📍 1 High School Dr, Monroe, Union County, 28112
Monroe High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Monroe, Union County. The school has 1,041 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Union County Public Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 75%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Monroe High enrolls 1,041 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 67.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 61% Hispanic or Latino, 30% Black or African American and 5.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 630 | 61% |
| Black or African American | 311 | 30% |
| White | 59 | 5.7% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 3.1% |
| Asian | 8 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
799 of the school's 1,041 students (77%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 754 qualify for free lunch and 45 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Monroe High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NC-80, state senate district 35, state house district 68.
Monroe High is one of 52 schools in Union County Public Schools, based in Monroe, North Carolina. The district serves 41,404 students district-wide and employs 2,454 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,041 students, Monroe High is larger than the district average of about 796 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large