For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public middle schools serving 1,228 students in Union 01 School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in South Carolina.
Public Middle Schools in Union 01 School District have an average math proficiency score of 17% (versus the South Carolina public middle school average of 33%), and reading proficiency score of 30% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 45% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the South Carolina public middle school average of 52% (majority Black).
Overview
This School District
This State (SC)
# Schools
7 Schools
352 Schools
# Students
3,658 Students
221,816 Students
# Teachers
269 Teachers
15,785 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Union 01 School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 76 school districts in South Carolina (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 76% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#62 out of 81 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)30%
43%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
39%
52%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
50%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)80%
84%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.61
0.66
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
4%
13%
% Black
35%
31%
% White
51%
48%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
10%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,903 in this school district is less than the state median of $15,220. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $11,926 is less than the state median of $14,817. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$47 MM
$12,084 MM
Spending
$44 MM
$11,764 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,903
$15,220
Spending / Student
$11,926
$14,817
Best Union 01 School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Jonesville Elementary Middle School
(Math: 22% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
350 New Hope Church Road
Jonesville, SC 29353
(864) 674-5518
Jonesville, SC 29353
(864) 674-5518
Grades: PK-8
| 593 students
Rank: #22.
Sims Middle School
(Math: 15% | Reading: 27%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
2200 Whitmire Highway
Union, SC 29379
(864) 429-1755
Union, SC 29379
(864) 429-1755
Grades: 6-8
| 635 students
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