Total enrollment
13,046
+1,242 (+11%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Madison City
Alabama · 13,046 students · 1 city
In total, Madison City hosts 13 public K-12 schools with about 13,046 students, averaging 1004 per school.
4-year change in Madison City
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+2 (+18%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Madison City ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Alabama | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.8% | #9 of 127 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,046 | #12 of 143 | #668 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #31 of 143 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #65 of 143 | #7,017 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 25.7% | #137 of 143 | #7,003 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.2% | #12 of 127 | #962 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Madison City
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Heritage Elementary School at 81.6% proficient to Bob Jones High School at 48.5%, a gap of 33.0 points. That is the 59th widest gap among 92 Alabama districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 10,767 to 11,891 students (up 10%) and from 572 to 718 full-time teachers (up 26%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Clemens High School | Madison | High | 09-12 | 2,159 |
| Bob Jones High School | Madison | High | 09-12 | 2,048 |
| Liberty Middle School | Madison | Middle | 06-08 | 1,103 |
| MidTown Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | KG-05 | 1,097 |
| Discovery Middle School | Madison | Middle | 06-08 | 1,054 |
| Mill Creek Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | PK-05 | 965 |
| Journey Middle School | Madison | Middle | 06-08 | 903 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | KG-05 | 869 |
| Rainbow Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | KG-05 | 725 |
| Columbia Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | KG-05 | 701 |
| Madison Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | KG-05 | 603 |
| Horizon Elementary School | Madison | Elementary | KG-05 | 567 |
| Madison City School PreK Center | Madison | Elementary | PK-PK | 252 |
About Madison City
Madison City is a compact Alabama school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 13,046.
Looking at the level breakdown, Madison City comprises 8 elementary, 3 middle, and 2 high schools.
Average enrollment per school in Madison City is about 1,004, meaningfully above the Alabama average of roughly 544.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 11%: 11,804 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,046 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Madison City added 2 schools, going from 11 to 13.
On this page, the community for Madison City discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.