 Public primary and secondary schools in Lake Butler and Union County are administered by Union County School District, which is governed by an elected, seven-member Union County School Board.The district administers 4 schools, 1 elementary school that services Pre-K-4th grade, 1 middle school that services 5th-8th grade, 1 high school, Union County High School (Florida) that services 9th-12th grade and one Adult Education program.As of 1985 almost all of the residents of Lake Butler work in Florida Department of Corrections prisons, are related to prison employees, do business with prison employees, and/or know prison employees.