Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal
records, no number is typed in by an editor. District totals are aggregated directly from the schools reporting under this district in the source records. See our
editorial standards & corrections policy, the
methodology behind these numbers, or
report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.
Rexburg, Idaho - 11 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Madison District #128 of 139 districts in Idaho (state average 48). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,120 per pupil, Madison District ranks #135 of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending (Idaho districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,758
Total Enrollment
11
Schools
$8,120
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison District operates 11 public schools serving 5,758 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Idaho. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 3 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly 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 $8,120 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 171 Idaho districts by per-pupil spending. See how Idaho compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 22.7% local, 55.6% state, and 21.7% 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 24/100, ranked #128 of 139 in Idaho against a state average of 48, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 11 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 456.1:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, . Demographically, the student body averages 76.4% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison Online Elementary, with a diversity index of 50.0/100.
Its largest campus is Madison Senior High School, enrolling 1,299 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Madison Online Elementary, at 2 students, a 650x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madison Senior High School accounts for 22.6% of all Madison District student enrollment
That concentration means Madison District-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 District school enrollment varies 650× across entities
Madison District school enrollment ranges from 2 students (lowest) to 1,299 students (highest), a spread of 1,297 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 District student-counselor ratio is 456:1 — 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 District has 11 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,758 students.
How much does Madison District spend per student?
Madison District spends $8,120 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #128 in Idaho.
What is the demographic composition of Madison District?
Madison District students are 76.4% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 11 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison District?
Madison District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #128 out of 139 districts in Idaho.