An equity score of 75/100 ranks Madison Local #40 of 821 districts in Ohio (state average 46). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,954 per pupil, Madison Local ranks #330 of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending (Ohio districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,730
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$15,954
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison Local operates 6 public schools serving 2,730 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Ohio. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high 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 Richland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,954 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 981 Ohio districts by per-pupil spending. See how Ohio compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 35.7% local, 46.6% state, and 17.7% 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 75/100, ranked #40 of 821 in Ohio against a state average of 46, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 495.2:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.6% White, 4.9% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison South Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.4/100.
Its largest campus is Madison High School, enrolling 855 students (33% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Madison Early Childhood Learning Center, at 50 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madison High School accounts for 31.3% of all Madison Local student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Madison Local-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Madison Local school enrollment varies 17× across entities
Madison Local school enrollment ranges from 50 students (lowest) to 855 students (highest), a spread of 805 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Madison Local student-counselor ratio is 495:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Madison Local chronic absenteeism rate is 35.2% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Madison Local has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 2 combined. Total enrollment is 2,730 students.
How much does Madison Local spend per student?
Madison Local spends $15,954 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #40 in Ohio.
What is the demographic composition of Madison Local?
Madison Local students are 81.6% White, 4.9% African American, 3.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison Local?
Madison Local has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #40 out of 821 districts in Ohio.