Regular local school district · Madison County

Madison County Schools, MS: schools, enrollment and spending

Madison County Schools runs 23 public schools with 12,926 students in grades PK to 13. Its ratio of 12.0 students per teacher is 2.1 lower than the Mississippi figure of 14.1.

At a glance

Schools: 23
Students: 12,926
Teachers (FTE): 1,075
Students per teacher: 12.0; MS: 14.1 · US: 15.3

Address: 476 Highland Colony Parkway, Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: (601)499-0800
County: Madison County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 13
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 2802790
State district ID: MS-4500
Total staff (FTE): 1,892
School counselors (FTE): 44.0About 294 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 72.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district12.0

Mississippi14.1

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (12,988), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $166.4 million
Federal revenue: $16.1 million
State revenue: $66.6 million
Local revenue: $83.7 million
Total spending: $152.6 million
Spending per pupil: $11,746
Salaries: $80.8 million53.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $33.2 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 9.7%
State: 40.0%
Local: 50.3%

Mississippi overall

Federal: 19.3%
State: 46.0%
Local: 34.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$11,746

Mississippi$12,016

United States$16,826

Schools in Madison County Schools

By level: 5 high, 4 middle, 11 elementary, 1 other, 1 prekindergarten, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Ann E. Smith Elementary	Elementary	PK to 2	715	15.2
Camden Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	99	7.1
East Flora Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	249	10.8
Germantown High School	High	9 to 12	1,411	14.9
Germantown Middle	Middle	6 to 8	1,008	14.2
Highland Elementary School	Elementary	3 to 5	629	13.7
Luther Branson Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	151	8.4
Madison Avenue Elementary K2	Elementary	K to 2	397	14.2
Madison Avenue Upper	Elementary	3 to 5	474	14.8
Madison Central High School	High	10 to 12	1,260	13.3
Madison Co Voc Complex	High	9 to 12	0
Madison Co. Alternative School	Other	1 to 12	0
Madison County Preschool	Prekindergarten	PK	47	4.7
Madison Crossing Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	761	16.2
Madison Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	1,180	12.3
Madison Station Elementary	Elementary	K to 5	980	15.3
Mannsdale Elementary School	Elementary	K to 2	578	16.5
Mannsdale Upper Elementary	Elementary	3 to 5	578	14.1
Old Town Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	693	11.9
Ridgeland High School	High	9 to 12	995	12.9
Rosa Scott	Secondary	9	373	10.4
Shirley D. Simmons Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	124	6.5
Velma Jackson High School	High	9 to 13	224	7.0

Nearby and related

Other districts in Madison County

Canton Public Schools 3,157 students
Sr1 College Prep & STEM Academy 87 students

More in Mississippi

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.