Madison High School

Set in Mansfield, Ohio, Madison High School is a substantial high school, overseen by Madison Local. It caters to 855 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 51% larger than the state mean of about 565.

Within Madison Local, which oversees 14 schools and 6,747 students, Madison High School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Madison High School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 7% multiracial, 5% Hispanic, 5% Black. Compared to Richland County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Madison High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 68.3%; this one delivers 61.2%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Richland County indicate median household income runs about $59,509, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Madison High School is one of 49 public schools in Richland County (combined enrollment of about 18,772 students).

The closest other public school is Madison Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Madison High School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Madison High School at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 65.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Madison High School has ticked down 3%, going from 879 students in 2018 to 855 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 88% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 today.

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