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Monroe High

Public Grades 9-12

566^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 641 North Carolina High Schools

Better than 12% of North Carolina high schools

Summary

Monroe High is a public high school located in Monroe, North Carolina, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,099 students. It is part of the Union County Public Schools district, which is ranked 42 out of 242 districts in North Carolina and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of a relatively high-performing district, Monroe High consistently ranks in the bottom half of North Carolina high schools, with a ranking between 467 and 577 out of 594-641 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all subject areas, with only 25.1% of students proficient or better in Biology EOC, compared to 61.9% for the district and 48.3% for the state. Additionally, Monroe High's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.3% to 93.2% over the past few years, which is generally lower than the state average.

Interestingly, Monroe High's academic struggles are not due to a lack of funding, as the school's spending per student ($12,060 in 2018-2019) is higher than the spending at some of the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Weddington High ($7,418) and Porter Ridge High School ($7,458). This suggests that the school's challenges may be related to other factors, such as instructional practices, teacher quality, or school culture. Comparing Monroe High to the nearby higher-performing schools within the same district highlights the need for the school to closely examine its practices and resources to improve student outcomes.

1,215

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,060

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1 High School Dr
Monroe, NC 28112-5158

(704) 296-3130

District: Union County Public Schools

Feeder schools for Monroe High:

Elementary:	East Elementary
	Rocky River Elementary
	Walter Bickett Elementary
Middle:	Monroe Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.2%

African American:

26.2%

White:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the North Carolina average (29% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the North Carolina average (80% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg69%

North Carolina avg53%

566^th of 641

North Carolina public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 11High Schools in the Union County Public Schools

42^nd of 242Union County Public Schools among North Carolina districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.6	566 of 641	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	577 of 640	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	519 of 626	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	488 of 621	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	467 of 594	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	398 of 514	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	329 of 469	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	13.8	400 of 476	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.9	389 of 507	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.3	429 of 531	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.6	403 of 451	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.9	423 of 505	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.3	446 of 502	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	30.0	401 of 506	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	404 of 499	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	39.3	347 of 490	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	50.0	245 of 477	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.5	193 of 453	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.1	95 of 431	78.0%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	368 of 440	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	397 of 437	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	343 of 434	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	323 of 430	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	199 of 364	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.3	259 of 369	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	204 of 359	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2022	27.5	239 of 330	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.7	222 of 334	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.2	310 of 364	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.5	200 of 349	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	226 of 273	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	237 of 262	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	148 of 226	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	118 of 156	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	96 of 124	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	77 of 173	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.1	56 of 147	61.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	543 of 610	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	564 of 602	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	508 of 588	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	484 of 594	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	372 of 475	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	410 of 475	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	371 of 449	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	405 of 412	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.9	401 of 403	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	369 of 403	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	367 of 398	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.1	328 of 337	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.7	318 of 325	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	90 of 100	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	409 of 462	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	392 of 454	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	327 of 449	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	294 of 436	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.1	234 of 370	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	267 of 354	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	213 of 340	37.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	477 of 606	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	517 of 613	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	458 of 597	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	370 of 544	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	242 of 432	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	283 of 446	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	244 of 424	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	541 of 601	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	549 of 607	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	500 of 602	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	466 of 585	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.1	365 of 481	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	378 of 488	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	315 of 463	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2018	43.9	107 of 185	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	212 of 352	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	252 of 349	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	North Carolina percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	431 of 542	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	531 of 553	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.0	535 of 537	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	454 of 534	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	298 of 439	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.8	304 of 444	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.8	288 of 427	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Multi-racial (2018)42nd percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile+28 vs school

Disabled (2022)28th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)20th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)2nd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs North Carolina (2024-2025) ?

Math III43%-23 vs state

English II28%-31 vs state

Biology25%-23 vs state

Math I21%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				EOC Biology (2025)	EOC English II (2025)	EOC Math I (2025)	EOC Math III (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	EOC Biology End of Course	EOC English II End of Course	EOC Math I End of Course	EOC Math III End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monroe High	Public	9-12	1 High School Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3130	1,215	71	17.1	99.7%	65 (5.3%)	318 (26.2%)	792 (65.2%)	10 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.3%)	14.6	566^th of 641 public high schools	11.7%		12	577^th of 640 public high schools	9.8%	11	25.1	28.5	21.3	43.1	$12,060	$1,381	$10,678
Wolfe School	Public	6-12	722 Brewer Drive	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1568	109	15	7.1	97.2%	49 (45.0%)	24 (22.0%)	23 (21.1%)	7 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.5%)								(n/a)					$27,287	$2,600	$24,687
Central Academy of Technology and Arts	Public	9-12	600 Brewer Dr	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3088	875	55	15.8	13.8%	500 (57.1%)	74 (8.5%)	117 (13.4%)	137 (15.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	45 (5.1%)	92.8	54^th of 641 public high schools	91.6%		94.3	33^rd of 640 public high schools	94.8%	21	90.7	93.8	78.3	94.4	$9,519	$417	$9,102
Forest Hills High	Public	9-12	100 Forest Hills School Rd	Marshville	28103	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3025	973	64	15.1	99.3%	223 (22.9%)	258 (26.5%)	431 (44.3%)	4 (0.4%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.4%)	25.4	491^st of 641 public high schools	23.4%		23.1	497^th of 640 public high schools	22.3%	6	25.5	45.4	28.0	56.6	$11,781	$1,553	$10,228
Union County Early College	Public	9-12	4209A Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 290-1565	340	15	23.4	35.0%	162 (47.6%)	25 (7.4%)	125 (36.8%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	95.6	12^th of 641 public high schools	98.1%		95.6	20^th of 640 public high schools	96.9%	8	91.7	94.0	92.9		$7,707	$125	$7,583
Parkwood High	Public	9-12	3220 Parkwood School Rd	Monroe	28112	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-0154	1,082	64	16.8	43.7%	714 (66.0%)	116 (10.7%)	184 (17.0%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (5.5%)	66	197^th of 641 public high schools	69.3%		55.8	259^th of 640 public high schools	59.5%	62	56.4	67.4	52.3	79.4	$8,904	$574	$8,330
Sun Valley High	Public	9-12	5211 Old Charlotte Hwy	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3020	1,272	79	16.1	46.1%	589 (46.3%)	300 (23.6%)	289 (22.7%)	24 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.3%)	45.1	339^th of 641 public high schools	47.1%		42.6	352^nd of 640 public high schools	45.0%	13	41.3	60.5	24.5	73.0	$8,375	$469	$7,906
Porter Ridge High School	Public	9-12	2839 Ridge Road	Indian Trail	28079	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 292-7662	1,809	93	19.4	39.4%	869 (48.0%)	280 (15.5%)	492 (27.2%)	64 (3.5%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	101 (5.6%)	67	189^th of 641 public high schools	70.5%		61.8	222^nd of 640 public high schools	65.3%	33	49.9	72.7	54.5	82.8	$7,458	$458	$7,000
Piedmont High	Public	9-12	3006 Sikes Mill Road	Monroe	28110	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-3170	1,270	67	18.8	38.3%	822 (64.7%)	102 (8.0%)	291 (22.9%)	27 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (2.1%)	62.6	215^th of 641 public high schools	66.5%		62.9	216^th of 640 public high schools	66.3%	1	53.4	68.6	48.7	75.9	$8,326	$606	$7,720
Weddington High	Public	9-12	4901 Monroe-Weddington Road	Matthews	28104	Union County	Union County Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(704) 296-6319	1,899	86	22.1	8.1%	1,207 (63.6%)	127 (6.7%)	162 (8.5%)	328 (17.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (3.9%)	91.4	64^th of 641 public high schools	90.0%		89.6	81^st of 640 public high schools	87.3%	17	80.9	90.2	76.3	97.4	$7,418	$423	$6,995

Frequently Asked Questions about Monroe High

Is Monroe High a good school?

Monroe High ranks in the bottom 11.7% of North Carolina high schools.

What schools feed into Monroe High?

Monroe High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : East Elementary
Elementary : Rocky River Elementary
Elementary : Walter Bickett Elementary
Middle : Monroe Middle

How many students attend Monroe High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,215 students attended Monroe High.

What district is Monroe High in?

Union County Public Schools

What is the racial makeup of Monroe High?

Students at Monroe High are 65% Hispanic, 26% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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