Monticello Elementary

Monticello Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Monticello, Mississippi, one of the schools within Lawrence County School District. The school teaches 397 students in grades K through 5.

Within Lawrence County School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,674 students, Monticello Elementary is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Monticello Elementary shows that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 44% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Lawrence County as a whole is about 32% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Monticello Elementary has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. The state averages around 15.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 76% of students at Monticello Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Lawrence County indicate median household earnings sit near $43,531, about 13% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Lawrence County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,674 students), of which Monticello Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Lawrence County High School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Monticello Elementary.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Monticello Elementary's enrollment has fell 17% since 2018, when it stood at 476 (now 397). White enrollment moved from 49% to 44% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.