High Schools in Monroe County

There is only one high school located in Monroe County, Kentucky - Monroe County High School. The school serves grades 9-12 and has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past few years, ranging from 111th out of 290 Kentucky high schools in 2023-2024 to 148th out of 276 in 2022-2023.

Monroe County High School's performance on standardized tests, such as the ACT and Kentucky State Assessments (KSA), shows mixed results compared to the state averages. The school performed better than the state average in ACT Mathematics but lower in ACT English and ACT Reading. However, the school has a strong four-year graduation rate of 98.1% for the 2023-2024 school year.

The school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 63.44% in the 2022-2023 school year, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $14,315, which is higher than the state average, but the student-teacher ratio of 15.2 is slightly lower than the state average. These factors may contribute to the school's performance and could be areas for further investigation to understand the school's strengths and areas for improvement.