Monroe Elementary

Monroe Elementary is one of the small K-5 schools in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, one of the schools within Manitowoc School District, with 232 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 28% smaller than the state mean of about 323.

Manitowoc School District runs 11 schools in total, collectively educating 4,452 students. Monroe Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Monroe Elementary records that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school records 13% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 9% Asian, 9% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 88%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Monroe Elementary has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.7:1, putting Monroe Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 55% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Manitowoc County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Monroe Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.5%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Manitowoc County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $69,148 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Manitowoc County runs 30 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,090 students), of which Monroe Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Jefferson Elementary, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Monroe Elementary at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Monroe Elementary has shrank 32%, going from 342 students in 2018 to 232 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.

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