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Adrian, Michigan - 3 schools
An equity score of 46/100 ranks Madison School District (Lenawee) #396 of 707 districts in Michigan (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,284 per pupil, Madison School District (Lenawee) ranks #495 of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending (Michigan districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,644
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,284
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Madison School District (Lenawee) operates 3 public schools serving 1,644 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Michigan. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 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 Lenawee County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,284 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 821 Michigan districts by per-pupil spending. See how Michigan compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 21.4% local, 67.0% state, and 11.6% 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 46/100, ranked #396 of 707 in Michigan 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 526.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.8% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Madison Elementary School, with a diversity index of 55.2/100.
Its largest campus is Madison Elementary School, enrolling 753 students (48% of the district's total enrollment).
Madison Elementary School accounts for 45.8% of all Madison School District (Lenawee) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Madison School District (Lenawee) a distant remainder — means Madison School District (Lenawee)-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 School District (Lenawee) has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.7% 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 School District (Lenawee) student-counselor ratio is 527:1 — 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 School District (Lenawee) chronic absenteeism rate is 36.6% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Madison School District (Lenawee)'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 School District (Lenawee)?
Madison School District (Lenawee) has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,644 students.
How much does Madison School District (Lenawee) spend per student?
Madison School District (Lenawee) spends $12,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #396 in Michigan.
What is the demographic composition of Madison School District (Lenawee)?
Madison School District (Lenawee) students are 61.8% White, 28.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Madison School District (Lenawee)?
Madison School District (Lenawee) has an equity score of 46/100, ranking #396 out of 707 districts in Michigan.