B+
Monroe County School District
Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 5 towns
Serves Key West, Marathon, Islamorada, Village of Islands, Key Colony Beach and Layton.
Students
8,928
Schools
25
Spent per student
$18,845
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
Debt
$115.3M
fiscal 2024
What stands out about Monroe County School District
- School Grade B+: better than 70% of Florida districts
- Spends 45% more per student than the FL average
- 17 students per teacher
- Debt of $115.3M, about $12,920 per student
Where would my kid go?
The school path for Cudjoe Key.
PK–87 schoolsThis district
9–125 high schoolsThis district
123 high schoolsThis district
Test scores vs. FL
2020–21Math proficiency50%
State average 47.9%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 52%
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 90.3%
Where the money goes
fiscal 2024$18,845 per student · 45% above FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 85%State 7%Federal 8%
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.
Enrollment over time
8,547’20
8,851’21
8,929’22
8,908’23
8,928’24
Up 4.5% since 2020.
Students
Hispanic 42%White 39%Black 14%Two or more races 3%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%
Schools in the district
25 public schools.
Horace O'Bryant School
B−1,011 students15:1
Key Largo School
B690 students12:1
Gerald Adams Elementary School
B−674 students16:1
Sugarloaf School
C+651 students16:1
Stanley Switlik Elementary School
B+602 students15:1
Plantation Key School
A−578 students15:1
Poinciana Elementary School
B+556 students14:1
Sigsbee Charter School
A−531 students106:1
Ocean Studies Charter
A180 students
Treasure Village Montessori Charter School
A179 students
May Sands Montessori School
B−90 students90:1
Big Pine Academy
A−89 students89:1
Monroe Virtual Instruction Program (District Provided)
0 students
Key West High School
B−1,337 students17:1
Marathon School
C+809 students15:1
Coral Shores High School
B−753 students17:1
Somerset Island Prep
B+88 students
The College of the Florida Keys Academy
62 students62:1
Monroe Virtual Franchise
20 students
Lower Keys Academic Connections for Excellence
12 students6:1
Keys Center
9 students9:1
Upper Keys Academic Connections for Excellence
6 students6:1
Monroe County Detention Center
0 students
Monroe Juvenile Detention Center
0 students
Monroe Virtual Instruction Program
1 students
Towns served
District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES directory and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings are opinions.