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Madison School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Madison Township, and parts of Adrian and Palmyra Township.

Madison Township’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Michigan school districts

Students
1,580
Schools
3
Spent per student
$13,923
MI $16,528
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
52%
Debt
$2.7M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Madison School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 74% of Michigan districts
  • Graduation rate 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 16% less per student than the MI average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Debt of $2.7M, about $1,704 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 74% of the 815 Michigan 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B+Madison Township 7,538

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Madison Township. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–122 schoolsSand Creek Community Schools

Test scores vs. MI

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency36%
State average 33.6% · 806 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 45.4% · 805 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 81.8% · 89 in the class

97% 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
$13,923 per student · 16% below MI
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 29%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 21%State 71%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,549’20
1,602’21
1,633’22
1,620’23
1,580’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 61%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 5%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Adrian
B
753 students15:1
Madison Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Adrian
B
388 students17:1
Madison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Adrian
B
439 students17:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Adrian City School DistrictAdrian Township, Raisin Township
$16,488per student
Blissfield Community SchoolsBlissfield Township, Ogden Township
$13,766per student
Onsted Community SchoolsAdrian Township
$15,467per student
Sand Creek Community SchoolsDover Township, Fairfield Township
$15,190per student

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 Michigan.