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Madison, Virginia - 4 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Madison County Public Schools #59 of 131 districts in Virginia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,719 per pupil, Madison County Public Schools ranks #46 of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending (Virginia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,680
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,719
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison County Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 1,680 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Virginia. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 $14,719 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 131 Virginia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Virginia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 40.4% local, 40.6% state, and 19.0% 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 54/100, ranked #59 of 131 in Virginia 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 243.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 18.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 75.5% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is William H. Wetsel Middle, with a diversity index of 43.1/100.
Its largest campus is Madison County High, enrolling 530 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Madison County High accounts for 31.5% of all Madison County Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Madison County Public Schools-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 Public Schools has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.8% 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 Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Madison County Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 18.8% — 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 Public Schools is typically wider than the Madison County Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Madison County Public Schools's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Madison County Public Schools?
Madison County Public Schools has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,680 students.
How much does Madison County Public Schools spend per student?
Madison County Public Schools spends $14,719 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #59 in Virginia.
What is the demographic composition of Madison County Public Schools?
Madison County Public Schools students are 75.5% White, 7.7% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison County Public Schools?
Madison County Public Schools has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #59 out of 131 districts in Virginia.