Total enrollment
3,058
-214 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
9 schools in Monticello
Kentucky · Public K-12
Monticello's public schools, 9 in all, serve about 3,058 K-12 students inside Kentucky, averaging 340 per campus.
7-year change in Monticello
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
84%
was 89%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Elementary School | Elementary | 01-02 | 432 |
| Lake Cumberland Youth Development Center | High | 08-12 | 30 |
| Monticello Elementary School | Elementary | 03-05 | 664 |
| Otter Creek Academy | High | 06-12 | 7 |
| Walker Early Learning Center | Elementary | PK-KG | 358 |
| Wayne County Area Technology Center | High | 08-12 | 0 |
| Wayne County High School | High | 09-12 | 895 |
| Wayne County Learning Academy | High | 06-12 | 26 |
| Wayne County Middle School | Middle | 06-08 | 646 |
About Monticello
Public education in Monticello, Kentucky runs across 9 schools that instructs roughly 3,058 students. By footprint, Monticello sits in the medium-population bracket.
For a sense of the school types, the city comprises 3 elementary, 1 middle, and 5 high.
Schools in Monticello average about 340 students each, 27% below the Kentucky norm.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 7%: 3,272 students in SY 2017-18 versus 3,058 in SY 2024-25. The White share of public-school enrollment fell from 89% to 84%.
On allk12, the community for Monticello discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.