Monroe Review

Monroe High School had the largest enrollment among Monroe County schools, welcoming 1,332 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, 52.4% of them were boys, and 47.6% were girls.

Data also showed that most of the students were white, representing 73.3% of the Monroe High School total enrollment.

Among the 49 schools in Monroe County, Bedford Senior High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 1,260 students, while Bedford Junior High School welcomed 923 students and ranked third in the 2024-25 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, Monroe High School also had the largest 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.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Monroe High School	Monroe	1,332
Bedford Senior High School	Temperance	1,260
Bedford Junior High School	Temperance	923
Triumph Academy	Monroe	777
Custer Elementary School	Monroe	769
Airport Senior High School	Carleton	760
Dundee Elementary School	Dundee	685
Monroe Middle School	Monroe	674
Wagar 7-8 Middle School	Carleton	641
Monroe Road Elementary School	Lambertville	595
Jackman Road Elementary School	Temperance	580
Douglas Road Elementary School	Lambertville	553
Dundee Middle School	Dundee	533
Milan High School	Milan	526
Ida Elementary School	Ida	514
Dundee Community High School	Dundee	493
Ida Middle School	Ida	467
Arborwood Elementary School	Monroe	462
Ida High School	Ida	451
Manor Elementary School	Monroe	444
Raisinville School	Monroe	443
Jefferson High School	Newport	430
Mason Central School	Erie	421
Whiteford Elementary School	Ottawa Lake	380
Joseph C. Sterling Elementary School	Carleton	370
North Elementary School	Newport	366
Clayton H. Symons Elementary School	Milan	356
Monroe County Middle College	Monroe	320
Mason Senior High School	Erie	316
Summerfield Elementary School	Petersburg	312
Jefferson Middle School	Monroe	304
Loren Eyler Elementary School	Carleton	292
Fred W. Ritter Elementary School	South Rockwood	265
Whiteford High School	Ottawa Lake	262
Orchard Center High School	Monroe	260
Summerfield Junior-Senior High School	Petersburg	251
Henry Niedermeier Elementary School	Newport	242
Sodt Elementary School	Monroe	236
Mason Middle School	Erie	223
Wagar 5-6 Middle School	Carleton	221
Whiteford Middle School	Ottawa Lake	188
Monroe County Education Center	Monroe	129
Monroe County Transition Center	Monroe	67
New Bedford Academy	Lambertville	63
Airport Center for Education	Carleton	49
Riverside Academy	Dundee	46
Mason Virtual Academy	Erie	20
Monroe County Youth Center	Monroe	16
Young Adult Program	Milan	10