NCES CCD 2024-25 7 schools AR

Best-Resourced Schools in Monticello, AR

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7 public K-12 schools in Monticello from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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7
Schools
2,864
Students
47.6/100
Avg Resource Index
13.7:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Monticello has more public-school enrollment than 27% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Monticello lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Monticello's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high-school campuses, plus 2 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 16-point gap between Drew Central Middle School and Monticello Elementary School shows the range hidden by Monticello's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 73%
School count
Top 65%
Resource Index average
80th percentile
Teacher staffing
71st percentile

Drew Central Elem. School accounts for 19.6% of all Monticello public-school enrollment

That concentration means Monticello-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: Combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Monticello reports 71.3% free-lunch eligibility

The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Monticello student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Drew Central Middle School 54
2. Monticello High School 52
3. Drew Central High School 52
4. Monticello Intermediate School 49
5. Monticello Middle School 49
6. Drew Central Elem. School 39
7. Monticello Elementary School 38

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Monticello

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Monticello Intermediate School 57.8/100
  2. 2 Monticello Elementary School 57.4/100
  3. 3 Monticello Middle School 55.2/100
  4. 4 Monticello High School 55.1/100
  5. 5 Drew Central Elem. School 53.0/100

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Which Monticello school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Drew Central Middle School has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Monticello schools in this federal-data comparison at 54/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Monticello, AR? ▼

Monticello has 7 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,864 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 13.7:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.