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Monticello Independent Schools
School district in Kentucky, USA
Monticello Independent Schools was a school district headquartered in Monticello, Kentucky. It operated Monticello Elementary School and Monticello Middle / High School.[1]
The district was established in 1905. After a wave of school consolidations swept the state in 1960's and 1970's, it was one of the smallest public school districts in Kentucky. In 2013 the district had 850 students. The school district became insolvent in 2012[2] and Bill Estep of the Lexington Herald-Leader described the district as "troubled".[3]
On December 17, 2012, the Monticello schools board voted for the Kentucky Department of Education management of their schools which was expected to result in a merger with Wayne County Schools.[3]
On June 30, 2013, it closed and was merged into Wayne County Schools.[4]