Union County NC Relocation--Public Schools and What You Need to Know
Union County NC Relocation—Public Schools and What You Need to Know
The Union County NC school buses start rolling tomorrow, August 25, to start the 2010-2011 school year. Union County Public Schools (UCPS) operates 308 buses, which drive 24,000 miles each day for a total of 4 million miles each year.
Families contemplating a relocation to Union County NC typically have an intense interest in the school system. The school systems in North Carolina might operate quite differently than the systems back home.
Here are some things that you might want to know about UCPS if you are a newcomer.
UCPS is a large district.
The district is large because it covers all of Union County. Unlike other areas of the country, public schools in the Charlotte region are organized by county. That’s why there are so many buses and so many miles driven. Other statistics from the 2009-2010 school year:
- There are 53 public schools. Thirty of those are elementaries, 9 are middle schools, 11 are high schools and 3 are special schools.
- 39,366 students attended UCPS during the 2009-2010 school year. 19,593 students were in elementary school. There were 8,954 students in the middle schools and 10,819 students in the high schools.
- 32% of UCPS students received free or reduced price lunches.
UCPS schools are organized into clusters.
Pupil assignment zones include elementary schools that feed into a middle school which feeds into a high school. For example, the Cuthbertson cluster in the Waxhaw area includes four elementary schools that feed into Cuthbertson Middle School. Cuthbertson Middle School feeds into Cuthbertson High School.
Click here to see UCPS attendance maps for the 2010-2011 school year.
UCPS pupil assignment zones can and do change.
Union County NC has been one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina in recent years. This growth has created a constant demand for new schools. As schools get overcrowded and new schools are built, assignment boundaries change. Newcomers cannot assume that attendance boundaries are fixed forever.
Click here to check pupil assignment for a specific Union County NC address.
UCPS test scores rank very high.
In 2009, UCPS had 2170 graduates. 88% of these graduates plan to attend college. 2009 graduates earned $51.1 million in scholarships. The 2008-2009 graduation rate was 80.7%.
Union County Public Schools ranked #1 among large district in North Carolina in 2009-2010 end of year testing.
Read about AYP testing results here.
Want to know more about living in Union County NC and its small towns? Request a free Union County NC relocation package.
Copyright 2010. Carol Fox. Allen Tate Realtors. *Union County NC Relocation—Public Schools and What You Need to Know*