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Enrollment
2,107
High
DISTRICT 839 · STATE 558
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MADISON COUNTY·NCES 210372000949
Madison Central High School
705 N 2nd St, Richmond, KY 40475 · (859) 625-6109 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,107 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% of Kentucky public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Kentucky public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
112 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 16.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
1,038 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 63%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 477 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 585 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 520 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 518 | 25% |
| Ungraded | 7 | 0% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
KSA (K-PREP) 2024-25 . % Proficient/DistinguishedEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
KY avg 47.9%
Math
47.0%
KY avg 42.8%
What this means: On the KSA (K-PREP), Kentucky's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kentucky schools, those numbers are about 48 and 43.
Source: KSA (K-PREP). All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on KY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Kentucky schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Kentucky's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Madison Central High School
Madison Central High School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Central High School this school | 2,107 | 49.3% | 47.0% |
| McCracken County High School Paducah | 1,882 | 45.9% | 53.3% |
| Scott County High School Georgetown | 1,392 | 49.7% | 43.3% |
| George Rogers Clark High School Winchester | 1,578 | 53.4% | 39.3% |
| Henderson County High School Henderson | 1,852 | 43.6% | 50.3% |
| West Jessamine High School Nicholasville | 1,272 | 45.3% | 42.5% |
Matched among Kentucky high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Madison Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #35 of 211 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #70 of 211 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #39 of 211 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,107 | #3 of 304 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #172 of 217 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #78 of 217 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.3% | #167 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.9% | #44 of 72 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,107
-42 (-2%) vs 2020
+55% since 1990-91, when it was 1,363
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,107 | 112.5 | 18.7:1 | 49% (1,038) |
| 2023-24 | 2,250 | 114.4 | 19.7:1 | 52% (1,170) |
| 2022-23 | 2,226 | 115.6 | 19.3:1 | 47% (1,043) |
| 2020-21 | 2,149 | 110 | 19.5:1 | 51% (1,088) |
| 2017-18 | 1,971 | 99.4 | 19.8:1 | 46% (897) |
| 2015-16 | 1,950 | 101 | 19.3:1 | 49% (947) |
| 2010-11 | 1,737 | 99 | 17.6:1 | 46% (806) |
| 2000-01 | 1,392 | 86 | 16.2:1 | 30% (413) |
| 1990-91 | 1,363 | 72 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Madison Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (1,971 to 2,107); teachers up 13% (99.4 to 112.5).
About Madison Central High School
Madison Central High School is one of the public schools in Richmond, Kentucky. It is a large high school. The latest federal count shows 2,107 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 558-student average for high schools in Kentucky, enrollment here is 278% higher.
Madison County runs 20 schools with a combined 11,132 students. Madison Central High School is one of them.
Roughly 77% of students at Madison Central High School are White. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, and 6% multiracial. Among people living in Madison County, the White share is about 89%. Madison Central High School's diversity index is 39%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 112.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Madison Central High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.7:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher above the 16.6:1 average for high schools in Kentucky. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 49%.
The allk12 Grade for Madison Central High School is A-. Compared with Kentucky public high schools, the school scored higher than 83% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Madison Central High School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.0% versus 46.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Kentucky.
According to the American Community Survey, in Madison County, the median household income is $63,351, roughly 34% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. There are 27 public schools in Madison County, enrolling about 12,103 students in all.
Daniel Boone Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of Madison Central High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Madison Central High School is 4th of 6 on proficiency.
The federal government classifies Madison Central High School's location as Town: Distant.
The school's size has been steady, with 2,149 students in 2020-21 and 2,107 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Madison Central High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
95,769
Census ACS
Median income
$63,351
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
27
12,103 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Madison County
- Madison Southern High SchoolHigh · 1,224 students
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Kingston Elementary SchoolElementary · 608 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- B. Michael Caudill Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
Other schools in Richmond
- Kirksville Elementary SchoolElementary · 662 students
- Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · 586 students
- Clark Moores Middle SchoolMiddle · 558 students
- B. Michael Caudill Middle SchoolMiddle · 517 students
- Glenn R Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 480 students
- Daniel Boone Elementary SchoolElementary · 469 students
Other Madison Central High schools
One other US public school is named Madison Central High. Madison Central High School is the largest of the 2.
- Madison Central High SchoolMadison, MS · 1,260 students
Nearby schools
- Daniel Boone Elementary School0.1 mi · 469
- Bellevue Transitional School0.5 mi · 11
- Madison County Day Treatment0.5 mi · 15
- Madison Middle School0.8 mi · 586
- Kit Carson Elementary School1.2 mi · 445
- Madison Kindergarten Academy1.3 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About Madison Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Madison Central High School?
Madison Central High School enrolls approximately 2,107 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Madison Central High School serve?
Madison Central High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison Central High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Madison Central High School is approximately 18.7:1 (112 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Madison Central High School?
Student demographics at Madison Central High School are roughly 77% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Madison Central High School in?
Madison Central High School is part of Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.