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Best High Schools in Union, SC

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1,024

Students

Top rankedUnion County High187^th of 235 South Carolina high schools

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Summary:

The city of Union, South Carolina is home to a single high school, Union County High School, which serves grades 9-12 with an enrollment of 1,069 students. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for the 2024-2025 school year, ranking 187 out of 235 high schools in the state.

Academically, Union County High School struggles compared to state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in EOCEP/Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 was 60.19%, lower than the district (67.54%) and state (73.95%) averages. Similarly, the school's performance on EOCEP/English 1 (40.56%), EOCEP/U.S. History and the Constitution (53.25%), and EOCEP/English 2 (79.3%) was below state averages. The school's four-year graduation rate of 85.4% is also slightly below the state average, and its dropout rate of 2.3% is slightly higher.

Demographic and financial data suggest Union County High School serves a predominantly low-income student population, with a 100% free and reduced-price lunch rate. The school's per-student spending of $12,507 is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 21.3 is slightly above the state average. Additionally, the school faces challenges with chronic absenteeism, with a rate of 22.5% in the 2023-2024 school year, significantly higher than the state average.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 (2025)	EOCEP English 1 (2025)	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution (2025)	EOCEP English 2 (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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	EOCEP Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 End of Course	EOCEP English 1 End of Course	EOCEP U.S. History and the Constitution End of Course	EOCEP English 2 End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Union County High	Public	9-12	1163 Lakeside Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 429-1750	1,024	48	21.3		520 (50.8%)	362 (35.4%)	45 (4.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	94 (9.2%)	22.3	187^th of 235 public high schools	20.4%		31.9	158^th of 235 public high schools	32.8%	29	60.2	40.6	53.3	79.3	$12,963	$854	$1,515	$2,369	$9,047	$1,547	$10,594
Union County Career and Technology Center	Public	9-12	1165 Lakeside Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	No	(864) 429-1765	0	15	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Cities Near Union

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Buffalo	2.09 mi	1	219^th
Jonesville	6.66 mi	1	137^th
Enoree	11.71 mi	1
Pacolet	15.5 mi	1	33^rd
Pauline	16.31 mi	1	48^th

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

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