024–25 graduation ratesMar 29, 2026

2024–25 dropout ratesMar 27, 2026

2023–24 school spending dataJan 29, 2026

2024–25 Keystone Exams & PSSA scoresNov 13, 2025

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

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