Monroe Junior High School

Set in Monroe, Ohio, Monroe Junior High School is a medium-sized 6-8 campus, one of the schools within Monroe Local. It caters to 440 students across grades 7 through 8.

Within Monroe Local, which oversees 4 schools and 2,925 students, Monroe Junior High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Monroe Junior High School logs that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% Asian, 4% multiracial. Compared to Butler County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, Monroe Junior High School reports 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 17.0:1 average. Roughly 36% of students at Monroe Junior High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monroe Junior High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.2%; this one delivers 77.9%.

Around the school, census data for Butler County shows the typical household earns roughly $81,590 per year, roughly 33% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Butler County's 90 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,107 students), Monroe Junior High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Monroe Elementary School, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 446 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 83% to 72%. Class-load math has tightened: from 19.4:1 in 2018 to 18.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.