School district · Alabama

Madison City

Madison City in Alabama: 13 public schools with 13,046 students and 16.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,455 per student in FY2024.

Schools
13
Students
13,046
Students per teacher
16.8
AL 17.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,455
AL $13.6K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
775
Counselors (FTE)
28.5
Students per counselor
458
AL 400 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 12.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Alabama's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Alabama: 60%

79%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Alabama

Median 59% · 151 school districts compared

5,871 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Alabama: 35%

59%proficient

+1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Alabama

Median 32% · 151 school districts compared

5,921 students tested, grades 3–8 · ACAP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$9.3K15
$9.3K16
$9.3K17
$9.4K18
$9.7K19
$9.8K20
$10.6K21
$10.8K22
$11.6K23
$12.5K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.7% · $8.5M
State
49% · $113.9M
Local
47% · $108M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,167
Support services
$4,770
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$18M
Long-term debt
$194.9M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 3High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K25228.6——
K–570114.280%67%
K–586917.089%76%
K–556714.785%65%
K–560315.582%68%
K–51,09717.483%61%
Pre-K–596516.382%67%
K–572515.484%66%
6–81,05415.676%56%
6–890319.073%46%
6–81,10315.977%53%
9–122,04818.1——
9–122,15917.9——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
211 Celtic Drive, Madison, AL 35758
Phone
(256)464-8370
Website