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Richmond, Kentucky - 20 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Madison County #156 of 171 districts in Kentucky (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,762 per pupil, Madison County ranks #145 of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending (Kentucky districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
11,198
Total Enrollment
20
Schools
$11,762
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison County operates 20 public schools serving 11,198 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Kentucky. The school portfolio breaks down into 9 combined, 5 middle, 4 elementary, 2 high schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $11,762 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Kentucky districts by per-pupil spending. See how Kentucky compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.2% local, 49.3% state, and 18.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #156 of 171 in Kentucky against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 20 schools offering Advanced Placement (29 AP courses district-wide), a 485.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison Kindergarten Academy, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Its largest campus is Madison Central High School, enrolling 2,107 students (19% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Bellevue Transitional School, at 11 students, a 192x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madison Central High School accounts for 18.8% of all Madison County student enrollment
That 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 192× across entities
Madison County school enrollment ranges from 11 students (lowest) to 2,107 students (highest), a spread of 2,096 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Madison County has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.3% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Madison County student-counselor ratio is 485:1 — 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 21.2% — 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 20 schools, including 2 high, 9 combined, 5 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 11,198 students.
How much does Madison County spend per student?
Madison County spends $11,762 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #156 in Kentucky.
What is the demographic composition of Madison County?
Madison County students are 81.4% White, 7.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 20 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison County?
Madison County has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #156 out of 171 districts in Kentucky.