Enrollment
106
Kansas · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Madison, KS
Madison High
Federal NCES profile for Madison High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 200909000862
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 89
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Madison High earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Kansas schools.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.8:1
- small classes for Kansas
- 40.0%
- free-lunch eligible
- 106
- students enrolled
Madison High has class sizes smaller than 93% of Kansas schools. Computed live against every Kansas school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Madison-Virgil · Kansas
NCES ID 200909000862 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
12.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 13.8:1 Kansas avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
40.0%
vs 42.7% Kansas avg
-6% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Madison High compares with Kansas and U.S. medians
What stands out at Madison High
Madison High is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Madison, Kansas, enrolling 106 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, Madison High is leaner than roughly 93% of Kansas schools and 36% under the state's 13.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 40.0% lands close to the Kansas typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 106 puts it in the smaller third of Kansas schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 97% of the 1,346 Kansas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 142 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Kansas schools statewide, it ranks #9, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment) (diversity index 21/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 56 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Among Madison's public schools, it stands alongside Madison Elem (130 students): Madison High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.8:1 vs 13:1).
Its district, Madison-Virgil, also runs Madison Elem (130 students).
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Madison High compares
Madison High on the metrics families compare, against Kansas and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Kansas | Kansas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.8:1 | ▼ 36% | 13.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 40.0% | ▼ 6% | 42.7% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 106 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
40.0%
free-lunch eligible
- 6% below the Kansas average of 42.7%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 7% in Kansas - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,637
per pupil, district-wide
- above Kansas avg of $15,487
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors1.9 FTE
Per 56 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
- Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
- Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
- F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.
Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.
Student demographics
White 88.7%
Two or More 5.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7%
African American 0.9%
Largest group: White at 88.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 20.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 20.8, Madison High is less mixed than the Kansas school average of 39.4.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Madison-Virgil, which includes Madison High.
$16,637
Per student
+7%
vs Kansas
Avg $15,487
+0%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 18.4%
State 72.0%
Federal 9.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
How Madison High Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Elem | Similar size | Higher economic need | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Madison High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 130
- Students per teacher
- 13:1
- Resource Index
- 37/100
Similar other schools in Madison
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Kansas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~106 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.8:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Madison High's federal record.
- Compare Madison High against another school. Compare schools
- Madison-Virgil's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Madison High
How many students attend Madison High?
Madison High has 106 students enrolled. It is a public school in Madison, KS.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Madison High?
The student-teacher ratio at Madison High is 8.8:1, which is 36% lower than the Kansas average of 13.8:1 and 44% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Madison High?
40.0% of students at Madison High are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Kansas average of 42.7%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Madison High?
The largest demographic group at Madison High is White at 88.7% of enrollment, in Madison, KS.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Madison High?
Madison High has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Madison High a good school?
Madison High earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Kansas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.
What other schools are in Madison-Virgil?
Besides Madison High, Madison-Virgil also operates Madison Elem (130 students). See the Madison-Virgil district page for the complete list.
Related tools
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. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.