Can I use Union County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Union County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Union County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Union County?

Start with the 6 listed public schools and 1 district entry, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Union County Schools & Education

Name: Union County, Florida Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Union County, Florida

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

21/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Lower Signal

Graduation Rate

87.0%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

87.0%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 89.8%

Per-Pupil Spending

$5,741

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,118

School Score

21/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 36/100

State Score Position

#61

of 67 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Union County

Measured School Summary

Union County faces educational challenges with a school score of 21/100 and a graduation rate of 87.0%, falling below typical benchmarks.

Funding Context

At $5,741 per pupil, Union County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 41% below the Florida average, and its graduation rate trails the state average by 2.8 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 6% lower than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Union County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

6 public schools and 1 district are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

21/100

Lower measured signal. Ranks #61 of 67 Florida counties with school score data.

Completion

87.0%

2.8 pts below the state average

Funding context

$5,741

$377 below the state average

School coverage

1 district represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

The county-level signal is lower, so review individual schools and local records before interpreting the score. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Union County has 6 public schools across 1 district, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

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Parent decision brief

What Union County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Small-system county

Union County has a compact public-school footprint. A single school change, boundary rule, or district update can move the lived experience more than the county score suggests.

State position

#61

of 67 Florida counties with school score data. The county score is 15 points below the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

UNION

Elementary to high school visible

2,385 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 2Other 2

6 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

UNION is the largest listed district slice, with 6 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Union County?

Which attendance zones, transfer rules, and transportation policies apply inside the local district?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

Which charter, magnet, or virtual options require a lottery, application window, separate transportation plan, or address eligibility check?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Education Overview

About Schools in Union County, Florida

This context is screened for neutral school-data wording and should be read alongside the current metrics on this page. It is not school advice.

Six Schools for a Small Student Body

Union County features one of the smallest public school footprints in the state with only 6 schools. This includes one elementary, one middle, and two high schools serving a total of 2,385 students. The entire system is managed by a single school district.

A Small, Dedicated School District

The Union school district provides all educational services for the county's 2,385 students. There are no charter schools in the county, focusing all community efforts on the six public institutions. This concentrated environment allows the district to focus on its small student population.

Town-Centered Schools with Large Primary Enrollment

All six of Union's schools are located in town settings, providing a central hub for the community. Interestingly, Lake Butler Elementary is the largest school with 1,061 students, more than double the size of the high school. The average school enrollment is 795 students, reflecting a consolidated approach to schooling.

School Overview

Total Schools

in Union County

Reported Enrollment

2,385

6 schools reporting

School Districts

district

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary1

Middle1

High2

Other2

1 School District in Union County

UNION

6 schools

2,385 students enrolled

6 Public Schools in Union County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Dedicated profile pages are available for 1 high-enrollment school; every NCES public school remains listed here.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

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Public schools in Union County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Profile	UNION	LAKE BUTLER, 32054Town: Distant	PK–4	Primary	1,061
LAKE BUTLER MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	UNION	LAKE BUTLER, 32054Town: Distant	5–8	Middle	691
UNION COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL	Record	UNION	LAKE BUTLER, 32054Town: Distant	9–12	High	633
UNION COUNTY VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM	Record	UNION	LAKE BUTLER, 32054Town: Distant	KG–12	Virtual	0
UNION VIRTUAL FRANCHISE	Record	UNION	LAKE BUTLER, 32054Town: Distant	6–12	Virtual	0
UNION VIRTUAL INSTRUCTION PROGRAM (DISTRICT PROVIDED)	Record	UNION	LAKE BUTLER, 32054Town: Distant	KG–12	Virtual	0

LAKE BUTLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

UNION