Monroe Area High School

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Monroe Area High School
Location
Map
300 Double Springs Church Road
Monroe, Georgia

United States
Coordinates33°49′07″N 83°44′11″W / 33.81861°N 83.73639°W / 33.81861; -83.73639
Information
TypePublic
School districtWalton County School District
NCES School ID130539001772
PrincipalBryan Hicks
Faculty62.40 (on FTE basis)[1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,069 (2019-20)[1]
Student to teacher ratio17.13[1]
Color(s)Purple, white and black
   
Team nameHurricanes
Websitewww.monroeareahigh.org
[1][2]

Monroe Area High School is located in Walton County, Georgia, United States. It serves the city of Monroe.

The school

Monroe Area High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school for grades nine through twelve.

The present campus was constructed in 2005, and includes a football stadium (the Purple Pit) with a nine-lane rubberized track, baseball and softball fields, tennis courts, and a practice field for football and soccer. The current facility replaced the former campus a few miles away.

The old Monroe Area High School building (currently home to the Walton County satellite campus of Athens Technical College), its football stadium, and the Monroe Area football team were used during filming of the TV series The Vampire Diaries.

Demographics

The demographic breakdown of the 1,102 students enrolled in 2012-2013 was:

  • Male - 50.0%
  • Female - 50.0%
  • Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
  • Asian/Pacific Islanders - 3.1%
  • Black - 32.3%
  • Hispanic - 4.8%
  • White - 56.5%
  • Multiracial - 3.0%

62.1% of the students were eligible for free or reduced lunch.[1]

Sports

Monroe Area is home to the Purple Hurricanes and competes in region 8-AAA of the Georgia High School Association. The school offers the following sports:

  • Baseball
  • Basketball (boys' and girls')
  • Cheerleading
  • Color guard
  • Cross country (boys' and girls')
  • Dance team
  • Football
  • Golf (boys' and girls')
  • Majorettes
  • Soccer (boys' and girls')
  • Softball
  • Swimming (boys' and girls')
  • Tennis (boys' and girls')
  • Track and field (boys' and girls')
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

In 2012 the girls' track team won the State Championship for 8-AAA.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Monroe Area High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on May 24, 2021. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Total Students: 1,069 (2019-2020) {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; March 22, 2016 suggested (help)
  2. ^ "Monroe Area High School". Maxpreps. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. ^ "Monroe welcomes Olympian home".


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