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 Marathon.
PK–5Stanley Switlik Elementary SchoolThis district
6–12Marathon SchoolThis 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.