Madison County School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades PK–12 A+School Grade

Public schools for Madison, Ridgeland, Gluckstadt and Flora, and parts of Canton.

At a glance

12,926Students enrolled

23Schools

4Towns served

$12,712Spent per student

13:1Student–teacher ratio

40%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

MadisonRidgelandGluckstadtFlora

Grades K–5

Madison Station Elementary or Madison Avenue Elementary K2Depends on your addressThis district

Grades 5

Madison Station Elementary or Madison Avenue UpperDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 6–8

Madison Middle School1,180 students · MadisonThis district

Grades 10–12

Madison Central High School1,260 students · MadisonThis district

Grades PK–2

Ann E. Smith Elementary715 students · RidgelandThis district

Grades 3–5

Highland Elementary School629 students · RidgelandThis district

Grades 6–8

Old Town Middle School693 students · RidgelandThis district

Grades 9–12

Ridgeland High School995 students · RidgelandThis district

Grades K–5

Madison Crossing Elementary761 students · CantonThis district

Grades 6–8

Germantown Middle1,008 students · MadisonThis district

Grades 9–12

Germantown High School1,411 students · MadisonThis district

Grades PK–5

East Flora Elementary249 students · FloraThis district

Grades 6–8

4 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis 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 MS

Math proficiency54%

State average 35.3%

Reading / language arts54%

State average 34.8%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

State average 87.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$12,712

per student each year · 3% above the MS average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration36%

Other4%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)50%

State41%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

12,988’20

13,032’21

13,162’22

12,971’23

12,926’24

Students

White · 44%5,689

Black · 41%5,287

Hispanic · 8%997

Asian · 5%675

Two or more races · 2%259

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%11

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

Towns served

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Madison27,946 people

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Ridgeland24,587 people

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Gluckstadt3,236 people

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Flora2,331 people

Also covers small parts of Canton.

Schools23 in district

Level

All 23 Preschool 1 Elementary 11 Middle 4 High 6 Other 1

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Madison Station ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 980 students · Madison

A+Public 📚

Madison Crossing ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 761 students · Canton

APublic 📚

Ann E. Smith ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–2 · 715 students · Ridgeland

D-Public 📚

Highland Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 629 students · Ridgeland

BPublic 📚

Mannsdale Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 578 students · Madison

D-Public 📚

Mannsdale Upper ElementaryElementary · Grades 3–5 · 578 students · Madison

A+Public 📚

Madison Avenue UpperElementary · Grades 3–5 · 474 students · Madison

A+Public 📚

Madison Avenue Elementary K2Elementary · Grades K–2 · 397 students · Madison

D-Public 📚

East Flora ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 249 students · Flora

C+Public 📚

Luther Branson ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 151 students · Canton

A-Public 📚

Camden ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 99 students · Camden

A-Public 📚

Madison Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,180 students · Madison

A+Public 📚

Germantown MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,008 students · Madison

APublic 📚

Old Town Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 693 students · Ridgeland

B-Public 📚

Shirley D. Simmons Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 124 students · Canton

BPublic 📚

Rosa ScottSecondary · Grades 9 · 373 students · Madison

BPublic 🏫

Germantown High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,411 students · Madison

BPublic 🏫

Madison Central High SchoolHigh · Grades 10–12 · 1,260 students · Madison

BPublic 🏫

Ridgeland High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 995 students · Ridgeland

B-Public 🏫

Velma Jackson High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–13 · 224 students · Camden

B-Public 🏫

MADISON CO VOC COMPLEXHigh · Grades 9–12 · Madison

Public 📚

Madison County PreschoolPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 47 students · Ridgeland

Public 📚

MADISON CO. ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLOther · Grades 1–12 · Madison

Public

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

Nearby districts

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Jackson Public School DistrictJackson · $14,753 per student

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.