Total enrollment
12,926
-62 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
23 schools in Madison County Schools
Mississippi · 12,926 students · 8 cities
23 public schools operate under Madison County Schools, with roughly 12,926 K-12 students enrolled (12 elementary, 4 middle, and 6 high).
4-year change in Madison County Schools
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
21
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Madison County Schools ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Mississippi | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #6 of 126 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,926 | #5 of 136 | #679 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 21 | #5 of 136 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #44 of 136 | #3,121 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 39.9% | #134 of 135 | #5,518 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.0% | #17 of 105 | #1,275 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 County Schools
State test results across the district's 19 scored schools run from Madison Avenue Elementary K2 at 87.8% proficient to East Flora Elementary at 55.7%, a gap of 32.1 points. That is the 19th widest gap among 92 Mississippi districts with four or more scored schools.
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.
About Madison County Schools
Madison County Schools is a medium-population Mississippi school district running 23 schools with combined enrollment near 12,926.
On the school-mix side, Madison County Schools comprises 12 elementary, 4 middle, 6 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 562 in this district, noticeably above the Mississippi typical of 498.
Looking at the last 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Madison County Schools has stayed largely flat since SY 2020-21, moving from about 12,988 students to 12,926.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Madison County Schools discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.