East Panhandle News

The only school district in Madison County experienced an increase in student numbers, growing by 2% and welcoming 2,418 students during the 2022-23 academic year, as reported by the Florida Department of Education.

The most represented ethnicity among Madison County School District students was Black or African American, accounting for 46.7% of the student population.

Madison County School District has a main office in Madison and is the only school district within Madison County.

In 2022, Florida had more than 2,8 million students enrolled in a total of 4,202 schools. There were 163,558 teachers in the public schools, or roughly one teacher for every 17 students, compared to the national average of 1:16.

Private school enrolment increased by more than 51,000 students in the 2021-22 school year, which was a notable rebound after the pandemic. In total, there were 416,084 students enrolled, marking the highest enrollment in private schools reported by the Florida Department of Education in 30 years.

According to WalletHub’s analysis, Florida is ranked 9th out of 50 states in terms of its public school quality and safety.

School	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total % Change
Madison County Central School	846	934	-9.4%
Madison County High School	468	459	2%
Madison Creative Arts Academy Inc.	391	345	13.3%
Lee Elementary School	197	173	13.9%
James Madison Preparatory High School	194	189	2.6%
Pinetta Elementary School	141	119	18.5%
Greenville Elementary School	111	96	15.6%
Waypoint Charter Academy	33	19	73.7%
Joann Bridges Academy	19	14	35.7%
Madison Virtual Franchise	18	22	-18.2%