Public schools in Monticello, AR
Monticello has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,864 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Monticello School District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Monticello's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Monticello | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello School District | 4 | 1,671 | $13,025 |
| Drew Central School District | 3 | 1,262 | $11,666 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Monticello, 846 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello High School | 506 | 11.0 | 45.3% | Monticello |
| Drew Central High School | 340 | 11.5 | 99.4% | Drew Central |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Monticello, 687 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Central Middle School | 360 | 15.4 | 100.0% | Drew Central |
| Monticello Middle School | 327 | 13.1 | 53.5% | Monticello |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Monticello, 1,331 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drew Central Elementary School | 562 | 18.5 | 100.0% | Drew Central |
| Monticello Elementary School | 408 | 15.6 | 59.8% | Monticello |
| Monticello Intermediate School | 361 | 14.2 | 57.1% | Monticello |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Monticello's public schools compare with Arkansas's
The median Monticello school has 14.2 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Arkansas median of 14.2. 71% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 72% across the state. Its median school enrolls 361 students (state 402).
| Monticello | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.2 | 14.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 361 | 402 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 71% | 72% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 43% | 17% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Monticello schools and the 1,041 Arkansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Monticello
- Monticello School DistrictRuns 4 of Monticello's 7 public schools and spent $13,025 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,025
- Monticello High School, the largest high school in Monticello506 students in 2024-25, 11.0 per teacher.506
- Compare Monticello School District with Drew Central School DistrictMonticello's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Monticello addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Arkansas
- Little Rock69 schools
- Springdale30 schools
- Fort Smith27 schools
- Rogers27 schools
- Bentonville25 schools
- Jonesboro24 schools
- North Little Rock21 schools
- Conway17 schools
Questions about schools in Monticello
How many public schools are in Monticello, AR?
7 public schools with an address in Monticello were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,864 students.What is the largest high school in Monticello?
Monticello High School, with 506 students in 2024-25 (Monticello School District).Which districts run Monticello's schools?
Monticello School District (4 schools), Drew Central School District (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25