Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary

Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is an elementary-level community of intimate scale in Ash, North Carolina, part of Brunswick County Schools, hosting 390 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within Brunswick County Schools, which oversees 20 schools and 13,561 students, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 55%. Other groups include 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 10% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 14.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 99% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.6%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Brunswick County shows median household income runs about $77,024, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary is one of 22 public schools in Brunswick County (combined enrollment of about 15,069 students).

Nearest neighbor: Union Elementary, around 5.1 miles off. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary at 4th of 5; the average score across the group is 59.9%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Jessie Mae Monroe Elementary has declined 11%, going from 439 students in 2018 to 390 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 17% to 11% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.