School district · Mississippi

Madison County Schools

Madison County Schools in Mississippi: 23 public schools with 12,926 students and 12.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,712 per student in FY2024.

Schools
23
Students
12,926
Students per teacher
12.0
MS 13.4 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,712
MS $12.3K · 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)
1,076
Counselors (FTE)
44.5
Students per counselor
291
MS 360 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.5
Librarians (FTE): 20.0

State test results

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

Reading and writing

Mississippi: 47%

67%proficient

−1.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 40% · 146 school districts compared

5,670 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

Math

Mississippi: 52%

73%proficient

−2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 95% of school districts in Mississippi

Median 45% · 147 school districts compared

5,665 students tested, grades 3–8 · MAAP; proficient means Levels 4-5

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
$8.7K15
$8.8K16
$9.1K17
$9.3K18
$9.7K19
$10.0K20
$10.4K21
$11.1K22
$12.2K23
$12.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
9.7% · $19.8M
State
41% · $83.3M
Local
50% · $101.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,692
Support services
$4,530
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$56.4M
Long-term debt
$44.6M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 4High schools: 6Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K474.5——
Pre-K–271515.1——
K–5996.762%72%
Pre-K–524910.647%41%
3–562913.548%51%
Pre-K–51518.076%73%
K–239713.8——
3–547414.482%82%
K–576115.964%64%
K–598015.387%85%
K–257816.2——
3–557813.882%83%
6–81,00814.163%74%
6–81,18012.376%88%
6–869311.944%55%
6–81246.438%50%
9–121,41114.7——
10–121,26013.1——
Madison Co Voc ComplexCareer and technical
9–120———
9–1299512.9——
937310.3——
9–132246.8——
1–120———

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
476 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone
(601)499-0800
Website