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Madison County Schools, NC: schools, enrollment and spending

Madison County Schools runs 7 public schools with 2,063 students in grades K to 13. Its ratio of 12.2 students per teacher is 4.1 lower than the North Carolina figure of 16.3.

At a glance

Schools
7
Students
2,063
Teachers (FTE)
169
Students per teacher
12.2
NC: 16.3 · US: 15.3
Address
5738 US 25-70 Hwy, Marshall, NC 28753
County
Madison County
Locale
Rural: Distant
Grades offered
K to 13
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
3702820
State district ID
NC-570
School counselors (FTE)
9.0About 229 students per counselor.
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.2
North Carolina16.3
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 (2,158), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$30.1 million
Federal revenue
$4.5 million
State revenue
$19.7 million
Local revenue
$6.0 million
Total spending
$30.3 million
Spending per pupil
$14,047
Salaries
$16.2 million53.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$4.3 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 14.9%
  • State: 65.3%
  • Local: 19.8%

North Carolina overall

  • Federal: 12.1%
  • State: 61.7%
  • Local: 26.2%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$14,047
North Carolina$11,869
United States$16,826

Schools in Madison County Schools

By level: 3 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brush Creek ElementaryElementaryK to 535611.9
Hot Springs ElementaryElementaryK to 512810.7
Madison Early College HighHigh9 to 1327027.0
Madison High SchoolHigh9 to 123778.6
Madison Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 846812.0
Madison Velocity Learning CenterHigh9 to 1219
Mars Hill ElementaryElementaryK to 544513.5

Nearby and related

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.