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Enrollment
1,189
High
DISTRICT 922 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DOUGHERTY COUNTY·NCES 130183000824
Monroe High School
900 Lippitt Dr, Albany, GA 31701 · (229) 431-3316 · Dougherty County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,189 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.0:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
1,189 students
DISTRICT 98% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 357 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 316 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 272 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 244 | 21% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
21.5%
GA avg 44.6% . +14.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 14 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.5% |
| 2023-24 | 22.1% |
| 2022-23 | 3.0% |
| 2021-22 | 7.4% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.7%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monroe High School
Monroe High School's state test result (22.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe High School this school | 1,189 | 100.0% | 22.3% |
| Southwest DeKalb High School Decatur | 1,237 | 99.4% | 22.7% |
| Cedar Grove High School Ellenwood | 1,121 | 100.0% | 17.3% |
| Martin Luther King- Jr. High School Lithonia | 1,370 | 100.0% | 11.7% |
| Miller Grove High School Lithonia | 1,073 | 100.0% | 21.4% |
| Dougherty Comprehensive High School Albany | 1,191 | 100.0% | 25.0% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monroe High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.3% | #323 of 411 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.5% | #326 of 417 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,189 | #213 of 480 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #338 of 413 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #401 of 413 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 100% | #41 of 425 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,189
+99 (+9%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 1,295
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,189 | 66.8 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,189) |
| 2023-24 | 1,165 | 65.4 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,165) |
| 2022-23 | 1,078 | 65.6 | 16.4:1 | 100% (1,078) |
| 2020-21 | 1,090 | 62 | 17.6:1 | 100% (1,090) |
| 2017-18 | 1,189 | 77.3 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,069 | 60 | 17.8:1 | 100% (1,066) |
| 2010-11 | 1,195 | 73 | 16.4:1 | 91% (1,092) |
| 2000-01 | 1,176 | 77 | 15.3:1 | 56% (664) |
| 1990-91 | 1,295 | 78 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monroe High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (1,189 to 1,189); teachers down 14% (77.3 to 66.8).
About Monroe High School
As a mid-sized high school, Monroe High School serves students in Albany, Georgia. The school enrolls 1,189 students in grades 9 through 12.
Monroe High School is part of a district of 22 schools: Dougherty County, with 13,241 students.
Black students are 93% of those enrolled at Monroe High School. The rest of enrollment is 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Black share of Dougherty County's population at about 71%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Monroe High School comes to 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8:1. High schools in Georgia average 15.2:1, 2.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Monroe High School counts 100% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Dougherty County is close, at 98%.
Monroe High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 22.3% is 3.4 points below the 25.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Dougherty County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $49,044, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 19%. The county's public schools total 22, with about 13,241 students.
Monroe High School's closest public school neighbor is Alice Coachman Elementary School, about 1.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Monroe High School is behind the 25.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Monroe High School is City: Small.
The school grew from 1,090 students in 2020-21 to 1,189 in 2024-25.
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Dougherty County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
83,091
Census ACS
Median income
$49,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
19%
Below federal line
Schools in county
22
13,241 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dougherty County
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other schools in Albany
- Westover High SchoolHigh · 1,234 students
- Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · 1,191 students
- Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · 807 students
- Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · 792 students
- Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · 747 students
Other Monroe High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Monroe High. Monroe High School is the 4th largest of the 7.
- Monroe High SchoolMonroe, WA · 1,515 students
- Monroe High SchoolMONROE, MI · 1,332 students
- Monroe HighMonroe, NC · 1,215 students
- Monroe High SchoolMonroe, OH · 871 students
- Monroe HighMonroe, WI · 686 students
Nearby schools
- Alice Coachman Elementary School1.4 mi · 448
- West Town Elementary School2.0 mi · 309
- Lincoln Elementary Magnet School2.0 mi · 404
- Morningside Elementary School2.2 mi · 331
- Merry Acres Middle School2.3 mi · 807
- Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School2.6 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Monroe High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Monroe High School?
Monroe High School enrolls approximately 1,189 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Monroe High School serve?
Monroe High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Monroe High School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Monroe High School.
How diverse is Monroe High School?
Monroe High School reports a student body of 2% White, 3% Hispanic, 93% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Monroe High School in?
Monroe High School is part of Dougherty County.
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