East Panhandle News

There were 1,030 Black students enrolled in Madison County schools in the 2023-24 school year, a 7.4% decrease from the 1,112 Black students in the previous school year, according to the Florida Department of Education.

Data showed that Madison County welcomed a total of 2,300 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 44.8% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the nine schools in Madison County, Madison County Central School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 524 students, making up 65.3% of the school's total student body.

Gov. DeSantis has approved an education budget of over $28 billion for the 2024-25 school year. The new budget includes more than $1 billion earmarked exclusively for teacher salaries to better address the teacher shortage the state faces.

A 2024 WalletHub study ranked Florida 49th in the nation for teacher salaries when adjusted for cost of living, making it one of the lowest in the U.S.

School name	% of Black Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Madison County Central School	65.3%	802
Madison County High School	54.3%	488
Madison Creative Arts Academy Inc.	10.8%	390
James Madison Preparatory High School	23.5%	196
Lee Elementary School	16.5%	170
Pinetta Elementary School	27.8%	133
Greenville Elementary School	91.7%	96