James Monroe High School

Located at 142 James Monroe Dr, in Lindside, West Virginia, James Monroe High School is a small 9-12 campus that serves 460 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Monroe County Schools. Enrollment runs roughly 28% below the state mean of about 640.

James Monroe High School is one of 4 schools operated by Monroe County Schools, a district that works with 1,611 students overall.

In terms of who attends, James Monroe High School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That composition is broadly in line with Monroe County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, James Monroe High School shows 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 23.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.8:1 average.

Across the wider county, Monroe County reports that median household income runs about $56,750, roughly 15% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Monroe County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,611 students), of which James Monroe High School is one.

Peterstown Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.7 miles from this campus. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 504 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 23.0:1 in 2025.

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