Monroe Review

Monroe High School had the highest enrollment among Monroe County schools, welcoming 1,304 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.3% of them were girls, and 49.7% were boys.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 75.6% of the Monroe High School total enrollment.

Among the 52 schools in Monroe County, Bedford Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,294 students, while Bedford Junior High School welcomed 911 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Monroe High School is part of Monroe Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Monroe County, with its main office in Monroe.

In the previous school year, Bedford Senior High School had the highest number of students among Monroe County schools.

Overall student enrollment in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels, with white students experiencing the largest decline at 6.5%.

Academic performance has also suffered, with the state's average NAEP score dropping by 6.5 points and ethnic achievement gaps have widened. Black and Hispanic students' average math proficiency dropped by 7% in 2022, to 13.5% and 28.2%, respectively.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Monroe High School	Monroe	1,304
Bedford Senior High School	Temperance	1,294
Bedford Junior High School	Temperance	911
Dundee Elementary School	Dundee	851
Triumph Academy	Monroe	777
Airport Senior High School	Carleton	775
Custer Elementary School	Monroe	741
Monroe Middle School	Monroe	653
Monroe Road Elementary School	Lambertville	613
Jackman Road Elementary School	Temperance	597
Douglas Road Elementary School	Lambertville	575
Milan High School	Milan	568
Ida Elementary School	Ida	562
Ida Middle School	Ida	494
Dundee Community High School	Dundee	490
Jefferson High School	Newport	462
Arborwood Elementary School	Monroe	435
Raisinville School	Monroe	435
Wagar 7-8 Middle School	Carleton	427
Manor Elementary School	Monroe	424
Mason Central School	Erie	424
Wagar 5-6 Middle School	Carleton	410
Ida High School	Ida	408
Dundee Middle School	Dundee	407
Jefferson Middle School	Monroe	400
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School	Milan	388
Mason Senior High School	Erie	345
Whiteford Elementary School	Ottawa Lake	334
Monroe County Middle College	Monroe	324
Summerfield Elementary School	Petersburg	322
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School	Carleton	320
Loren Eyler Elementary School	Carleton	296
Orchard Center High School	Monroe	292
Waterloo Elementary School	Monroe	281
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School	South Rockwood	280
Whiteford High School	Ottawa Lake	267
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Newport	265
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School	Petersburg	262
North Elementary School	Newport	261
Mason Middle School	Erie	248
Sodt Elementary School	Monroe	217
Whiteford Middle School	Ottawa Lake	205
Monroe County Education Center	Monroe	118
New Bedford Academy	Lambertville	83
Monroe County Transition Center	Monroe	64
Airport Center for Education	Carleton	62
Riverside Academy	Dundee	56
Mason Virtual Academy	Erie	17
Monroe County Youth Center	Monroe	17
Young Adult Program	Milan	12
Airport Middle College	Carleton	12
Riverside Learning Center	--	2