Public schools in Monroe, NY
Monroe has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,698 students. They are run by 3 districts and agencies; Monroe-Woodbury Central School District runs 2 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 3 districts and agencies that run Monroe's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Monroe | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe-Woodbury Central School District | 2 | 6,660 | $29,351 |
| Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District | 2 | 121 | not reported |
| Greenwood Lake Union Free School District | 1 | 445 | $48,025 |
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.
One middle school in Monroe, 226 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood Lake Middle School | 226 | 7.0 | 31.9% | Greenwood Lake Union Free |
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 Monroe, 1,320 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Tree Elementary School | 746 | 11.6 | 38.5% | Monroe-Woodbury Central |
| North Main Street School | 559 | 11.8 | 54.6% | Monroe-Woodbury Central |
| Kirya Joel Early Childhood Educational Centr | 15 | 2.7 | 46.7% | Kiryas Joel Village Union Free |
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.
One other school in Monroe, 152 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiryas Joel Village School | 152 | 7.2 | 71.7% | Kiryas Joel Village Union Free |
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 Monroe's public schools compare with New York's
The median Monroe school has 9.4 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the New York median of 11.1. 20% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 226 students (state 428).
| Monroe | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 9.4 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 226 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 20% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Monroe schools and the 4,767 New York 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 Monroe
- Monroe-Woodbury Central School DistrictRuns 2 of Monroe's 5 public schools and spent $29,351 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,351
- Compare Monroe-Woodbury Central School District with Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School DistrictMonroe's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Monroe 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.
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Questions about schools in Monroe
How many public schools are in Monroe, NY?
5 public schools with an address in Monroe were open in 2024-25: 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 1,698 students.Which districts run Monroe's schools?
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District (2 schools), Kiryas Joel Village Union Free School District (2 schools), Greenwood Lake Union Free School District (1 school). 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