Madison Jr/Sr High School

Madison Jr/Sr High School, a cozy secondary school in Madison, Maine, overseen by RSU 59/MSAD 59, teaches 243 students, covering grades 7 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 448 students per school, that is 46% leaner than typical.

Across the 3 schools in RSU 59/MSAD 59 (543 students total), Madison Jr/Sr High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Madison Jr/Sr High School records that nearly all students (94%) are White. Beyond that, the school shows 5% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Madison Jr/Sr High School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. The state averages around 11.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 72% of students at Madison Jr/Sr High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Somerset County indicate median household earnings sit near $58,179, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Somerset County runs 34 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,044 students), of which Madison Jr/Sr High School is one.

The closest other public school is Main Street Middle School, roughly 1.3 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a small-town site.

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