MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL

MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL, a moderately sized K-5 school in MADISON, Florida, part of MADISON, educates 828 students, covering grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, Florida's public schools average about 604 students each, so MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

MADISON runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 2,280 students. MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

Demographically, MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL shows that the largest single group is Black, at 67% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 20% White, 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 36%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.3:1. The state averages about 17.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 77% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Madison County runs at roughly 62%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.4%.

Across the wider county, Madison County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,485, about 14% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL is one of 13 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 2,280 students).

Nearest neighbor: MADISON COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 42.4%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. MADISON COUNTY CENTRAL SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 27% since 2018, when it stood at 1,131 (now 828). Over the same period, the White share declined from 26% to 20%. Class-load math has widened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 in 2025.

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