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Monticello, IA

4,104 residents•1,121 students•5 schools
Avg School Rating
8.9
out of 10
6% above Iowa avg
Test Proficiency
72%Math
—Reading
2% above Iowa avg
School Crime Rate
0.89
per 1,000 students
85% below Iowa avg
Overall Crime Rate
25.58
per 1,000 residents
42% below Iowa avg

School Breakdown

Elementary Schools
4
Elementary Schools
High Schools
1
High Schools

School Types

By Type

Public
4
Charter
0
Private
1

By Level

Elementary
4
Middle
0
High
1

These figures describe every school in Monticello; use the filters below to explore the directory.

Schools in Monticello

5 schools
9.6
Monticello Middle School
Elementarypublic
9.3
Carpenter Elementary School
Elementarypublic
8.6
Monticello High School
Highpublic
8.2
Shannon Elementary School
Elementarypublic
—
Sacred Heart School
Elementaryprivate

School Crime in Monticello

1 incident reported at K-12 schools across Monticello in 2024 — city-wide, not specific to any one school.

School Crime Rate
85% below Iowa avg
0.89
per 1,000 students

School Offense Breakdown

Property
1

School Crime Types

  • Vandalism100%

School Crime Rate is per 1,000 students enrolled. Source: FBI NIBRS 2024. Figures are city-wide; NIBRS does not report the specific school or address.

Overall Crime in Monticello

105 total incidents reported across Monticello in 2024 — all locations, city-wide.

Overall Crime Rate
42% below Iowa avg
25.58
per 1,000 residents

Offense Breakdown

Violent
31
Property
64
Drug
8
Weapons
2

Crime Types

  • Assault30%
  • Theft26%
  • Vandalism17%
  • Fraud14%
  • Drugs8%
  • Weapons2%
  • Other4%

Overall Crime Rate is per 1,000 residents. Source: FBI NIBRS 2024. City-wide totals across all reported incidents and locations.

Enrollment by School Type

1,121 students enrolled across Monticello's schools.

  • Public1,00590%
  • Private11610%

Counts students at schools that report enrollment to NCES (about 9 in 10 schools across every sector, including private). Schools with no reported enrollment are excluded. Source: NCES.

Student Demographics

Enrollment-weighted across Monticello's K-12 schools.

  • White91%
  • Hispanic5%
  • Two or More Races3%
  • Black2%
  • Asian<1%
48%Female52%Male
32%Free/Reduced Lunch
Sources: FBI NIBRS 2024 (crime) · U.S. Census Bureau 2025 (population) · NCES (schools).Crime figures are city-wide and not specific to any individual school.