At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
20,691
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
30
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
18.4:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$10,905
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,537
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 19,392
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,236.72
- Student–teacher ratio
- 15.7:1
What current records say about Madison County
Madison County operates 30 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Huntsville, Alabama. NCES reports 20,691 students and 1,125.18 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Alabama agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 of 139 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $10,905 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,537 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 132 of 138 in Alabama. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 2.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 14.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,125.18
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $224,108,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Madison County
Huntsville, Alabama
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.7855, -86.5230
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White54.1%
- Hispanic9%
- Black24.3%
- Asian1.1%
- American Indian / Alaska Native4.6%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.2%
- Multiracial6.8%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Madison County
30 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 30 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckhorn High School | High09–12 | 1,320 | 19.1:1 | |
| Buckhorn Middle School | Middle07–08 | 701 | 20.5:1 | |
| Central School | ElementaryPK–08 | 610 | 18:1 | |
| Endeavor Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 760 | 18.3:1 | |
| Harvest School | ElementaryPK–05 | 663 | 19.8:1 | |
| Hazel Green Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 963 | 19.1:1 | |
| Hazel Green High School | High09–12 | 1,454 | 19.6:1 | |
| Legacy Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 594 | 17.5:1 | |
| Lynn Fanning Elementary School | ElementaryKG–02 | 618 | 17.2:1 | |
| Madison County Alternative School | Other01–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Madison County Career Technical Center | High09–12 | Not reported | Not reported | |
| Madison County Elementary School | ElementaryPK–08 | 421 | 15.6:1 | |
| Madison County High School | High09–12 | 451 | 17.3:1 | |
| Madison County Virtual Academy | High06–12 | 513 | 17.2:1 | |
| Madison Cross Roads Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 841 | 15.3:1 | |
| Meridianville Middle School | Middle06–08 | 1,100 | 21.6:1 | |
| Monrovia Elementary School | ElementaryPK–05 | 600 | 17.1:1 | |
| Monrovia Middle School | Middle06–08 | 988 | 21:1 | |
| Moores Mill Intermediate School | Elementary03–05 | 675 | 22.5:1 | |
| Mt Carmel Elementary School | ElementaryPK–03 | 638 | 16.3:1 | |
| New Hope Elementary School | ElementaryPK–06 | 534 | 16.7:1 | |
| New Hope High School | High07–12 | 598 | 16.5:1 | |
| New Market School | ElementaryPK–06 | 426 | 16.4:1 | |
| Owens Cross Roads School | ElementaryPK–04 | 338 | 18.8:1 |