Monroe High School

Monroe High School, a very small high school in Monroe, Oregon, run under Monroe SD 1J, caters to 115 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Oregon's public schools average about 630 students each, so Monroe High School sits 82% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Monroe SD 1J, which oversees 2 schools and 350 students, Monroe High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Monroe High School lists that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 34% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 79%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Monroe High School has 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.0:1. The state averages around 19.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 74% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Benton County's rate of about 60%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Monroe High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.9%, the actual is 41.2%, a residual of +7.3 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Benton County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $77,702 per year, about 54% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Benton County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,268 students), Monroe High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Monroe Grade School, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monroe High School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 26.6%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Monroe High School's enrollment has shrank 20% since 2018, when it stood at 144 (now 115). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 34% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.2:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Monroe High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.