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Union Senior High School

2350 North Third Street, Union, NJ, 07083-5085 -

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Definition of Terms

Union Senior High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Union County, NJ

Students & Faculty

Total Students

2573 students

% Male / % Female

52% / 48%

Total Classroom Teachers

173 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 636 students

Grade 10 - 670 students

Grade 11 - 637 students

Grade 12 - 630 students

This School

(NJ) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:15

1:13

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(NJ) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	11%	7%
% Hispanic	13%	15%
% Black	39%	17%
% White	37%	61%

Additional Student Information

This School

(NJ) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

17%

16%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(NJ) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Union Township School District

This School's Agency

(NJ) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	10	5
Number of Students Managed	7,938 students	2,429 students
District Total Revenue	$99,363,000	$39,780,000
District Expenditure	$122,879,000	$39,973,000
District Revenue / Student	$12,517	$16,377
District Expenditure / Student	$15,480	$16,457
District Graduation Rates	95%	81%

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Union High School is a comprehensive community public high school located in Union Township in Union County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Union Public School District. In the late 60's, a new high school was built, expanding on the exisitng Burnet Junior High School structure. Subsequent to completion of the new Union High School, the former high school building became Burnet Junior High and later, Burnet Middle School.
As of the 2006-07 school year, the school had an enrollment of 2,557 students and 181 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.1.
The school was the 229th-ranked public high school in New Jersey out of 316 schools statewide, in New Jersey Monthly magazine's September 2008 cover story on the state's Top Public High Schools. The school was ranked 210th in the magazine's September 2006 issue, which surveyed 316 schools across the state.
The high school itself has gone under construction in the past year (its 43rd in operation), to allow expansion of functions of the school. These include, but are not limited to: The C.A.S.T (Communication Arts Science and Technology) Program, A.J.R.O.T.C ( Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps) program and their National Champion football team, the "Fighting Farmers."
In the early 1990s, it was named an All-American school, along with all other schools in the Union Township School System.
The school itself was featured in Howard Stern's "autobiographical" movie, Private Parts, where it served as a stand in for Stern's actual high school, Roosevelt High School in Roosevelt, New York on Long Island.
Sports
'Union High School participates in the Watchung Conference, a high school sports association under the jurisdiction of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association (NJSIAA). The conference consists of public high schools covering Essex County, Hudson County and Union County.
On May 2, 2008, Union High School's Armed Drill Team took first place at The Nationals in the challenger level.
Administration
Core members of the school's administration are:
Edward Gibbons, Principal
Gerry Benaquista, Vice Principal
Diane Buttel, Vice Principal
Notable alumni
Larry Kubin (born 1959), linebacker who played with the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1984.
Artie Lange (born 1967), comedian & mainstay of The Howard Stern Show (attended).
Ray Liotta (born 1954), actor, Goodfellas, Field of Dreams, Hannibal, Blow and Narc.
Elliott Maddox (born 1947), major league baseball outfielder.
Tony Stewart (born 1971), former running back for the University of Iowa Hawkeyes where he was all-time leading rusher, draft pick of the Seattle Seahawks (NFL), and running back of the Calgary Stampeders (Canadian Football League)
Robert Wuhl (born 1951), star of the HBO series Arliss, stand up comedian, and supporting actor in the original Batman movie directed by Tim Burton.
Darnell Stapleton (born 1985), offensive guard for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
External links
Union High school web page
Union Public School District
Data for the Union Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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About This Zip Code (07083)

School Zip (07083)

(NJ) State Average

Population (Approximate)

50,766 people

8,215,963 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

32%

35%

Population Average Age

39 years old

36 years old

Average Household size

2.7 persons

2.6 persons

Median Household Income

$60,487

$55,509

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

6.1 rooms

5.6 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

56 years old

47 years old

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Median Value of Housing Unit
Zipcode (07083)

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% Owning / % Renting

78% / 22%

62% / 38%

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