Monticello High School

Monticello High School, a tight-knit 9-12 campus in Monticello, Iowa, overseen by Monticello Comm School District, enrolls 320 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 32% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 468 students.

Monticello High School is one of 4 schools operated by Monticello Comm School District, a district that hosts 999 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Monticello High School reports that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 5% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. Compared to Jones County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Monticello High School shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.3:1. The state averages around 17.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Monticello High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.5%; this one delivers 70.0%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Jones County put median household earnings sit near $73,531, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. In all, Jones County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,693 students), of which Monticello High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Monticello Middle School, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Monticello High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monticello High School at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 74.8%.

Monticello High School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Monticello High School's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 365 (now 320). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 95% to 89%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

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