High school (grades 9-12) · Monroe, MI

Monroe County Transition Center

Federal NCES profile for Monroe County Transition Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 38/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 268082001621
0/100100/10038/100
👥 S:T ratio
75
📚 AP courses
10
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Monroe County Transition Center earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools.

#1 of 15
public schools in Monroe · Resource Index
38
Resource Index · Typical
6.3:1
small classes for Michigan
50.0%
free-lunch eligible

Monroe County Transition Center has class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools. Computed live against every Michigan school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Monroe County Transition Center ranks #1 of 15 public schools in Monroe, MI.

School address

Enrollment

38

Michigan · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

6.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

6.3:1

vs 17.5:1 Michigan avg

-64% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

50.0%

vs 54.3% Michigan avg

-8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Monroe County Transition Center compares with Michigan and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Monroe County Transition Center

Monroe County Transition Center is a higher-need, small high school in Monroe, Michigan, enrolling 38 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 6.3:1, Monroe County Transition Center is leaner than roughly 96% of Michigan schools and 64% under the state's 17.5:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 50.0% lands close to the Michigan typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of Michigan schools, with 38 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 95% of the 3,375 Michigan schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Against 58 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #14.

Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment) (diversity index 20/100).

No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.

Its district draws 19.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Monroe Isd also operates Monroe County Middle College (320 students) and Monroe County Education Center (119 students) alongside Monroe County Transition Center.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Monroe County Transition Center compares

Monroe County Transition Center on the metrics families compare, against Michigan and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Michigan Michigan avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 6.3:1 ▼ 64% 17.5:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 50.0% ▼ 8% 54.3% 51.7%
Enrollment 38 top 94% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.3:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
38
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
50.0%
free-lunch eligible - 8% below the Michigan average of 54.3%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
6.3:1
students per teacher - 64% below state mean
Top 4% in Michigan - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 89.5%
African American 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 2.6%

Largest group: White at 89.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.5, Monroe County Transition Center is less mixed than the Michigan school average of 36.2.

Programs

AP program Not offered

How Monroe County Transition Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Monroe County Middle College Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Monroe County Education Center Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Monroe County Youth Center Smaller Higher economic need No ratio data

Comparisons are relative to Monroe County Transition Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Monroe Isd · 3 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Michigan, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Monroe County Transition Center's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Monroe County Transition Center

How many students attend Monroe County Transition Center?

Monroe County Transition Center has 38 students enrolled. It is a high school in Monroe, MI.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Monroe County Transition Center?

The student-teacher ratio at Monroe County Transition Center is 6.3:1, which is 64% lower than the Michigan average of 17.5:1 and 60% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Monroe County Transition Center?

50.0% of students at Monroe County Transition Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Michigan average of 54.3%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Monroe County Transition Center?

The largest demographic group at Monroe County Transition Center is White at 89.5% of enrollment, in Monroe, MI.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Monroe County Transition Center?

Monroe County Transition Center has a Resource Investment Index of 38/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Monroe County Transition Center rank among public schools in Monroe?

By Resource Investment Index, Monroe County Transition Center ranks #1 of 15 public schools in Monroe, MI. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Monroe on the city page.

Is Monroe County Transition Center a good school?

Monroe County Transition Center earns 38/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Michigan schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Monroe Isd?

Besides Monroe County Transition Center, Monroe Isd also operates Monroe County Middle College (320 students), Monroe County Education Center (119 students), and Monroe County Youth Center (16 students). See the Monroe Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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