Madison Community Unit School District 12

Public Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 D-School Grade

Public schools for Nameoki, Madison and Venice, and parts of Venice.

At a glance

613Students enrolled

4Schools

3Towns served

$28,189Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

98%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

NameokiVenice

Grades PK–5

Bernard Long Elem Sch337 students · MadisonThis district

Grades 6–8

Madison Jr High School124 students · MadisonThis district

Grades 9–12

Madison Senior High School152 students · MadisonThis district

Grades PK–8

Bernard Long Elem Sch or Venice Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 8

Madison Jr High School or Venice Elem SchoolDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Madison Senior High School152 students · MadisonThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs IL

Math proficiency2.5%

State average 25.8%

Reading / language arts4%

State average 30.7%

Graduation rate (4-year)74%

State average 87.3%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2017–18). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$28,189

per student each year · 31% above the IL average

Spending

Classroom instruction56%

Support & administration39%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)12%

State62%

Federal25%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 4 years

669’21

657’22

603’23

613’24

Students

Black · 91%557

Hispanic · 5%31

White · 3%20

Two or more races · 0%3

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%2

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Nameoki11,968 people

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Madison2,900 people

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Venice1,636 people

Also covers small parts of Venice.

Schools4 in district

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Bernard Long Elem SchElementary · Grades PK–5 · 337 students · Madison

C-Public 📚

Madison Jr High SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 124 students · Madison

D-Public 🏫

Madison Senior High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 152 students · Madison

DPublic 🏫

Madison Student Support CenterHigh · Grades 7–12 · Madison

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

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District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.