Monroe Review

Monroe Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Monroe County districts, welcoming 4,614 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, 50.6% of them were boys, and 49.4% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 72.3% of the Monroe Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the 13 districts in Monroe County, Bedford Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,977 students, while Airport Community Schools welcomed 2,809 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Monroe Public Schools roughly covers schools within Monroe County, with its main office in Monroe.

In the previous school year, Monroe Public Schools also 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.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Monroe Public Schools	Monroe	4,614
Bedford Public Schools	Temperance	3,977
Airport Community Schools	Carleton	2,809
Milan Area Schools	Milan	1,923
Dundee Community Schools	Dundee	1,795
Ida Public School District	Ida	1,440
Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	Newport	1,357
Monroe ISD	Monroe	1,212
Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	Erie	1,028
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and Monroe	Ottawa Lake	807
Triumph Academy	Monroe	777
Summerfield Schools	Petersburg	593
New Bedford Academy	Lambertville	83