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Union County, TN: schools, enrollment and spending

Union County runs 11 public schools with 5,514 students in grades PK to 12.

At a glance

Schools
11
Students
5,514
Address
3006 Maynardville HWY, Maynardville, TN 37807
County
Union County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
4704290
State district ID
TN-00870
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (5,132), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$49.8 million
Federal revenue
$5.8 million
State revenue
$37.6 million
Local revenue
$6.4 million
Total spending
$45.1 million
Spending per pupil
$8,785
Salaries
$18.3 million40.6% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$1.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 11.6%
  • State: 75.6%
  • Local: 12.9%

Tennessee overall

  • Federal: 14.3%
  • State: 44.2%
  • Local: 41.4%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$8,785
Tennessee$11,798
United States$16,826

Schools in Union County

By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 7 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Big Ridge ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5169
Elementary Middle AlternativeCEP schoolElementaryK to 87
H Maynard Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 8604
Luttrell ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5341
Maynardville ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5366
Paulette Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5341
Sharps Chapel ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 5127
Tennessee Virtual AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 61,867
Tennessee Virtual Junior High SchoolCEP schoolMiddle7 to 9856
Union County Alternative CenterCEP schoolHigh6 to 1230
Union County High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12806

Nearby and related

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.