MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL

As a well-populated 6-8 campus in OMAHA, Nebraska, MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL teaches 716 students from grades 6 through 8, part of OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS. By comparison, Nebraska's public schools average about 411 students each, so MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL sits 74% above that benchmark.

Within OMAHA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which oversees 94 schools and 52,524 students, MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL shows that 36% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 21% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 14% White, 8% multiracial. By comparison, Douglas County as a whole is about 11% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Douglas County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,391, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Douglas County runs 207 public schools (combined enrollment of about 98,640 students), of which MONROE MIDDLE SCHOOL is one.

BENSON HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 16%: 851 students in 2018 compared to 716 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 47% to 36% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 17.1:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.