Monroe Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Monroe, North Carolina

Monroe Middle in Monroe, North Carolina enrolled 802 students in 2024-25 with 45.6 full-time teachers, 17.6 students per teacher against the North Carolina middle-school median of 16.2. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 16% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%

955 students in 2022-23, 855 students in 2023-24, 802 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 54.5 to 45.6.

Students enrolled at Monroe Middle by school year2022-23: 955, 2023-24: 855, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-239552023-248552024-25802
Students enrolled at Monroe Middle by school year2022-23: 955, 2023-24: 855, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-239552023-248552024-25802
Students enrolled at Monroe Middle by school year2022-23: 955, 2023-24: 855, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-239552023-248552024-25802
Students enrolled at Monroe Middle by school year2022-23: 955, 2023-24: 855, 2024-25: 80202505007501k2022-239552023-248552024-25802
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2395554.517.5
2023-2485551.316.7
2024-2580245.617.6

17.6 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 75 of every 100 North Carolina middle schools

Among the 467 North Carolina middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.2; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Monroe Middle 17.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMonroe Middle 17.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Monroe Middle 17.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMonroe Middle 17.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Monroe Middle 17.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMonroe Middle 17.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, North Carolina middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 6.1 to 23.1; Monroe Middle 17.6; state median 16.2.510152025students per full-time teacherMonroe Middle 17.6state median 16.2U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 328 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Monroe Middle enrolled 985 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 325 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 328 of the 985 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions325
  • Chronically absent39.5% (2022-23)

Who attends

65.3% of students were Hispanic, 26.1% Black, 4.7% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic65.3%
  2. Black26.1%
  3. White4.7%
  4. Two or more races3.1%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Middle schools in Monroe

3 public middle schools in Monroe report 2024-25 enrollment; Monroe Middle is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Piedmont Middle98018.537.8%
Parkwood Middle87920.145.1%
Monroe Middle80217.699.6%

All public schools in Monroe →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Monroe Middle

  1. Parkwood MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 7.3 miles away: 879 students, 20.1 per teacher (2024-25).7.3 mi
  2. Piedmont MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 8.6 miles away: 980 students, 18.5 per teacher (2024-25).8.6 mi
  3. Compare Monroe Middle with Parkwood MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Union County Public Schools spends per student$11,340 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,340
  5. The largest public schools in North CarolinaMonroe Middle is the number 100 by size of 472 North Carolina middle schools open in 2024-25.#100 of 472
  6. North Carolina schools by students per teacher17.6 students per teacher here against the North Carolina median of 16.2 for middle schools.17.6:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Monroe Middle

  1. How many students attend Monroe Middle?
    802 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 955 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Monroe, NC.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Monroe Middle?
    17.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the North Carolina median for middle schools is 16.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Monroe Middle a Title I school?
    Monroe Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. What district is Monroe Middle in?
    Union County Public Schools, NCES district ID 3704620. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 370462001302 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22