Union 01

Summary:

The Union 01 school district in South Carolina serves 6 schools, including 4 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 1 high school. The district as a whole is ranked 59 out of 75 school districts in the state and is rated 1 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out in their performance. Sims Middle School had the highest proficiency rates on the Algebra 1/Mathematics for the Technologies 2 end-of-course exam, with 100% of students scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025 and 2023-2024. Jonesville Elementary Middle also had strong performance on this exam, with over 87% proficiency. Additionally, Monarch Elementary stood out for its high math proficiency rates, with over 50% of students scoring proficient or better in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade math.

However, the district also faces significant challenges. Union County High School had a graduation rate of 85.4% in 2023-2024, which is below the state average, and all schools in the district had high chronic absenteeism rates of 22.5% in 2023-2024. Additionally, while a few schools are performing well, others like Buffalo Elementary and Foster Park Elementary are struggling, with very low proficiency rates on state assessments.

District Detail

130 West Main Street
Union, SC 29379

(864) 429-1740

SchoolDigger Rank:
59^th of 75 South Carolina districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 3,542

Primary Schools: 4
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				SC READY English Language Arts (2025)						SC READY Mathematics (2025)						SC READY Science (2025)		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	SC READY English Language Arts 3rd Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 4th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 5th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 6th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 7th Grade	SC READY English Language Arts 8th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 3rd Grade	SC READY Mathematics 4th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 5th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 6th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 7th Grade	SC READY Mathematics 8th Grade	SC READY Science 4th Grade	SC READY Science 6th Grade	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
Buffalo Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	733 Main Street	Buffalo	29321	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1730	483	36	13.4		219 (45.3%)	167 (34.6%)	21 (4.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (15.3%)	10.3	600^th of 640 public elementary schools	6.3%		12.5	572^nd of 638 public elementary schools	10.3%	28	37.5	35.5	43.9				26.8	30.6	23.2				21.0						$14,327	$2,048	$1,389	$3,438	$9,106	$1,784	$10,890
Foster Park Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Arthur Boulevard	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1737	430	30	14.3		150 (34.9%)	222 (51.6%)	20 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (8.8%)	17.9	541^st of 640 public elementary schools	15.5%		15	555^th of 638 public elementary schools	13.0%	14	37.7	43.5	48.1				33.3	40.6	29.7				30.4						$16,083	$2,685	$1,545	$4,230	$9,864	$1,989	$11,852
Jonesville Elementary/Middle	Public	PK, KG-8	350 New Hope Church Road	Jonesville	29353	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 674-5518	557	43	13.1		355 (63.7%)	116 (20.8%)	19 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (11.8%)	32.7	431^st of 640 public elementary schools	32.7%		26.3	471^st of 638 public elementary schools	26.2%	40	51.6	50.9	54.7	55.6	52.8	44.9	48.5	28.8	26.6	35.2	20.0	10.1	30.5	46.3	95.5				$13,495	$2,107	$1,485	$3,592	$8,174	$1,729	$9,903
Monarch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	218 Monarch School Drive	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1733	442	34	13.0		279 (63.1%)	141 (31.9%)	15 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	46.2	334^th of 640 public elementary schools	47.8%		45.6	349^th of 638 public elementary schools	45.3%	15	57.8	58.0	47.7				54.9	61.3	48.9				40.3						$13,860	$2,396	$1,311	$3,707	$8,349	$1,804	$10,152
Sims Middle	Public	6-8	2200 Whitmire Highway	Union	29379	Union County	Union 01	No	No	No	Yes	(864) 429-1755	606	56	10.9		281 (46.4%)	230 (38.0%)	31 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (10.4%)	32.8	217^th of 320 public middle schools	32.2%		25.8	241^st of 325 public middle schools	25.8%	24				36.6	52.8	44.1				28.3	23.9	28.0		39.2	100.0				$13,853	$1,262	$1,474	$2,736	$8,884	$2,233	$11,117
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)

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dept Of Correction N04	9.76 mi	12
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Spartanburg 06	14.26 mi	14	44^th
Newberry 01	17.11 mi	14	32^nd
Deaf & Blind School	18.24 mi	5

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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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Union 01

District Detail

Monarch Elementary

Sims Middle

Jonesville Elementary/Middle

Union County High

Foster Park Elementary

Buffalo Elementary

Union County Career and Technology Center

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