The Union Public School District is a public school district

School district

School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 based in Union

Union, Mississippi

Union is a town in Neshoba and Newton Counties in the U.S. state of Mississippi. The population was 2,021 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Union is located at . Most of the town is in Newton County with a portion extending north into adjacent Neshoba County...

, Mississippi

Mississippi

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 (USA

United States

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).

The district covers south central Neshoba

Neshoba County, Mississippi

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 28,684 people, 10,694 households, and 7,742 families residing in the county. The population density was 50 people per square mile . There were 11,980 housing units at an average density of 21 per square mile...

 and northwestern Newton

Newton County, Mississippi

-History:Newton County was formed in 1836. All sources say it was named in honor of Sir Isaac Newton, including the 1896 history of Newton County.Newton County is adjacent to Jasper County, which was named for Sgt. William Jasper, a Revolutionary War hero of the Siege of Savannah in 1779. Sgt. John...

counties.

Schools

The district operates a single school that is split into three campuses - Elementary, Middle, and High.

2006-07 school year

There were a total of 917 students enrolled in the Union Public School District during the 2006-2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 28.03% African American, 70.82% White, 0.65% Hispanic, 0.22% Asian, and 0.22% Native American. 49.3% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch.

Previous school years

School Year	Enrollment	Gender Makeup		Racial Makeup
		Female	Male	Asian	African American	Hispanic	Native American	White
2005-06	895	48%	52%	–	30.39%	0.34%	0.22%	69.05%
2004-05	850	50%	50%	–	29.65%	0.71%	0.12%	69.53%
2003-04	839	51%	49%	–	30.15%	0.60%	0.12%	69.13%
2002-03	831	51%	49%	–	29.24%	0.96%	0.60%	69.19%

Accountability statistics

	2006-07	2005-06	2004-05	2003-04	2002-03
District Accreditation Status	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited	Accredited
School Performance Classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools	0	1	1	1	0
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools	1	0	0	0	1
Level 3 (Successful) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools	0	0	0	0	0
Not Assigned	0	0	0	0	0