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Madison, Nebraska - 4 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Madison Public Schools #122 of 200 districts in Nebraska (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,723 per pupil, Madison Public Schools ranks #153 of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending (Nebraska districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
543
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$15,723
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison Public Schools operates 4 public schools serving 543 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Nebraska. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $15,723 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 244 Nebraska districts by per-pupil spending. See how Nebraska compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 73.1% local, 11.9% state, and 15.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 43/100, ranked #122 of 200 in Nebraska against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 72.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 64.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% White, 7.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison Preschool, with a diversity index of 57.3/100.
Its largest campus is Madison Elementary School, enrolling 248 students (43% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Madison Preschool, at 55 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Madison Elementary School accounts for 42.8% of all Madison Public Schools student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Madison Public Schools-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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 Public Schools school enrollment varies 4.5× across entities
Madison Public Schools school enrollment ranges from 55 students (lowest) to 248 students (highest), a spread of 193 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 Public Schools student-counselor ratio is 73:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Madison Public Schools chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Public Schools is typically wider than the Madison Public Schools-aggregate figure suggests.
Madison Public Schools has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 543 students.
How much does Madison Public Schools spend per student?
Madison Public Schools spends $15,723 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #122 in Nebraska.
What is the demographic composition of Madison Public Schools?
Madison Public Schools students are 64.3% Hispanic or Latino, 26.4% White, 7.9% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison Public Schools?
Madison Public Schools has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #122 out of 200 districts in Nebraska.