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There are two charter schools in the county with a total of 750 students.

There are also 15 parochial schools with approximately 2, 200 students enrolled in the private sector.

The county is also served by one independent school district, the Monroe County Intermediate School District, which provides education services and staff support at all of the county's schools.

Established in 1964 and first opened to students in 1967, Monroe County Community College is the only higher education institution in the county.

Marygrove College, sponsored by the local Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary ( IHM ), was founded in Monroe in 1905 as a Catholic, liberal arts college.

The college then moved to its current location in Detroit in 1927.

The IHM also operated a boarding school, the Hall of the Divine Child, in Monroe from 1918 – 1980.

Students in the county may also be homeschooled.