Madison County Schools
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades K–12 B+School Grade
Public schools for Mars Hill, Marshall and Hot Springs.
At a glance
2,063Students enrolled
7Schools
3Towns served
$14,815Spent per student
12:1Student–teacher ratio
99%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Grades K–5
Mars Hill Elementary or Brush Creek Elementary or Hot Springs ElementaryDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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 NC
Math proficiency51%
State average 41.9%
Reading / language arts56%
State average 47.2%
Graduation rate (4-year)91%
State average 87.7%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$14,815
per student each year · 14% above the NC average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
2,158’20
2,137’21
2,108’22
2,130’23
2,063’24
Students
White · 92%1,888
Hispanic · 5%105
Two or more races · 3%52
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%5
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%5
Asian · 0%4
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools7 in district
Mars Hill ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 445 students · Mars Hill
BPublicBrush Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 356 students · Marshall
A-PublicHot Springs ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 128 students · Hot Springs
APublicMadison Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 468 students · Marshall
B+PublicMadison High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 377 students · Marshall
B+PublicMadison Early College HighHigh · Grades 9–13 · 270 students · Marshall
B-PublicMadison Velocity Learning CenterHigh · Grades 9–12 · 19 students · Marshall
PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
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.