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B+

Madison County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Richmond and Berea.

Richmond’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Kentucky school districts

Students
11,132
Schools
20
Spent per student
$12,220
KY $14,752
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
54%
Debt
$167.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Madison County School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 67% of Kentucky districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 17% less per student than the KY average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $167.5M, about $15,051 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 67% of the 172 Kentucky 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation close to the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B+Richmond 40,663BBerea 16,662

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Richmond. Grade by grade →

PK–KMadison Kindergarten AcademyThis district
1–54 elementary schoolsThis district
6–83 middle schoolsThis district
9–12Madison Central High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. KY

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 37.8% · 5,937 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 44.7% · 5,935 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)92%
State average 91.4% · 823 in the class

100% 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
$12,220 per student · 17% below KY
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 36%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 38%State 48%Federal 14%

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

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

Enrollment over time
11,045’20
10,761’21
11,198’22
11,241’23
11,132’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Black 4%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Kirksville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
A−
662 students16:1
Kingston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berea
B
608 students16:1
Silver Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berea
C
490 students14:1
Shannon Johnson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Berea
A
473 students15:1
Waco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Waco
C
422 students14:1
Boonesborough Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Richmond
A−
406 students14:1
Madison Kindergarten Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Richmond
403 students16:1
Glenn R Marshall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Richmond
B
480 students15:1
Daniel Boone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Richmond
C+
469 students14:1
Kit Carson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Richmond
B+
445 students15:1
White Hall Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · Richmond
A
364 students13:1
Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richmond
B−
586 students18:1
Clark Moores Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richmond
B−
558 students17:1
B. Michael Caudill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Richmond
A
517 students16:1
Farristown Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berea
A
463 students17:1
Foley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Berea
B
429 students18:1
Madison County Day Treatment
High · Grades 6–12 · Richmond
15 students2:1
Bellevue Transitional School
High · Grades 6–12 · Richmond
11 students11:1
Madison Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Richmond
B
2,107 students19:1
Madison Southern High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Berea
B
1,224 students18:1

Left off: 2 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 Kentucky.