Total enrollment
2,963
-189 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
9 schools in Monroe County
Alabama · 2,963 students · 5 cities
9 public K-12 schools operate under Monroe County in Alabama, teaching roughly 2,963 students (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Monroe County
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Monroe County ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #97 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,963 | #66 of 143 | #3,261 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 7 | #62 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #46 of 143 | #6,736 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 66.8% | #43 of 143 | #2,179 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.4% | #27 of 127 | #1,598 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Monroe County
State test results across the district's 6 scored schools run from Excel High School at 43.2% proficient to Monroe County High School at 16.5%, a gap of 26.7 points. That is the 72nd widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 7 district schools that reported both years went from 3,476 to 2,963 students (down 15%) and from 211 to 181 full-time teachers (down 14%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excel High School | Excel | Combined | PK-12 | 1,010 |
| J U Blacksher School | Uriah | Combined | PK-12 | 747 |
| Monroeville Elementary School | Monroeville | Elementary | PK-04 | 406 |
| Monroe County High School | Monroeville | High | 09-12 | 302 |
| Monroeville Middle School | Monroeville | Middle | 05-08 | 264 |
| J F Shields High School | Beatrice | Combined | PK-12 | 179 |
| Monroe Intermediate School | Lower Peachtree | Elementary | KG-08 | 55 |
| C P Carmichael Alternative School | Monroeville | Combined | KG-12 | · |
| Monroe County Careertechnical Center | Monroeville | High | 09-12 | · |
About Monroe County
As a rural-scale district in Alabama, Monroe County enrolls 2,963 students across 9 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Monroe County covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high schools, and 4 combined or other.
On a per-school basis, Monroe County runs about 329 students per school, 40% below the state mean of roughly 544.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 2,963 students, fell 6% from the 3,152 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Monroe County discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.