Nearly one hundred churches, representing all major denominations, serve the spiritual needs of area residents. The Middletown Public Library is an important community resource with a 225,000-volume collection. Another resource is Miami University with its library and educational facilities. Each day, many residents turn to The Middletown Journal or Dayton and Cincinnati newspapers to keep up with the world around them. They also tune in to WPFB AM radio, or tap into the full array of cable services available.
Excellence is the keystone of area education.
It is found in public, private, and parochial schools, as well as colleges and universities. Middletown currently has eleven public elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school, the Central Academy, and the Garfield Alternative Education Center. Monroe has its own elementary school and high school. The 1997 estimated enrollment for the schools of Middletown and Monroe is 9,867 plus 1,311 special education students. Included in the Edgewood City School District are a high school, a middle school, and four elementary schools, with a total enrollment of more than 2,700 students.