Union County Public Schools, North Carolina, elections
Union County Public Schools |
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District details |
School board members: 9 |
Students: 41,497 (2022-2023) |
Schools: 52 (2022-2023) |
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Union County Public Schools is a school district in North Carolina (Union County). During the 2023 school year, 41,497 students attended one of the district's 52 schools.
This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.
Elections
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Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large (2 seats)
Incumbent Sarah May and incumbent Todd Price defeated Liz Baxter and Weston Burroughs in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sarah May (R) | 33.1 | 75,738 | |
✔ | Todd Price (R) | 31.2 | 71,476 | |
Liz Baxter (D) | 20.3 | 46,434 | ||
Weston Burroughs (D) | 15.5 | 35,399 |
Total votes: 229,047 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 1
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1
Incumbent John J. Kirkpatrick IV won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John J. Kirkpatrick IV (D) | 100.0 | 8,820 |
Total votes: 8,820 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 2
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 2
Incumbent Matt Helms defeated Jen Sanders in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Matt Helms (R) | 70.3 | 16,286 | |
Jen Sanders (D) | 29.7 | 6,873 |
Total votes: 23,159 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 5
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Joseph Morreale won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joseph Morreale (R) | 100.0 | 15,450 |
Total votes: 15,450 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
Incumbent Jimmy H. Bention Sr. defeated Weston Burroughs in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Jimmy H. Bention Sr. (R) | 64.8 | 57,636 | |
Weston Burroughs (D) | 35.2 | 31,249 |
Total votes: 88,885 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 1
General election
Special general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1
Incumbent John J. Kirkpatrick IV defeated Colleen Kamolnik in the special general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | John J. Kirkpatrick IV (D) | 51.7 | 3,954 | |
Colleen Kamolnik (R) | 48.3 | 3,692 |
Total votes: 7,646 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 3
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 3
Incumbent Gary Sides defeated Maria Palacios in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gary Sides (R) | 70.3 | 10,582 | |
Maria Palacios (D) | 29.7 | 4,474 |
Total votes: 15,056 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 4
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 4
Sandra Greene defeated Jodi McConkey in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 4 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sandra Greene (R) | 69.9 | 12,062 | |
Jodi McConkey (D) | 30.1 | 5,202 |
Total votes: 17,264 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 6
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 6
Incumbent Kathy Heintel defeated Steve Martin in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 6 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kathy Heintel (R) | 59.7 | 10,566 | |
Steve Martin (D) | 40.3 | 7,125 |
Total votes: 17,691 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large (2 seats)
Sarah May and incumbent Todd Price defeated Claudia Sandoval in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Sarah May (R) | 37.4 | 73,912 | |
✔ | Todd Price (R) | 37.4 | 73,854 | |
Claudia Sandoval (D) | 25.2 | 49,901 |
Total votes: 197,667 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 1
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Candice Sturdivant won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Candice Sturdivant (D) | 100.0 | 8,197 |
Total votes: 8,197 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 2
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 2
Incumbent Matt Helms won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Matt Helms (R) | 100.0 | 17,755 |
Total votes: 17,755 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 5
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 5
Incumbent Joseph Morreale won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 5 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Joseph Morreale (R) | 100.0 | 16,958 |
Total votes: 16,958 | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
Travis Kiker defeated Dan Zeller in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Travis Kiker (R) | 62.8 | 53,831 | |
Dan Zeller (D) | 37.2 | 31,912 |
Total votes: 85,743 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 3
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 3
Incumbent Gary Sides won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Gary Sides (R) | 100.0 | 9,280 |
Total votes: 9,280 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 4
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 4
Incumbent Melissa Merrell won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Melissa Merrell (R) | 100.0 | 12,175 |
Total votes: 12,175 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board District 6
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 6
Incumbent Kathy Heintel won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 6 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Kathy Heintel (R) | 100.0 | 13,707 |
Total votes: 13,707 (100.00% precincts reporting) | ||||
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Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large
Incumbent Leslie Boyd won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board At-Large on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Leslie Boyd (Nonpartisan) |
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Union County Public Schools school board District 1
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1
Incumbent Sharon Harrell won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 1 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Sharon Harrell (Nonpartisan) |
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Union County Public Schools school board District 3
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 3
Incumbent Gary Sides won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 3 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Gary Sides (Nonpartisan) |
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Union County Public Schools school board District 4
General election
General election for Union County Public Schools school board District 4
Incumbent Melissa Merrell won election in the general election for Union County Public Schools school board District 4 on November 4, 2014.
Candidate | ||
✔ | Melissa Merrell (Nonpartisan) |
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About the district
School board
Union County Public Schools consists of nine members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.
Name | Seat | Year assumed office | Year term ends |
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Barry Tucker | District 3 | 2025 | |
John J. Kirkpatrick IV | District 1 | 2021 | 2028 |
Sarah May | At Large | 2020 | 2028 |
Todd Price | At Large | 2019 | 2028 |
Matt Helms | District 2 | 2016 | 2028 |
Joseph Morreale | District 5 | 2016 | 2028 |
Sandra Greene | District 4 | 2022 | 2026 |
Jimmy H. Bention Sr. | At Large | 2020 | 2026 |
Kathy Heintel | District 6 | 2016 | 2026 |
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Overlapping state house districts
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Budget
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]
SOURCE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Federal: | $35,654,000 | $887 | 8% |
Local: | $128,288,000 | $3,191 | 30% |
State: | $258,000,000 | $6,417 | 61% |
Total: | $421,942,000 | $10,494 |
TYPE | AMOUNT | AMOUNT PER STUDENT | PERCENT |
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Total Expenditures: | $425,452,000 | $10,581 | |
Total Current Expenditures: | $391,509,000 | $9,737 | |
Instructional Expenditures: | $247,697,000 | $6,160 | 58% |
Student and Staff Support: | $40,081,000 | $996 | 9% |
Administration: | $40,679,000 | $1,011 | 10% |
Operations, Food Service, Other: | $63,052,000 | $1,568 | 15% |
Total Capital Outlay: | $21,755,000 | $541 | |
Construction: | $18,167,000 | $451 | |
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: | $1,691,000 | $42 | |
Interest on Debt: | $8,807,000 | $219 |
Academic performance
Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[2][3]
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2020-2021 | 64 | 92 | 36 | 47 | 60-69 | 57 | 73 |
2018-2019 | 63 | 90 | 36 | 47 | 60-69 | 57 | 71 |
2017-2018 | 56 | 83 | 34 | 46 | 50-59 | 56 | 62 |
2016-2017 | 66 | 92 | 41 | 50 | 50-59 | 62 | 73 |
2015-2016 | 64 | 90 | 38 | 48 | 50-59 | 62 | 72 |
2014-2015 | 62 | 85 | 36 | 45 | 60-69 | 60 | 70 |
2013-2014 | 62 | 87 | 34 | 46 | 60-69 | 59 | 70 |
2012-2013 | 59 | 82 | 32 | 41 | 50-59 | 58 | 67 |
2011-2012 | 91 | 98 | 78 | 84 | 80-89 | 90 | 95 |
2010-2011 | 91 | 97 | 77 | 84 | 80-89 | 91 | 95 |
The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2020-2021 | 62 | 87 | 40 | 43 | 60-69 | 59 | 71 |
2018-2019 | 60 | 83 | 36 | 40 | 40-49 | 57 | 69 |
2017-2018 | 60 | 83 | 34 | 38 | 40-49 | 58 | 69 |
2016-2017 | 60 | 82 | 36 | 36 | 50-59 | 58 | 70 |
2015-2016 | 58 | 79 | 35 | 35 | 50-59 | 56 | 68 |
2014-2015 | 61 | 78 | 37 | 37 | 50-59 | 58 | 71 |
2013-2014 | 60 | 78 | 35 | 35 | 50-59 | 58 | 69 |
2012-2013 | 58 | 75 | 35 | 32 | 40-49 | 56 | 68 |
2011-2012 | 83 | 91 | 66 | 65 | 60-69 | 85 | 90 |
2010-2011 | 81 | 90 | 61 | 62 | 70-79 | 82 | 88 |
The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:
School year | All (%) | Asian/Pacific Islander (%) | Black (%) | Hispanic (%) | Native American (%) | Two or More Races (%) | White (%) |
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2019-2020 | 93 | >=95 | 87 | 86 | >=50 | >=95 | 96 |
2018-2019 | 93 | >=95 | 87 | 87 | >=50 | >=95 | 95 |
2017-2018 | 93 | >=95 | 90 | 82 | >=50 | 90-94 | 95 |
2016-2017 | 93 | >=95 | 89 | 85 | >=50 | 85-89 | 95 |
2015-2016 | 93 | >=95 | 91 | 87 | PS | 90-94 | 94 |
2014-2015 | 93 | >=90 | 91 | 88 | >=50 | 80-89 | 94 |
2013-2014 | 93 | >=90 | 86 | 90 | >=50 | >=90 | 95 |
2012-2013 | 91 | >=90 | 86 | 87 | PS | 70-79 | 93 |
2011-2012 | 90 | >=90 | 82 | 80-84 | >=50 | >=90 | 92 |
2010-2011 | 89 | >=90 | 79 | 85-89 | >=50 | 80-89 | 91 |
Students
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]
Year | Enrollment | Year-to-year change (%) |
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2022-2023 | 41,497 | 2.2 |
2021-2022 | 40,600 | 1.0 |
2020-2021 | 40,207 | -3.7 |
2019-2020 | 41,707 | 0.5 |
2018-2019 | 41,488 | -0.2 |
2017-2018 | 41,581 | -0.5 |
2016-2017 | 41,782 | -1.0 |
2015-2016 | 42,199 | 1.3 |
2014-2015 | 41,650 | 1.4 |
2013-2014 | 41,074 | 1.0 |
2012-2013 | 40,659 | 1.3 |
2011-2012 | 40,111 | -0.1 |
2010-2011 | 40,153 | 1.9 |
2009-2010 | 39,395 | 2.4 |
2008-2009 | 38,439 | 3.6 |
2007-2008 | 37,053 | 3.9 |
2006-2007 | 35,616 | 11.3 |
2005-2006 | 31,584 | 8.8 |
2004-2005 | 28,816 | 6.3 |
2003-2004 | 26,993 | 5.0 |
2002-2003 | 25,636 | 5.8 |
2001-2002 | 24,152 | 5.3 |
2000-2001 | 22,862 | 4.0 |
1999-2000 | 21,949 | 0.0 |
RACE | Union County Public Schools (%) | North Carolina K-12 STUDENTS (%) |
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American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.2 | 1.1 |
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander | 7.6 | 4.0 |
Black | 12.1 | 24.8 |
Hispanic | 20.4 | 20.4 |
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1 | 0.1 |
Two or More Races | 4.6 | 5.6 |
White | 54.9 | 44.0 |
Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Staff
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]
As of the 2022-2023 school year, Union County Public Schools had 2,454.54 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.91.
TYPE | NUMBER OF TEACHERS |
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Prekindergarten: | 40.64 |
Kindergarten: | 140.41 |
Elementary: | 1,460.95 |
Secondary: | 797.54 |
Total: | 2,454.54 |
Union County Public Schools employed 17.50 district administrators and 147.59 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.
TYPE | NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS |
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District Administrators: | 17.50 |
District Administrative Support: | 136.86 |
School Administrators: | 147.59 |
School Administrative Support: | 168.78 |
TYPE | NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF |
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Instructional Aides: | 528.12 |
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: | 16.00 |
Total Guidance Counselors: | 117.08 |
Elementary Guidance Counselors: | 34.50 |
Secondary Guidance Counselors: | 77.58 |
Librarians/Media Specialists: | 46.50 |
Library/Media Support: | 1.00 |
Student Support Services: | 323.21 |
Other Support Services: | 834.74 |
Schools
The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]
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Footnotes
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
- ↑ To protect student privacy, percentages were reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five (5) or fewer students were included in a data set, the data was replaced by "PS."
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
- ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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