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Madison County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Madison, Greenville and Lee.

Madison’s School Grade D better than 14% of Florida school districts

Students
2,267
Schools
8
Spent per student
$12,730
FL $13,006
Students per teacher
18:1
Free or reduced lunch
62%
Debt
$0.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Madison County School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 14% of Florida districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts below the state
  • 18 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 6.2% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $0.6M, about $262 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 14% of the 76 Florida school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
DMadison 2,988Greenville 778Lee 379

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madison. Grade by grade →

PK–64 schoolsThis district
7–8Madison County Central SchoolThis district
9–12Madison County High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. FL

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency38%
State average 52.2% · 1,220 students tested
Reading / language arts41%
State average 52.1% · 1,359 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–84%
State average 88% · 161 in the class

96% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,730 per student · 2% below FL
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 41%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 43%Federal 35%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,418’20
2,357’21
2,399’22
2,287’23
2,267’24

Down 6.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Black 47%White 41%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

8 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Florida’s other public schools.

Madison County Central School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Madison
C−
828 students17:1
Madison Creative Arts Academy Inc
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Madison
A
397 students15:1
Lee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lee
A−
163 students22:1
Pinetta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pinetta
B+
121 students19:1
Greenville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Greenville
C−
105 students21:1
Madison Virtual Franchise
Other · Grades K–12 · Madison
9 students
Madison County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
C−
464 students19:1
James Madison Preparatory High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Madison
B
180 students18:1

Left off: 4 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Florida.