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Madison County Schools

Madison County, North Carolina · Grades K-13

Address
5738 US 25-70 Hwy, Marshall, NC 28753
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NCES agency ID
3702820
State LEA ID
NC-570
7
Schools
1,991
Students
169
Teachers (FTE)
12.2:1
Student–teacher ratio
0
Low-performing schools
33.3%
EL making progress

Enrollment and school counts are the state’s 2024-2025figures where reported, otherwise the federal NCES directory.

School calendar

Term dates, holidays, breaks and teacher workdays for Madison County Schools, as the district publishes them — with printable PDFs and calendar files you can subscribe to.

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NC School Report Card

2024-2025

Official accountability results published by the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. School Performance Grades combine achievement (80%) with academic growth (20%).

Schools by type

School typeSchoolsAverage students
Elementary3308
High3210
Middle1437
All schools7--

School performance grades

GradeSchoolsShare
A00.0%
B116.7%
C583.3%
D00.0%
F00.0%
All graded schools6100.0%

School growth status

GrowthSchoolsShare
Exceeded00.0%
Met233.3%
Not Met466.7%

Student performance by subject

SubjectGrade-level proficientCareer & college ready
NC Math 373.9%35.8%
Science (grades 5 & 8)68.7%45.9%
English II66.9%36.6%
NC Math 155.6%19.4%
Mathematics (grades 3–8)54.3%33.5%
Reading (grades 3–8)51.7%28.2%
Biology47.5%25%

Grade-level proficient is achievement levels 3–5; career and college ready is the higher bar of levels 4–5.

Outcomes

MeasureResult
4-year cohort graduation rate91%
ACT WorkKeys credential earned49.4%
Students completing Math III95%
Passed end-of-grade assessments42.8%
Students promoted to the next grade84.4%
Students retained in grade15.6%
English learners making progress (of 39)33.3%
Schools identified as low-performing0 of 6
First page of the Madison County Schools report card PDF

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The Madison County Schools report card as a two-page interactive PDF — bookmarked sections, donut and bar charts, and the NC DPI and NCES sources cited with working links.

Student Demographics

White 91.52%Hispanic 5.09%Two+ Races 2.52%Native Am. 0.24%Pacific Isl. 0.24%Black 0.19%Asian 0.19%
White: 91.52% (1,888) Hispanic: 5.09% (105) Two+ Races: 2.52% (52) Native Am.: 0.24% (5) Pacific Isl.: 0.24% (5) Black: 0.19% (4) Asian: 0.19% (4)
White91.52%
Hispanic5.09%
Two+ Races2.52%
Native Am.0.24%
Pacific Isl.0.24%
Black0.19%
Asian0.19%

Gender Distribution

Total Students: 2,063
47.6%982 Female
52.4%1,081 Male

Student counts for Madison County Schools, 2024-2025, from the NCES Common Core of Data. Percentages are of 2,063 students and may not total 100% because of rounding.

Students

Regular attendance 72.32%Chronically absent 27.68%
Regular attendance: 72.32% (1,074) Chronically absent: 27.68% (411)
Regular attendance72.32%
Chronically absent27.68%

Student Population

Students Counted: 1,485
0%English learners

Student indicators for Madison County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Attendance is out of the 1,485 students DPI counted, added up from the district’s own schools. A student is chronically absent after missing 10% or more of the days enrolled; the other measures overlap it and each other.

Teachers

Experienced 85.6%Beginning 14.4%
Experienced: 85.6% (89) Beginning: 14.4% (15)
Experienced85.6%
Beginning14.4%

Licensing & Certification

Total Teachers: 103.5 FTE
98.26%Fully licensed
1.74%Emergency or provisional
6.76%7 teachers certified

Teacher figures for Madison County Schools, 2024-2025, from the North Carolina School Report Cards. Counts are full-time equivalents, not headcount, added up from the district’s own schools. Licensing and certification percentages are each out of 103.5 FTE.

Madison County Schools boundary map

7 campuses

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District boundaryNeighbouring districtElementaryMiddleHighOther

Click any campus for its details. District boundary from the Census school district geography published by NCES; campus locations from the NCES Common Core of Data.

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Put any two Madison County Schools schools side by side — grades, growth, proficiency, attendance and staffing. You can also compare against a school in another district from the full comparison page.

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Directory figures are from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), U.S. Department of Education for 2024-2025.Methodology →