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Union, NJ
Public School Ratings




Union Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Township Of Union School District details

Township Of Union School District
2369 Morris Avenue
Union, NJ 07083

7,970 Students enrolled in District

10 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Township Of Union School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to New Jersey

3

(10 is best)

Better than 25.2% of all NJ school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 51.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
45%
47%
52%
27%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Battle Hill Elementary School
2600 Killian Place
Union, NJ, 07083
PK-04
Burnet Middle School
1000 Caldwell Avenue
Union, NJ, 07083
05-08
Connecticut Farms Elementary School
875 Stuyvesant Avenue
Union, NJ, 07083
PK-05
Franklin Elementary School
1500 Lindy Terrace
Union, NJ, 07083
PK-04
Hannah Caldwell Elementary School
1120 Commerce Avenue
Union, NJ, 07083
PK-04
Jefferson Elementary School
155 Hilton Avenue
Union, NJ, 07083
05-05
Kawameeh Middle School
490 David Terrace
Union, NJ, 07083
05-08
Livingston Elementary School
960 Midland Blvd
Union, NJ, 07083
PK-04
Union High School
2350 North Third Street
Union, NJ, 07083
09-12
Washington Elementary School
301 Washington Avenue
Union, NJ, 07083
PK-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 16.2% 39.1%
Black 43.5% 14.9%
Hispanic 31.5% 34.8%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.2% 10.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.4%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.7% 37.1%
Free lunch eligible 33.0% 31.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 5.7%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,185 $97,112,000 50.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,734 $21,789,000 11.3%
Staff $563 $4,491,000 2.3%
General Administration $423 $3,374,000 1.8%
School Administration $975 $7,772,000 4.0%
Operation $1,576 $12,563,000 6.5%
Transportation $488 $3,892,000 2.0%
Other $350 $2,793,000 1.5%
Total Support $7,111 $56,674,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,805 $38,295,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $24,101 $192,081,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $14,629 $20,370,924,000 51.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,803 $3,903,661,000 9.9%
Staff $872 $1,214,300,000 3.1%
General Administration $482 $671,066,000 1.7%
School Administration $1,195 $1,664,142,000 4.2%
Operation $2,241 $3,120,212,000 7.9%
Transportation $950 $1,322,740,000 3.3%
Other $616 $857,184,000 2.2%
Total Support $9,159 $12,753,305,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,641 $6,462,515,000 16.3%
Total Expenditures $28,428 $39,586,744,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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