Editing Monroe, Michigan (section)

==Education==
[[File:NormanTowers.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Hall of the Divine Child]], now the Norman Towers senior citizens residence, was a boarding school in Monroe from 1918 to 1980.]]
The city of Monroe is served by one [[Public education|public school]] district, [[Monroe Public Schools (Michigan)|Monroe Public Schools]] (MPS), which enrolls approximately 6,700 students.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.greatschools.net/michigan/monroe/Monroe-Public-Schools/|title=Monroe Public Schools in Monroe, MI |publisher = GreatSchools|access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> MPS operates five elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, one [[alternative education|alternative]] high school, and two specialized education centers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monroe.k12.mi.us/|title=Monroe Public Schools|publisher=Monroe Public Schools|access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref> At around 2,100 students, Monroe High School is one of the largest high schools in the state. Monroe is also served by the [[Monroe County Intermediate School District]], which provides services to other schools in the form of [[special education]] services, support staff, [[substitute teacher]]s, and [[educational technology]] (such as computers and [[distance learning]]). Students in Monroe may also attend one of two public charter schools.

More than a dozen various parochial schools operate in and around Monroe. In 2012, the three largest parochial elementary schools (St. Michael the Archangel, St. Mary, and St. John the Baptist) merged to form Monroe Catholic Elementary Schools, serving infants through 8th grade. The St. Michael Campus serves infants through 1st grade, while St. John serves 2nd through 4th grade, and St. Mary functions as the Middle School for grades 5 through 8. The largest of the parochial schools is [[St. Mary Catholic Central High School]], which enrolls more than 400 students annually. It has a full sports program that competes against the other public school districts. Zion Lutheran School is a grade school (Pre-K-8) of the [[Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod]] in Monroe.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zion Lutheran School |url=http://www.zionmonroe.org/school2}}</ref> Parents may also [[Homeschooling in the United States|homeschool]] their children.

[[Marygrove College]], sponsored by the local [[Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary]] (IHM), was founded in Monroe in 1905 as a [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]], [[liberal arts]] college. The college moved to Detroit in 1927. The IHM also operated a boarding school, the [[Hall of the Divine Child]], in Monroe from 1918 to 1980. [[Monroe County Community College]] was founded in 1964 just west of Monroe. It is the only higher education facility in Monroe County.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.monroeccc.edu/|title=Welcome to Monroe County Community College, Monroe Michigan|website=monroeccc.edu|access-date=March 31, 2018}}</ref>