Monroe Area High School

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Monroe Area High School
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Monroe Area High School
300 Double Springs Church Road

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30656

Coordinates 33°49′07″N83°44′11″W / 33.81861°N 83.73639°W / 33.81861; -83.73639
Information
Type Public
School district Walton County School District
NCES School ID130539001772
PrincipalBryan Hicks
Faculty67.60 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment1,097 [1]  (2021–22)
Student to teacher ratio16.23 [1]
Color(s)Purple, white and black
   
Team nameHurricanes
Website www.monroeareahigh.org

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

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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:

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: [2]

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

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Monroe Area High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2021. Total Students: 1,069 (2019-2020)
  2. "Monroe Area High School". Maxpreps. Retrieved August 29, 2012.
  3. "Monroe welcomes Olympian home".