[7] The New Jersey Board of Education voted in May 1979 to shutdown Jamesburg High School, which with an enrollment of 182 students was the smallest in the state.

In order to graduate from Monroe Township High School, a student must obtain a minimum of 130 credits in grades 9-12.

In addition, the successful completion of certain subjects is required as follows: Extracurricular activities provide an opportunity for MTHS students to explore their interests, learn, and help the community.

Clubs offered include:[16] The MTHS Marching Band competes in independent and USBands competitions held within New Jersey and New York.

After minor successes in the past, the Marching Falcons won first place in Group 2A at the 2013 USBands A Class National Championships in Allentown Pennsylvania and the 2013 USBands A Class state championships in Group 2A in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

The Monroe Township High School Falcons[3] compete in the Greater Middlesex Conference, which is comprised of public and private high school in the Middlesex County area, operating under the supervision of the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association.

[18] The football team competes in Division 5C of the Big Central Football Conference, which includes 60 public and private high schools in Hunterdon, Middlesex, Somerset, Union and Warren counties, which are broken down into 10 divisions by size and location.

[20] Interscholastic sports for both boys' and girls' include bowling, track and field, basketball, golf, lacrosse, soccer, tennis and cross-country.

[3] The Falcons finished the 2009 season with an 11-1 record after winning the Central Jersey Group III state football title with a 30-10 victory in the championship game against a Middletown High School South team that came into the finals undefeated.

[21][22][23] The boys' soccer team won the Group II state championship in 1987 as co-champion with Millburn High School.

[27][28] The ice hockey team won the Kolodney Cup in 2018 with a 3-1 win against Woodbridge High School.