Franklin Monroe High School is a public high school in Pitsburg, Ohio. It is the only high school in the Franklin Monroe Schools district. The school name is derived form the fact that it serves large portions of Franklin Township and Monroe Township in Darke County. Franklin Monroe was created in 1964, when Franklin and Monroe Schools united.
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