Monroe Review

Monroe Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Monroe County districts, welcoming 4,428 students during the 2024-25 school year, according to the Michigan Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2024-25 school year, 50.2% of them were boys, and 49.8% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 70.8% of the Monroe Public Schools total enrollment.

Among the 13 districts in Monroe County, Bedford Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 3,894 students, while Airport Community Schools welcomed 2,814 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 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.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,427,386 students enrolled in Michigan schools, a figure 4.8% below the pre-pandemic total of 1,499,552 in 2019-20, with white students seeing the largest decline of approximately 3%.

Academic performance in Michigan remains below pre-pandemic levels. According to the 2024 NAEP results, the share of students reaching the basic benchmark in core subjects is about 10 percentage points lower than in 2019—except for fourth-grade math, which saw a decline of just 2 points.

Achievement gaps between ethnic groups also persist. On average, Hispanic students scored 15 points below white students. The gap was even wider for Black students, who scored about 30 points lower than their white peers.

The 2025 education budget, approved by Gov. Whitmer last July, totals $23.4 billion—$900 million less than the previous year’s budget. K-12 schools are working with $20.6 billion, a reduction from the $21.5 billion allocated in 2024.

However, some school superintendents and educators were concerned about the new budget. "Schools cannot function properly without adequate funding for safety and mental health," stated Rep. David Martin, R-Davison, referring to a significant cut of around $301 million from school safety and mental health programs. Based on the current bill, the program will receive just $26.5 million.

District	City (Main Office)	Total Enrollment
Monroe Public Schools	Monroe	4,428
Bedford Public Schools	Temperance	3,894
Airport Community Schools	Carleton	2,814
Milan Area Schools	Milan	1,845
Dundee Community Schools	Dundee	1,752
Ida Public School District	Ida	1,410
Jefferson Schools (Monroe)	Newport	1,371
Monroe ISD	Monroe	1,360
Mason Consolidated Schools (Monroe)	Erie	979
Whiteford Agricultural School District of the Counties of Lenawee and Monroe	Ottawa Lake	831
Triumph Academy	Monroe	777
Summerfield Schools	Petersburg	567
New Bedford Academy	Lambertville	63