MONROE CITY MIDDLE

As a very small junior high in MONROE CITY, Missouri, MONROE CITY MIDDLE serves 178 students from grades 5 through 8, one of the schools within MONROE CITY R-I. By comparison, Missouri's public schools average about 461 students each, so MONROE CITY MIDDLE sits 61% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 3 schools in MONROE CITY R-I (780 students total), MONROE CITY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, MONROE CITY MIDDLE logs that nearly all students (86%) are White; the rest breaks down as 7% multiracial, 4% Black.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, MONROE CITY MIDDLE has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.0:1. The state averages around 13.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MONROE CITY MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 44.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monroe County put median household earnings sit near $54,516, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Monroe County's 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,520 students), MONROE CITY MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MONROE CITY ELEM., around 0.1 miles off. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MONROE CITY MIDDLE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MONROE CITY MIDDLE has ticked down 19%, going from 221 students in 2018 to 178 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 today.

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