Monroe High

Summary:

Monroe High is a public high school located in Monroe, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 1,041. The school is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 53 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Monroe High consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in academic metrics. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 22.2% of Monroe High students were proficient or better in End-of-Course (EOC) Biology, compared to 64.7% for the district and 53.4% for the state. The school's overall statewide ranking has steadily declined from 329 out of 469 high schools in 2017-2018 to 577 out of 640 high schools in 2023-2024, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. This underperformance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as White, African American, and Gifted and Talented students, who rank in the bottom 25% of high schools in North Carolina.

The data reveals a stark contrast between Monroe High and the nearby high-performing schools, such as Weddington High, Piedmont High, and Central Academy of Technology and Arts, which consistently outperform Monroe High in academic metrics. Additionally, Monroe High has a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 76.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the nearby schools. This suggests that the school may face significant challenges in addressing the unique needs of this population, which could be an area of focus for the school and district to explore targeted interventions and support systems.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 1 High School Dr
       Monroe, NC  28112-5158


(704) 296-3130

District: Union County Public Schools

SchoolDigger Rank:
577th of 640 North Carolina High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $12,060 Help


Feeder schools for Monroe High:

Elementary:    East Elementary
    Rocky River Elementary
    Walter Bickett Elementary
Middle:    Monroe Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  1,041

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
60.5%
African American:
29.9%
White:
5.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  76.8% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Monroe High ranks worse than 90.2% of high schools in North Carolina. It also ranks 11th among 12 ranked high schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (60.5%), African American (29.9%), White (5.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 76.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Monroe High is 15.3, which is the 4th best among 12 high schools in the Union County Public Schools District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Monroe High is $12,060, which is the 3rd highest among 12 high schools in the Union County Public Schools District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Monroe High:

SchoolDigger ranks Monroe High 577th of 640 North Carolina public high schools. (See Monroe High in the ranking list.)

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Union County Public Schools:

SchoolDigger ranks Union County Public Schools 53rd of 242 North Carolina school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Monroe High

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Rank History for all students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 67.07 95th 431 78.0%
2007 54.46 193rd 453 57.4%
2008 50.01 245th 477 48.6%
2009 39.31 347th 490 29.2%
2010 29.66 404th 499 19.0%
2011 29.96 401st 506 20.8%
2012 11.27 446th 502 11.2%
2013 13.91 423rd 505 16.2%
2014 10.64 403rd 451 10.6%
2015 16.25 429th 531 19.2%
2016 18.89 389th 507 23.3%
2017 13.78 400th 476 16.0%
2018 27.89 329th 469 29.9%
2019 20.95 398th 514 22.6%
2021 21.37 467th 594 21.4%
2022 21.72 488th 621 21.4%
2023 18.37 519th 626 17.1%
2024 12.00 577th 640 9.8%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.90 107th 185 42.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.10 56th 147 61.9%
2019 45.10 77th 173 55.5%
2021 27.45 96th 124 22.6%
2022 27.07 118th 156 24.4%
2023 32.24 148th 226 34.5%
2024 23.18 237th 262 9.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 29.76 252nd 349 27.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.28 244th 424 42.5%
2019 31.56 283rd 446 36.5%
2021 33.62 242nd 432 44.0%
2022 30.31 370th 544 32.0%
2023 25.86 458th 597 23.3%
2024 19.44 517th 613 15.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.02 371st 449 17.4%
2019 16.59 410th 475 13.7%
2021 20.62 372nd 475 21.7%
2022 20.09 484th 594 18.5%
2023 16.79 508th 588 13.6%
2024 10.46 564th 602 6.3%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.49 200th 349 42.7%
2019 23.17 310th 364 14.8%
2021 32.70 222nd 334 33.5%
2022 27.52 239th 330 27.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.50 90th 100 10.0%
2019 3.69 318th 325 2.2%
2021 2.12 328th 337 2.7%
2022 17.70 367th 398 7.8%
2023 20.86 369th 403 8.4%
2024 2.86 401st 403 0.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.16 315th 463 32.0%
2019 22.33 378th 488 22.5%
2021 22.07 365th 481 24.1%
2022 21.88 466th 585 20.3%
2023 19.06 500th 602 16.9%
2024 12.91 549th 607 9.6%
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Rank History for African American students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.73 204th 359 43.2%
2019 30.26 259th 369 29.8%
2021 34.20 199th 364 45.3%
2022 27.35 323rd 430 24.9%
2023 24.65 343rd 434 21.0%
2024 19.10 397th 437 9.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.07 213th 340 37.4%
2019 27.95 267th 354 24.6%
2021 32.15 234th 370 36.8%
2022 32.46 294th 436 32.6%
2023 29.12 327th 449 27.2%
2024 19.85 392nd 454 13.7%
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Rank History for White students at Monroe High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools NC State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.80 288th 427 32.6%
2019 31.83 304th 444 31.5%
2021 28.49 298th 439 32.1%
2022 19.66 454th 534 15.0%
2023 0.96 535th 537 0.4%
2024 6.52 531st 553 4.0%
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Data source: test scores: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction

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Enrollment information for Monroe High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1994 282 459 2 9 2 n/a n/a 0 754
1995 321 436 8 14 0 n/a n/a 0 779
1996 321 436 8 14 0 n/a n/a 0 779
1997 342 420 13 21 1 n/a n/a 0 797
1998 361 437 15 34 1 n/a n/a 0 848
1999 354 441 11 60 2 n/a n/a 0 868
2000 348 412 7 80 0 n/a n/a 0 847
2001 322 403 14 104 0 n/a n/a 0 843
2002 286 391 13 182 2 n/a n/a 0 874
2003 286 391 13 182 2 n/a n/a 0 874
2004 277 440 11 209 1 n/a n/a 0 938
2005 273 464 6 225 2 n/a n/a 0 970
2006 222 460 4 241 2 n/a n/a 0 929
2007 152 378 5 255 3 n/a n/a 19 812
2008 105 348 6 235 2 n/a n/a 9 705
2009 95 373 4 244 1 n/a n/a 0 717
2010 103 415 2 322 0 n/a n/a 0 842
2011 98 381 2 345 0 0 14 0 840
2012 116 352 1 371 1 0 14 0 855
2013 113 387 1 409 1 0 10 0 921
2014 99 354 3 415 1 0 10 0 882
2015 134 383 2 470 1 0 19 0 1009
2016 148 408 5 552 3 0 32 0 1148
2017 155 396 7 605 3 0 23 0 1189
2018 147 389 8 629 2 0 38 0 1213
2019 100 362 9 590 2 0 32 0 1095
2020 77 294 9 605 0 1 34 0 1020
2021 65 301 8 562 1 0 34 0 971
2022 60 305 8 598 1 0 33 0 1005
2023 59 311 8 630 1 0 32 0 1041

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Monroe High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 754 50.0 15.1 6.5
1995 779 52.0 15.0 38.9
1996 779 52.0 15.0 38.9
1997 797 53.0 15.0 31.6
1998 848 57.0 14.9 36.9
1999 868 59.0 14.7 54.8
2000 847 59.0 14.4 47.8
2001 843 59.0 14.3 39.4
2002 874 59.0 14.8 64.6
2003 874 59.0 14.8 64.6
2004 938 63.0 14.9 58.5
2005 970 63.0 15.4 58.8
2006 929 63.0 14.7 61.8
2007 812 62.9 12.9 72.6
2008 705 61.8 11.4 n/a
2009 717 59.5 12.1 n/a
2010 842 58.0 14.5 73.6
2011 840 62.0 13.5 77.4
2012 855 59.3 14.4 81.4
2013 921 67.5 13.6 82
2014 882 68.3 12.9 85.3
2015 1009 70.0 14.4 83.1
2016 1148 69.0 16.6 78.9
2017 1189 76.3 15.5 79.1
2018 1213 78.4 15.4 66.4
2019 1095 76.7 14.2 67.6
2020 1020 77.2 13.2 63.9
2021 971 69.5 13.9 49
2022 1005 71.5 14.0 47.9
2023 1041 67.7 15.3 76.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Monroe High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1994 754 50.0 15.1 6.5
1995 779 52.0 15.0 38.9
1996 779 52.0 15.0 38.9
1997 797 53.0 15.0 31.6
1998 848 57.0 14.9 36.9
1999 868 59.0 14.7 54.8
2000 847 59.0 14.4 47.8
2001 843 59.0 14.3 39.4
2002 874 59.0 14.8 64.6
2003 874 59.0 14.8 64.6
2004 938 63.0 14.9 58.5
2005 970 63.0 15.4 58.8
2006 929 63.0 14.7 61.8
2007 812 62.9 12.9 72.6
2008 705 61.8 11.4 n/a
2009 717 59.5 12.1 n/a
2010 842 58.0 14.5 73.6
2011 840 62.0 13.5 77.4
2012 855 59.3 14.4 81.4
2013 921 67.5 13.6 82
2014 882 68.3 12.9 85.3
2015 1009 70.0 14.4 83.1
2016 1148 69.0 16.6 78.9
2017 1189 76.3 15.5 79.1
2018 1213 78.4 15.4 66.4
2019 1095 76.7 14.2 67.6
2020 1020 77.2 13.2 63.9
2021 971 69.5 13.9 49
2022 1005 71.5 14.0 47.9
2023 1041 67.7 15.3 76.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Monroe High

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,381 (11.5%) $10,678 (88.5%) $12,060

Data source: North Carolina Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Monroe High

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 398th of 514 High schoolsRanks 519th of 626 High schools
 5.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Biology (Monroe High)34.426.2
 8.2%
   End of Course Biology (Union County Public Schools)74.366.8
 7.5%
   End of Course Biology (North Carolina)59.654.1
 5.5%
End of Course English II (Monroe High)36.931.5
 5.4%
   End of Course English II (Union County Public Schools)73.974.1
 0.2%
   End of Course English II (North Carolina)59.758.5
 1.2%
End of Course Math I (Monroe High)37.532
 5.5%
   End of Course Math I (Union County Public Schools)61.658.4
 3.2%
   End of Course Math I (North Carolina)41.235.9
 5.3%
End of Course Math III (Monroe High)26.842.9
 16.1%
   End of Course Math III (Union County Public Schools)6376.5
 13.5%
   End of Course Math III (North Carolina)46.858.3
 11.5%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students10951041
 4.9%
African American362311
 14.1%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian98
 11.1%
Hispanic590630
 6.8%
Pacific Islander00
White10059
 41%
Two or More Races3232
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients67.6%76.8%
 9.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe High

Students at Monroe High are 61% Hispanic, 30% African American, 6% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,041 students attended Monroe High.

Monroe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Elementary
Elementary : Rocky River Elementary
Elementary : Walter Bickett Elementary
Middle : Monroe Middle

Monroe High ranks in the bottom 9.8% of North Carolina high schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the North Carolina Dept of Public Instruction.

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