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City of Monroe School District

City of Monroe School District in Louisiana: 19 public schools with 8,033 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,300 per student in FY2024.

Schools
19
Students
8,033
Students per teacher
12.6
LA 13.7 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,300
LA $15.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
637
Counselors (FTE)
13.8
Students per counselor
581
LA 408 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 17.5

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Louisiana's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Louisiana: 43%

33%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 37% · 70 school districts compared

3,375 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Louisiana: 33%

25%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 61% of school districts in Louisiana

Median 29% · 70 school districts compared

3,293 students tested, grades 3–8 · LEAP 2025; proficient means Levels 4-5

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$12.0K15
$12.4K16
$12.1K17
$11.8K18
$12.4K19
$12.4K20
$14.0K21
$14.9K22
$15.1K23
$15.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
28% · $45.3M
State
35% · $55.5M
Local
37% · $59.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,781
Support services
$5,703
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$15.7M
Long-term debt
$59.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 12Middle schools: 3High schools: 3Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–621210.222%22%
Pre-K–632811.912%3.0%
Carver Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–639514.322%10%
Pre-K–226012.8——
Pre-K–643111.728%27%
Pre-K–645813.271%58%
Lexington Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–254713.7——
Pre-K–627810.816%6.0%
Pre-K–635411.023%12%
Pre-K–639112.814%7.0%
3–657912.751%55%
Thomas Jefferson ElementaryFree meals for all
3–626812.523%19%
Carroll Junior High SchoolFree meals for all
7–834813.216%4.0%
7–835011.226%8.0%
Neville Junior High SchoolFree meals for all
7–847412.250%38%
Carroll High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1257712.4——
Neville High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,04214.6——
Wossman High SchoolFree meals for all
9–1263512.2——
Sherrouse SchoolAlternativeFree meals for all
K–1210615.13.0%1.0%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
2006 Tower Drive, Monroe, LA 71201
Phone
(318)325-0601