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Danielsville, Georgia - 7 schools
An equity score of 52/100 ranks Madison County #106 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,267 per pupil, Madison County ranks #113 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,077
Total Enrollment
7
Schools
$13,267
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison County operates 7 public schools serving 5,077 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,267 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.9% local, 55.4% state, and 14.7% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 52/100, ranked #106 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 7 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 451.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.5% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hull-Sanford Elementary School, with a diversity index of 68.0/100.
Its largest campus is Madison County High School, enrolling 1,525 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Comer Elementary School, at 419 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madison County High School accounts for 29.5% of all Madison County student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Madison County-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Madison County school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Madison County school enrollment ranges from 419 students (lowest) to 1,525 students (highest), a spread of 1,106 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Madison County student-counselor ratio is 451:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Madison County chronic absenteeism rate is 23.8% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Madison County is typically wider than the Madison County-aggregate figure suggests.
Madison County has 7 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,077 students.
How much does Madison County spend per student?
Madison County spends $13,267 per student. The district has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #106 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Madison County?
Madison County students are 65.5% White, 15.3% Hispanic or Latino, 10.9% African American, 3.0% Asian, averaged across 7 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison County?
Madison County has an equity score of 52/100, ranking #106 out of 216 districts in Georgia.