Monroe Central High School

Set in Woodsfield, Ohio, Monroe Central High School is a small 9-12 campus, overseen by Switzerland of Ohio Local. It works with 246 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Monroe Central High School sits 56% smaller than that benchmark.

Monroe Central High School is one of 9 schools operated by Switzerland of Ohio Local, a district that works with 1,883 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Monroe Central High School lists that nearly all students (95%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 2% Hispanic, 2% Black. Compared to Monroe County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Monroe Central High School has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.7:1, putting Monroe Central High School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 56% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Monroe Central High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 67.6%; actual is 50.9%, a gap of -16.7 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Monroe County shows the typical household earns roughly $60,134 per year, 12% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Monroe County's 8 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,683 students), Monroe Central High School is one campus in the mix.

Woodsfield Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monroe Central High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monroe Central High School has changed only slightly, going from 244 students in 2018 to 246 in 2025.

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