Monroe City Middle School
Public middle school in Monroe City, Missouri · Monroe City R-I School District · Grades 5–8
Monroe City Middle School serves 178 students in grades 5–8 in Monroe City (Monroe County). It is one of 3 schools in Monroe City R-I School District. By enrollment it is the 335th largest of 395 public middle schools in Missouri (median 426 students). With 11 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Missouri middle school (13).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 395 Missouri middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 16.24 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Monroe City R-I School District |
| County | Monroe County |
| Area type | Rural, remote |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 292121001799 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Missouri
| This school | Monroe City R-I | Missouri middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 178 | 780 | 426 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 12.6 | 13 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.6% | 46.2% | 48.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% of Missouri middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Monroe City Middle School in context
Size
Monroe City Middle School is the only middle school in Monroe City R-I School District. Its 178 students are 22.8% of the district's 780. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 19.8 miles away and have a median of 293 students, so Monroe City Middle School is smaller than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 8 with 54 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 39, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 8 has 32% more students than grade 5 (54 against 41). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 86% of enrollment, about the same share as across Monroe City R-I (83.7%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 46.2% across Monroe City R-I and a median of 48.6% for Missouri middle schools. 20.8% are directly certified for free meals, meaning their families take part in programs such as SNAP or TANF, so no application was needed. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Monroe City Middle School has 16.24 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11 students per teacher. At the median Missouri middle school ratio of 13, a school with 178 students would have about 13.7 teachers, so Monroe City Middle School has 2.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Missouri middle schools (13).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, remote, which means it is in rural territory more than 25 miles from an urbanized area and more than 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Palmyra Middle School, 14.4 miles away in Palmyra R-I School District. No other middle school is within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 86% |
| Two or more races | 6.7% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Hispanic | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 41 |
| Grade 6 | 39 |
| Grade 7 | 44 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
401A Hwy 24/36 East, Monroe City, MO 63456
Phone: (573)735-4742
Website: monroe.k12.mo.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Monroe City Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra Middle School | Palmyra R-I | 14.4 mi | 343 | 12.4 | 28.6% |
| Mark Twain Junior High School | Ralls County R-II | 15.2 mi | 194 | 15.1 | 29.9% |
| Hannibal Middle School | Hannibal 60 | 18.8 mi | 674 | 11.4 | 60.1% |
| Paris Junior High School | Paris R-II | 19.5 mi | 66 | 12 | 43.9% |
| South Shelby Middle School | Shelby County R-IV | 20.1 mi | 126 | 9.5 | 53.2% |
| Mexico Middle School | Mexico 59 | 35.3 mi | 461 | 11.8 | 100% |
| Bowling Green Middle School | Bowling Green R-I | 35.8 mi | 284 | 11.7 | 47.9% |
| Chester Boren Middle School | Centralia R-VI | 37.5 mi | 302 | 12.1 | 27.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Monroe City R-I
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe City Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 331 |
| Monroe City R-I High School | High | 9–12 | 271 |