Monroe County High School

Monroe County High School operates as an intimate 9-12 campus in Monroeville, Alabama, operated by Monroe County. Current enrollment sits at 302 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 56% leaner than the state mean of about 682.

Within Monroe County, which oversees 7 schools and 2,963 students, Monroe County High School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Monroe County High School reports that 94% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority; the rest consists of 5% White. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.3:1. The state averages around 17.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 80% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Monroe County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Monroe County High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.5%; this one delivers 16.5%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Monroe County indicate the typical household earns roughly $42,292 per year, about 12% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Monroe County High School is one of 9 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 2,963 students).

Monroeville Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monroe County High School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.3%.

Monroe County High School operates from a rural location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monroe County High School's enrollment has contracted 28% since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 302). The White share of enrollment contracted from 17% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 16.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Monroe County High School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.