However, there are some students in the district that live in either Harriman, Highland Mills, Central Valley, Chester, Blooming Grove, or Tuxedo.

[citation needed] The district includes Monroe Village, most of Woodsbury, Harriman, Walton Park, and a portion of South Blooming Grove.

[3] In 1985 the district assumed responsibility of special education students in the Hasidic community of Kiryas Joel after the United States Supreme Court stated in 1985 that public school instruction cannot be done within an active religious school's facilities; previously Kiryas Joel students were educated in yeshivas by tax-supported public school teachers.

A petition advocating for this change received over 200 signatures from the Monroe-Woodbury Islamic Center, and was presented to the district.

The decisions made by the elected school board affect the education of M-W children and, therefore, the well-being of the community.

The Crusader represents the strength and spirit of determination that both the students and faculty of the district possess.

The schools have many sports, including cross country, track and field, football, soccer, swimming, basketball, baseball, softball, hockey, lacrosse, volleyball, and more.