Monroe Area High School

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

United States
Coordinates 33°49′07″N 83°44′11″W / 33.81861°N 83.73639°W / 33.81861; -83.73639Coordinates: 33°49′07″N 83°44′11″W / 33.81861°N 83.73639°W / 33.81861; -83.73639
Information
Type Public
School district Walton County School District
NCES School ID 130539001772
Principal Bryan Hicks
Faculty 71.90 (on FTE basis)
Grades 9–12
Enrollment 1,102 (20122013)
Student to teacher ratio 15.33:1
Color(s) Purple, White and Black
            
Team name Hurricanes
Website www.monroeareahigh.org
[1][2]

Monroe Area High School is a high school in Walton County, Georgia, USA. 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 US 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-AAAA of the Georgia High School Association. The school offers the following sports:

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

References

  1. 1 2 "Monroe Area High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 29, 2015. Total Students: 1,271 (2009-2010)
  2. "Monroe Area High School". Maxpreps. Retrieved August 29, 2012.


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