Monroe Co High

Monroe Co High operates as a middle-of-the-pack 9-12 campus in Tompkinsville, Kentucky, operated by Monroe County. Current enrollment sits at 506 students spanning grades 9 through 12.

Within Monroe County, which oversees 5 schools and 1,856 students, Monroe Co High is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Monroe Co High records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.6:1, putting Monroe Co High tighter than the state norm the norm. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Monroe County) records that median household income runs about $51,280, about 16% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 19%. Monroe Co High is one of 7 public schools in Monroe County (combined enrollment of about 1,856 students).

Nearest neighbor: Monroe Co Middle, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a rural setting. As a virtual school, attendance and instruction happen remotely rather than in person.

Five-year trend. Monroe Co High's enrollment has declined 9% since 2018, when it stood at 555 (now 506). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 5% to 9% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 in 2025.

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