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City of Monroe School District

Monroe, Louisiana · Public school district · #20 of 65 Louisiana districts by enrollment

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8,033

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,956

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% above the Louisiana median

12.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Louisiana median 13.2

City of Monroe School District is a public school district based in Monroe, Louisiana, serving 8,033 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #20 of the 65 Louisiana districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 423 students each, about the same as the Louisiana median of 445. It spends about $13,956 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% more than the Louisiana median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.

How City of Monroe compares

City of MonroeLouisiana median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,956

Louisiana median $13,259 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$7,915

Louisiana median $7,386 · 7% above · FY2020-21

Students per school423

Louisiana median 445 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.6

Louisiana median 13.2 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor618

Louisiana median 444 · 39% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$121.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 19%State 40%Local 41%

Measure	City of Monroe	Louisiana median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,956	$13,259	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$7,915	$7,386	FY2020-21
Total spending	$121.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$121.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	636	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,243	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.6	13.2	2024-25
Students per counselor	618	444	2024-25

Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Louisiana median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.

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Peer districts in Louisiana

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
St. Charles ParishLuling	8,756	15	$18,238	10.2	#18
Vermilion ParishAbbeville	8,433	20	$13,186	15.4	#19
City of Monroe School DistrictMonroe · this district	8,033	19	$13,956	12.6	#20
Vernon ParishLeesville	7,887	18	$12,745	13.5	#21
St. Bernard ParishChalmette	7,592	12	$12,758	14.1	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Port Arthur ISDPort Arthur, TX	8,041	$12,532	13.2
Little Elm ISDLittle Elm, TX	8,036	$10,528	15.0
Township of Union School DistrictUnion, NJ	8,030	$19,254	13.6
Lubbock-Cooper ISDLubbock, TX	8,030	$9,477	12.4

Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.

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